The effect of varying the causes of environmental problems on stated WTP values: Evidence from a field study

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 330-342

  Bulte, Erwin ^a   Gerking, Shelby ^b   List, John A ^c   De Zeeuw, Aart ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Field experiment; Non market valuation

Indexed keywords

COSTS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; PROBLEM CORRECTION; UTILITY THEORY; WTP VALUES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

BENELUX; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 13844297945     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

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