The effect of nesting structure specification on welfare estimation in a random utility model of recreation demand: An application to the demand for recreational fishing

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 501-514

  Hauber, A Brett ^a   Parsons, George R ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nested logit; Nesting structure; Recreation demand; Recreational fishing; RUM

Indexed keywords

LOGIT ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 0033853591     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0002-9092.00042     Document Type: Article

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