Imprecise preferences and survey design in contingent valuation

Economica

Volumn 64, Issue 256, 1997, Pages 681-702

  Dubourg, W R ^a   Jones Lee, M W ^b   Loomes, Graham ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; ROAD SAFETY;

EID: 0031428072     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0335.00106     Document Type: Review

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