Economic values of dolphin excursions in Hawaii: A stated choice analysis

Marine Resource Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-76

  Hu, Wuyang ^a   Boehle, Katya ^b   Cox, Linda ^b   Pan, Minling ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c PACIFIC ISLANDS FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dolphin excursion; Error component; Stated choice; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

STENELLA (CETACEA);

EID: 65349196164     PISSN: 07381360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/mre.24.1.42629645     Document Type: Article

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