An experimental investigation of the disparity between WTA and WTP for lotteries

Theory and Decision

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 229-262

  Schmidt, Ulrich ^a   Traub, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Background risk; Contingent valuation; Lotteries; WTA WTP disparity

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

BACKGROUND RISK; CONTINGENT VALUATION; CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; LOTTERIES; NONPARAMETRIC TESTS; WILLINGNESS TO PAYS; WTA-WTP DISPARITY;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 59449100529     PISSN: 00405833     EISSN: 15737187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11238-007-9062-2     Document Type: Article

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