Revealed and stated preference valuation and transfer: A within-sample comparison of water quality improvement values

Water Resources Research

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 4746-4759

  Ferrini, Silvia ^a,b   Schaafsma, Marije ^a   Bateman, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

benefit transfer; contingent valuation; water framework directive; willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; ERRORS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY;

BENEFIT TRANSFER; CONTINGENT VALUATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; RIVER WATER QUALITY; STATED PREFERENCE VALUATIONS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

EID: 84901734996     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013WR014905     Document Type: Article

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