Combining the travel cost and contingent behavior methods to value cultural heritage sites: Evidence from Armenia

Journal of Cultural Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 287-304

  Alberini, Anna ^a,b   Longo, Alberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI   (Italy)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer surplus; Contingent behavior; Non market valuation; Travel cost; Valuation of cultural heritage sites

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845428010     PISSN: 08852545     EISSN: 15736997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10824-006-9020-9     Document Type: Article

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