Valuing public goods using happiness data: The case of air quality

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 96, Issue 9-10, 2012, Pages 869-880

  Levinson, Arik ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensating differential; Pollution; Stated well being; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864044638     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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