Addressing dependency in the sportfishing valuation literature: Implications for meta-regression analysis and benefit transfer

Ecological Economics

Volumn 96, Issue , 2013, Pages 181-189

  Vista, Arvin B ^a   Rosenberger, Randall S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit transfer; Data dependency; Meta regression analysis; Sportfishing valuation; Transfer error; Within study correlation

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; CORRELATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ERROR ANALYSIS; LITERATURE REVIEW; META-ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPORT FISHING;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887701327     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.10.016     Document Type: Article

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