Value typology in cost-benefit analysis

Environmental Values

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 499-524

  Baum, Seth D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consequentialism; Cost benefit analysis; Social welfare; Value typology; Welfare economics

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; TYPOLOGY; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 84866754875     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: 17527015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096327112X13466893628184     Document Type: Article

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