A combinatorial optimization approach to nonmarket environmental benefit aggregation via simulated populations

Land Economics

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 345-362

  Hynes, Stephen ^a   Hanley, Nick ^a   O'Donoghue, Cathal ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; HETEROGENEITY; OPTIMIZATION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 77953894809     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.86.2.345     Document Type: Article

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