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Forskningsartikel2014Vetenskapligt granskad

A hedonic analysis of the price for horse riding lessons in Sweden

Surry, Yves Rene; Hess, Sebastian; Kron, Robert; Liljenstolpe, Carolina; Lindberg, Gunnar; Andersson, Hans

Sammanfattning

Riding school businesses have evolved as popular providers of recreational services in many rural and peri-urban regions of northern and western Europe. We conducted a country-wide survey of riding schools in Sweden to analyse determinants of the price of riding lessons for adults and children. We found that riding schools depend heavily on the willingness of customers to commute,with a positive relationship between the price of  a riding lesson and average household income, as well as population density in the municipality. Older schools charged on average higher prices than newly established schools and the presence of an indoor arena proved to be the single most important physical price determinant. Existing financial support to riding schools does not seem to affect the price per lesson directly. Education of riding school managers can be distinguished between various generic skills that allow riding lessons to be provided at a lower price, and specific riding instruction skills for which a premium can be charged.

Nyckelord

Riding schools, Horse-based leisure, Hedonic price regression, Outdoor sports, Sweden

Publicerad i

Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
2014, volym: 7-8, sidor: 65-74

SLU författare

Globala målen (SDG)

SDG11 Hållbara städer och samhällen

UKÄ forskningsämne

Nationalekonomi

Publikationens identifierare

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2014.09.003

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/63280