Rethinking the scope test as a criterion for validity in contingent valuation

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-22

  Heberlein, Thomas A ^a   Wilson, Matthew A ^b   Bishop, Richard C ^a   Schaeffer, Nora Cate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Contingent valuation; Embedding; Scope test; Validity; Water quality; Wolves

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

BEHAVIORAL SCOPE; CONTIGENT VALUATION (CV); INDIVIDUAL RESPONDENTS; VALIDITY ASSESSMENT;

TESTING;

CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES;

CANIDAE; CANIS;

EID: 20444389394     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2004.09.005     Document Type: Article

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