Benefit transfer is the use of pre-existing empirical estimates from one or more settings where research has been conducted previously to predict measures of economic value or related information for other settings. These transfers offer a feasible means to provide information on economic values when time, funding and other constraints impede the use of original valuation studies. The methods used for applied benefit transfers vary widely, however, and it is not always clear why certain procedures were applied or whether alternatives might have led to more credible estimates. Motivated by the importance of benefit transfers for decision-making and the lack of consensus guidance for applied practice, this article provides recommendations for the conduct of valid and reliable transfers, based on the insight from the combined body of benefit transfer research. The primary objectives are to: (a) advance and inform benefit-transfer applications that inform decision making, (b) encourage consensus over key dimensions of best practice for these applications, and (c) focus future research on areas requiring further advances. In doing so, we acknowledge the healthy tension that can exist between best practice as led by the academic literature and practical constraints of real-world applications.

利益转移是使用来自一个或多个环境的预先存在的经验估计，其中先前已进行研究以预测其他环境的经济价值或相关信息的度量。当时间、资金和其他限制阻碍使用原始估值研究时，这些转移提供了一种可行的方式来提供有关经济价值的信息。然而，用于应用福利转移的方法千差万别，并且并不总是清楚为什么应用某些程序或替代方案是否可能导致更可信的估计。由于利益转移对决策的重要性以及缺乏对应用实践的共识指导，本文为有效和可靠的转移提供了建议，基于利益转移研究联合体的见解。主要目标是：(a) 推进和告知为决策提供信息的利益转移应用程序，(b) 鼓励就这些应用程序的最佳实践的关键维度达成共识，以及 (c) 将未来的研究重点放在需要进一步进步的领域。在这样做的过程中，我们承认学术文献引领的最佳实践与现实世界应用的实际限制之间可能存在健康的紧张关系。