Benefit Incidence of Public Recreation Areas-Have the Winners Taken Almost All?

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-79

  Huhtala, Anni ^a   Pouta, Eija ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Distribution; Household; Income; Public goods

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION; FREQUENCY OF USE; HOUSEHOLD; INCOME; INCOME GROUPS; PERCEIVED VALUE; PUBLIC GOODS; RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES;

ECONOMICS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LEISURE INDUSTRY; OUTDOOR RECREATION; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC GOODS; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SERVICE PROVISION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WELFARE IMPACT; WELFARE PROVISION;

EID: 67349233865     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-008-9252-6     Document Type: Article

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