A Contingent Valuation Estimate of the Benefits of Wolves in Minnesota

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 249-267

  Chambers, Catherine M ^a   Whitehead, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

CVM; Endangered species; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

BENEFIT ESTIMATION; CONTINGENT VALUATION;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CANIDAE; CANIS;

EID: 0344066215     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026356020521     Document Type: Article

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