Exploring divergence between respondent and researcher definitions of the good in contingent valuation studies

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-16

  Chilton, S M ^a   Hutchinson, W G ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 0032897772     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.1999.tb00791.x     Document Type: Article

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