Self-image and valuation of moral goods: Stated versus actual willingness to pay

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 879-891

  Johansson Stenman, Olof ^a   Svedsäter, Henrik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice experiment; Hypothetical bias; Non market valuation; Self image; Stated preference methods; Warm glow

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870393071     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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