Testing for differences in benefit transfer values between state and regional frameworks

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-168

  Rolfe, John ^a   Windle, Jill ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benefit transfer; Choice modelling; Environmental valuation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; MODELING; POLICY MAKING; STATE; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 43149110796     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2008.00405.x     Document Type: Article

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