Knowledge and the valuation of public goods and experiential commodities: Information provision and acquisition

Global Business and Economics Review

Volumn 9, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 170-182

  Tisdell, Clem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioural economics; Contingent evaluation; Experiential commodities; Information; Knowledge; Nature conservation; Public choice; Public goods; Valuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250821140     PISSN: 10974954     EISSN: 17451329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/GBER.2007.013699     Document Type: Article

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