Contingent Valuation of Quasi-Public Goods: Validity, Reliability, and Application to Valuing a Historic Site CATHERINE M. CHAMBERS 1 PAUL E. CHAMBERS 2 Central Missouri State University JOHN C. WHITEHEAD 3 East Carolina University AUTHORS’ NOTE: The authors would like to thank Kim Andrews, William E. Foley, and two anonymous referees for numerous helpful comments. Funding for this study was provided by the CMSU Research Council. 1 Mailing Address: Department of Economics and Finance Central Missouri State University Warrensburg, MO, 64093 Phone: (660) 543-8605 Fax: (660) 543-8465 e-mail: chambers@cmsu1.cmsu.edu 2 Mailing Address: Department of Economics and Finance Central Missouri State University Warrensburg, MO, 64093 Phone: (660) 543-8610 Fax: (660) 543-8465 e-mail: pchambers@cmsu1.cmsu.edu 3 Mailing Address: Department of Economics East Carolina University Greenville, NC 27858 Phone: (919) 328-6821 Fax: (919) 328-6743 e-mail: whiteheadj@mail.ecu.edu