Wind hazard risk perception: An experimental test

Environmental Economics, Experimental Methods

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 395-406

  Ewing, Bradley T ^a   Kruse, Jamie B ^b   Thompson, Mark A ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

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EID: 84917135867     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203935361     Document Type: Chapter

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