Reducing gain-loss asymmetry: A virtual reality choice experiment valuing land use change

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 106-118

  Bateman, Ian J ^a   Day, Brett H ^a   Jones, Andrew P ^a   Jude, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice experiments; Coastal zones; Gain loss asymmetry; Land use change; Loss aversion; Non market valuation; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

CHOICE EXPERIMENTS; GAIN/LOSS ASYMMETRY; LAND USE CHANGE; LOSS AVERSION; NON-MARKET VALUATION;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COMMERCE; ECONOMICS; EXPERIMENTS; LAND USE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COASTAL ZONES;

ASYMMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LAND USE CHANGE; VALUATION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 67349288075     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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