Incorporating Distributional Issues into Benefit Cost Analysis: Why, How, and Two Empirical Examples Using Non-market Valuation

Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Loomis, John B ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

contingent valuation method; distribution; environmental justice; equity; hedonic property method; Lorenz Curve

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881794222     PISSN: 21945888     EISSN: 21522812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/2152-2812.1044     Document Type: Review

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