On lessons from energy and environmental cost–benefit analysis

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 112, Issue , 2016, Pages 20-25

  Johansson, Per Olov ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Compensating variation; Cost benefit analysis; Expected compensating variation; Health; Option price; Option value; R D

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MARKETS; HEALTH; INVESTMENTS;

COMPENSATING VARIATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS; EXPECTED COMPENSATING VARIATION; INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT; MEDICAL TREATMENT; OPTION PRICE; OPTION VALUE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COMPENSATION SYSTEM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INFRASTRUCTURE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84956862120     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2016.01.002     Document Type: Article

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