The role of 'reference goods' in contingent valuation: Should we help respondents to 'construct' their willingness to pay?

Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1319-1332

  Smith, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Reference good; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTINGENT VALUATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 38049077387     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1227     Document Type: Article

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