Yvonne Matthews
Research fellow (post-doctoral)
Qualifications: BMS, PGDip (Computer Science), MMS (Economics), PhD (Economics)
Yvonne is a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Waikato Management School. Her research focusses on choice modelling and decision-making processes for innovation and capability investments. She has a background in environmental economics, electricity markets, and regional government with 10 years of experience. She has worked on projects developing surveys and analysing survey data for a wide range of sectors including natural resource management, energy, and health.
Research Interests
Choice modelling, decision theory, econometrics
Publications
Matthews, Y., Scarpa, R., & Marsh, D. (2017). Cumulative attraction and spatial dependence in a destination choice model for beach recreation, Tourism Management, 66, 318-328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2017.12.009
Matthews, Y., Scarpa, R., & Marsh, D. (2017). Using virtual environments to improve the realism of choice experiments: A case study about coastal erosion management. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 81, 193–208. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2016.08.001
Matthews, Y., Scarpa, R., & Marsh, D. (2017a). Stability of Willingness-to-Pay for Coastal Management: A Choice Experiment Across Three Time Periods. Ecological Economics, 138, 64–73.
Marsh, D., & Phillips, Y. (2015). Combining Choice Analysis with Stakeholder Consultation to Assess Management Options for New Zealand’s Hurunui River. Water, 7(4), 1649-1669. doi:10.3390/w7041649
Phillips, Y., Scarpa, R., & Marsh, D. (2015). Virtual reality and scope sensitivity in a choice experiment about coastal erosion. In 59th National AARES Conference (pp. 25 pages). Rotorua, New Zealand.
Phillps, Y. (2014). Non-market values for fresh water in the Waikato region: a combined revealed and stated preference approach (Waikato Regional Council Technical Report No. TR 2014/17). Hamilton, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/tr201417/
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