Alternative treatments of the cost of time in recreational demand models: an application to whitewater kayaking in Ireland

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1014-1021

  Hynes, Stephen ^a   Hanley, Nick ^b   O'Donoghue, Cathal ^a  

^a Rural Economy Research Centre Ireland   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Random utility model; The opportunity cost of time; Travel cost; Wage equations; Whitewater kayaking

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; TRAVEL TIME;

DEMAND MODELLING; IRELAND; MEASUREMENTS OF; OPPORTUNITY COSTS; RANDOM UTILITY MODEL; THE OPPORTUNITY COST OF TIME; TIME COST; TRAVEL COSTS; WAGE EQUATION; WHITEWATER KAYAKING;

WAGES;

BOATING; LOGIT ANALYSIS; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRAVEL DEMAND; TRAVEL TIME; WAGE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; IRELAND; RECREATION; RIVER; ROWING; TRAVEL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 56549109493     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.03.010     Document Type: Article

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