From evidence to calibration for starting point bias: Willingness to pay for treated mosquito nets in Gujarat, India

Applied Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-7

  Bhatia, M R ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DISEASE CONTROL; IMPREGNATED BEDNET; MALARIA; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 12344269135     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003684042000291317     Document Type: Article

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