Demand for environmental quality: An empirical analysis of consumer behavior in Sweden

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-87

  Ghalwash, Tarek Moustafa ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Engel curves; Environmental services; Household demand; Income elasticities

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTIMATION;

BUSINESS MEDIA; CONSUMER BEHAVIORS; CONSUMER PREFERENCES; ELASTICITY OF DEMAND; EMPIRICAL ANALYSES; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (EQ); IN LINE; INCOME ELASTICITIES; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

ELASTICITY;

COMMODITY; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 48349092768     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-007-9181-9     Document Type: Article

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