Valuation on the frontier: Calibrating actual and hypothetical statements of value

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 213-221

  Hofler, Richard A ^a   List, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Contingent valuation; Stochastic frontier

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 1342309959     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0092-5853.2004.00573.x     Document Type: Article

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