Do the rich have stronger willingness to pay for environmental protection? New evidence from a survey in China

World Development

Volumn 105, Issue , 2018, Pages 83-94

  Shao, Shuai ^a   Tian, Zhihua ^a   Fan, Meiting ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

China; Environmental pollution; Household income; Nighttime lights data; Ordered Logit model; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LOGIT ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

CHINA;

EID: 85042295315     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: 18735991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.12.033     Document Type: Article

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