How Sure Can You Be? A Framework for Considering Delivery Uncertainty in Benefit Assessments Based on Stated Preference Methods

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-46

  Glenk, Klaus ^a   Colombo, Sergio ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Choice experiments; Climate change mitigation; Cost benefit analysis; D6; D8; Delivery uncertainty; H4; Q5; Scotland; Soil carbon sequestration; Stated preference methods

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGY; SOIL CARBON; VALUATION;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78751687633     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2010.00278.x     Document Type: Article

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