Aggregation and deliberation in valuing environmental public goods: A look beyond contingent pricing

Ecological Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 213-230

  Sagoff, M ^a  

^a Rm 3111 Van Munching Hall U   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Contingent pricing; Deliberation; Environmental goods; Environmental services

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGY; PRICING METHOD;

EID: 0031911438     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(97)00144-4     Document Type: Article

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