Estimating intergenerational distribution preferences

Ecological Economics

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 575-583

  Scarborough, Helen ^a   Bennett, Jeff ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

C35; Choice modelling; Cost benefit analysis; D61; Distributional weights; Intergenerational distribution; Q56

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ESTIMATION METHOD; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 45449103625     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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