The economic value of water quality

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-187

  Viscusi, W Kip ^a   Huber, Joel ^b   Bell, Jason ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjoint analysis; Stated preference; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; SURVEYS;

BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS; CONJOINT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC VALUE OF WATER; ECONOMIC VALUES; QUALITY RATINGS; STATED PREFERENCES; US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER QUALITY INFORMATION;

WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTERNET; LAKE; RIVER; VALUATION; WATER QUALITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52549087329     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-007-9186-4     Document Type: Article

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