Choice experiments, site similarity and benefits transfer

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 331-351

  Johnston, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit transfer; Choice experiment; Choice modeling; Equivalence test; Land use; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ERROR ANALYSIS;

BENEFITS TRANSFER; CHOICE MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES; SITE CHARACTERISTICS;

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; LAND USE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

NORTH AMERICA; RHODE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35148884368     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-006-9073-4     Document Type: Article

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