Benefit transfer in Europe: How reliable are transfers between countries?

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-82

  Ready, Richard ^a   Navrud, St̊le ^b   Day, Brett ^c   Dubourg, Richard ^d   Machado, Fernando ^e   Mourato, Susana ^f   Spanninks, Frank ^g   Rodriquez, Maria Xosé Vázquez ^h  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Home Office Central Research Establishment   (United Kingdom)

^e CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PORTUGAL   (Portugal)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

benefit transfer; contingent valuation; health; value transfer

Indexed keywords

FUNCTION TRANSFER; HEALTH IMPACTS;

AIR QUALITY; HEALTH CARE; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

AIR QUALITY; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; HEALTH STATUS; WATER QUALITY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 3843144967     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EARE.0000035441.37039.8a     Document Type: Review

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