Why the WTA-WTP disparity matters

Ecological Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 323-335

  Brown, Thomas C ^a   Gregory, Robin ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b Decision Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

Damage assessment; Economic value; Resource allocation; Willingness to accept compensation; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 0033104157     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(98)00050-0     Document Type: Article

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