Using contingent valuation to explore willingness to pay for renewable energy: A comparison of collective and voluntary payment vehicles

Ecological Economics

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 419-432

  Wiser, Ryan H ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Payment vehicles; Renewable energy; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONTINGENT VALUATION; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 34247571823     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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