The implications of model specification for welfare estimation in nested logit models

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 103-114

  Kling, Catherine L ^a   Thomson, Cynthia J ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Marine Fisheries Service

Author keywords

Nested logit models; Nonmarket valuation; Recreation demand; Sportfishing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005978899     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1243782     Document Type: Article

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