COST-SHARING AMONG PARTIES
Decomposition of WTP into effects
The previous result shows that WTP in Kamaishi is 4,519 yen. Here, we decompose this WTP into the effects of the telehealth system, and calculate who bears the costs of the telehealth system examined in the previous section, and to what extent. In the survey of users, we asked whether the system provided four effects: (a) less anxiety in day-to-day life, (b) stabilization of illness, (c) enhancement of health consciousness, and (d) decrease in medical expenses. We regressed the users' stated WTP on their replies. Thus, we estimated the following equation: