Testing for budget constraint effects in a national advisory referendum survey on the kyoto protocol

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 350-366

  Li, Hui ^a   Berrens, Robert P ^b   Bohara, Alok K ^b   Jenkins Smith, Hank C ^c   Silva, Carol L ^c   Weimer, David L ^d  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Budget constraint; Contingent valuation; Kyoto Protocol; Mental accounts; Referendum

Indexed keywords

EID: 24044530745     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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