Browsing by Author "Thiene, Mara"
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Consumers WTP for wine with certified origin: preliminary results from latent classes based on attitudinal responses
Scarpa, Riccardo; Thiene, Mara; Galletto, Luigi (Routledge, 2009)This article investigates preference heterogeneity of wine consumers by using latent class models based on attitudinal questions. Such responses turn out to be an important source of additional information when the goal ... -
Deriving and testing efficient estimates of WTP distributions in destination choice model
Scarpa, Riccardo; Thiene, Mara (SPRINGER, 2009)Estimation of welfare measures is often a dominant driver in the empirical literature on nonmarket valuation. To this end, qualitative choice models based on random utility theory have been widely employed in outdoor ... -
Determinants of WTP for Prosecco wine: A latent class regression with attitudinal responses
Thiene, Mara; Galletto, Luigi; Scarpa, Riccardo; Boatto, Vasco (Emerald, 2013)Purpose:Under investigation is Prosecco wine, a sparkling white wine from North-East Italy. Information collection on consumer perceptions is particularly relevant when developing market strategies for wine, especially so ... -
Hiking in the Alps: exploring substitution patterns of hiking destinations
Thiene, Mara; Scarpa, Riccardo (I P Publishing, 2008)Tourism in the Alps used to rely on a network of facilities maintained in part by the military Alpine Corps. Hiking has been growing in popularity, while the national draft is no longer compulsory. This situation calls for ... -
Latent class count models of total visitation demands: days out hiking in the eastern Alps
Scarpa, Riccardo; Thiene, Mara; Tempesta, Tiziano (SPRINGER, 2007)We report preliminary results on the investigation of the hypothesis of the existence of latent classes in the total demand for days out in a vast section of the Italian Eastern Alps. Finite mixing is informed by socioeconomic ...