Does accounting for preference heterogeneity improve the forecasting of a random utility model? A case study

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 793-810

  Provencher, Bill ^a   Bishop, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Latent class; Mixed logit; Nonmarket valuation; Random utility model; Recreation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; FISHERIES; FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

LATENT CLASS LOGIT (LCL); RANDOM PARAMETERS LOGIT (RPL);

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE;

FISHING; FORECASTING METHOD; MODELING; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 3042640073     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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