Does don't know mean no? Analysis of 'don't know' responses in dichotomous choice contingent valuation questions

Applied Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 1935-1940

  Groothuis, Peter A ^a   Whitehead, John C ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; METHODOLOGY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 0037108704     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840210128717     Document Type: Article

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