Iterative bid design in contingent valuation and the estimation of the revenue maximising price for a cultural good

Journal of Cultural Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 307-324

  Willis, K G ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Historic urban park; Iterative bidding; Revenue maximising price

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142035652     PISSN: 08852545     EISSN: 15736997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019903814513     Document Type: Article

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