Threshold Effects in Meta-Analyses With Application to Benefit Transfer for Coral Reef Valuation

Ecological Economics

Volumn 133, Issue , 2017, Pages 74-85

  Fitzpatrick, Luke ^a   Parmeter, Christopher F ^b   Agar, Juan ^c  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Convergent validity; Meta regression model; Threshold

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; CONVERGENCE; CORAL REEF; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; HABITAT QUALITY; META-ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY MAKING; THRESHOLD; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 85002529385     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.11.015     Document Type: Article

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