The effect of income choice on bias in policy decisions made using cost-benefit analyses

Ecological Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 191-199

  Courard Hauri, David ^a  

^a DRAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Cost benefit analysis; Ecological valuation; Economic valuation; Income choice

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 9444249996     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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