Incomplete beliefs and nonmarket valuation

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-162

  Crocker, Thomas D ^a   Shogren, Jason F ^a   Turner, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer sovereignty; Subjective probability; Utility maximization; Valuation of environmental goods

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PROBABILITY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CONSUMER SOVEREIGNTY; ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS; NONMARKET VALUATION; SUBJECTIVE PROBABILITY; UTILITY MAXIMIZATION;

VALUE ENGINEERING;

CHOICE THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS; INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR; NON-MARKET VALUE; UTILITY MAXIMISATION;

EID: 0032102554     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0928-7655(97)00033-x     Document Type: Article

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