How can we reduce the errors from benefits transfer? An investigation using the choice experiment method

Land Economics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 128-147

  Colombo, Sergio ^a   Hanley, Nick ^b  

^a IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VALUATION;

EID: 41449117247     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.84.1.128     Document Type: Article

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