A note on estimating nested constant elasticity of substitution preferences for outdoor recreation

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 406-413

  von Haefen, Roger H ^a   Phaneuf, Daniel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Count data models; Demand system estimation; Welfare measurement

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ELASTICITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; OUTDOOR RECREATION; SUBSTITUTION;

EID: 0038355356     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8276.00129     Document Type: Article

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