Revealing preferences for reductions of public risks: an application of the CV approach

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 477-503

  Römer, Anselm U ^a,c   Pommerehne, Werner W ^a   Feld, Lars P ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^c Department of Economic Policy

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC RISK; RISK REDUCTION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 0031656508     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640569811551     Document Type: Article

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