Benefit estimates from forest recreation: Flexible functional forms for WTP distributions

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-54

  Scarpa, Riccardo ^a,b   Chilton, Susan M ^c   Hutchinson, W George ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flexible functional forms; Forest recreation; Non market valuation; Referendum contingent valuation

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; FOREST; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

IRELAND;

EID: 0034039183     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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