Values of gains and losses: Reference states and choice of measure

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-188

  Knetsch, Jack L ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Reference dependence; Value disparity; Welfare measures

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

CURRENT PRACTICES; REFERENCE DEPENDENCE; REFERENCE STATE; VALUE DISPARITY; WELFARE CHANGES; WELFARE MEASURES;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 77953082910     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-010-9355-8     Document Type: Article

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