Environment, well-being, and experienced preference

International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 205-239

  Welsch, Heinz ^a   Ferreira, Susana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental behavior; Experienced utility; Happiness; Life satisfaction; Non market valuation; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910080389     PISSN: 19321465     EISSN: 19321473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/101.00000061     Document Type: Article

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