The validity of environmental benefits transfer: Further empirical testing

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 95-117

  Brouwer, Roy ^a   Spaninks, Frank A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benefits transfer; Contingent valuation; Environmental valuation; Validity testing

Indexed keywords

BENEFITS TRANSFER; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUATION;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PUBLIC POLICY; RESOURCE VALUATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 0032810658     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008377604893     Document Type: Article

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