Use of the Internet for willingness-to-pay surveys. A comparison of face-to-face and web-based interviews

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 119-129

  Nielsen, Jytte Seested ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Contingent valuation; D62; J17; Life expectancy; Survey mode; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATIONS; D62; J17; LIFE EXPECTANCIES; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

AIR QUALITY; INTERNET; POLLUTION;

SURVEYS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINGENT VALUATION; INTERNET; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PARAMETERIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 78649922676     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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