Accounting protesting and warm glow bidding in Contingent Valuation surveys considering the management of environmental goods - An empirical case study assessing the value of protecting a Natura 2000 wetland area in Greece

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 130, Issue , 2013, Pages 232-241

  Grammatikopoulou, Ioanna ^a   Olsen, Søren Bøye ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Contingent Valuation; Grouped data model; Protest bidding; Selection bias; Warm glow

Indexed keywords

RESOURCE VALUATION;

CONTINGENT VALUATIONS; EMPIRICAL CASE STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS; GROUPED DATA MODEL; PROTEST BIDDING; SELECTION BIAS; VALUATION SURVEYS; WARM GLOW; WETLAND AREA; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

WETLANDS;

CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; PUBLIC GOODS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SAMPLING BIAS; WETLAND; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ACCOUNTING; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CONTINGENT VALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAMPLING; SCHOOL CHILD; WETLAND;

GREECE;

CONTINGENT VALUATION; GROUPED DATA MODEL; PROTEST BIDDING; SELECTION BIAS; WARM GLOW;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; GREECE; MOTIVATION; WETLANDS;

EID: 84884929094     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.08.054     Document Type: Article

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