Cross-context benefit transfer: A bayesian search for information pools

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 469-488

  Moeltner, Klaus ^a   Rosenberger, Randall S ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian model search; benefit transfer; Meta analysis; outdoor recreation

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; META-ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OUTDOOR RECREATION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896990296     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aat115     Document Type: Article

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