Determining the parameters in a social welfare function using stated preference data: An application to health

Applied Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 2241-2250

  Dolan, Paul ^a   Tsuchiya, Aki ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; PARAMETERIZATION; PLANNING METHOD; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; TRADE-OFF; WELFARE PROVISION;

EID: 79953790030     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840903166244     Document Type: Article

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