Inferring Attribute Non-attendance from Discrete Choice Experiments: Implications for Benefit Transfer

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 497-520

  Glenk, Klaus ^a   Martin Ortega, Julia ^b   Pulido Velazquez, Manuel ^c   Potts, Jacqueline ^d  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^d BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attribute non attendance; Benefit function transfer; Convergent validity; Discrete choice modelling; Water Framework Directive; Willingness to pay space

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; POPULATION STATISTICS; WATER CONSERVATION;

ATTRIBUTE NON-ATTENDANCE; BENEFIT FUNCTION TRANSFER; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; DISCRETE CHOICE; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

INSTRUMENT ERRORS;

EID: 84925839936     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: 15731502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-014-9777-9     Document Type: Article

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