Cost Perceptions and Voter Demand for Environmental Risk Regulation: The Double Effect of Hidden Costs

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 295-320

  Johnson, Laurie Tipton ^a  

^a DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution; Efficiency; Environmental regulation; Information; Norms; Voter perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033413254     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007801613072     Document Type: Article

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