Handling unobserved site characteristics in random utility models of recreation demand

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-25

  Murdock, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

BLP; Logit; Monte Carlo simulation; Random parameters logit; Random utility model; Recreation demand; Recreational fishing; Travel cost model; Unobserved characteristics; Wisconsin

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STANDARDS;

RANDOM UTILITY MODELS; RECREATION DEMAND MODELS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

LOGIT ANALYSIS; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SITE CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 30844456863     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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