Bid design effects in multiple bounded discrete choice contingent valuation

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 401-418

  Vossler, Christian A ^a   Poe, Gregory L ^b   Welsh, P ^c   Ethier, Robert G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Christensen Associates   (United States)

^d ISO New England   (United States)

Author keywords

bid design effects; contingent valuation; nonparametric estimation; validity tests

Indexed keywords

BIDS; NONPARAMETRIC ESTIMATION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY (WTP);

ESTIMATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURVEYS;

ECONOMICS;

CONTINGENT VALUATION; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 11144291472     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-004-9457-2     Document Type: Article

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