Environment as cultural heritage the Armenian diaspora's willingness-to-pay

"Laplante, Meisner, and Wang present a study of willingness-to-pay of the Armenian Diaspora in the United States to protect Armenia's Lake Sevan, a unique and precious symbol of the Armenian cultural heritage. Dichotomous choice contingent valuation questions were asked in mail surveys to...

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Main Author: Laplante, Benot
Corporate Author: World Bank
Other Authors: Meisner, Craig
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C] World Bank 2005
Series:Policy research working paper
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Collection: World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"Laplante, Meisner, and Wang present a study of willingness-to-pay of the Armenian Diaspora in the United States to protect Armenia's Lake Sevan, a unique and precious symbol of the Armenian cultural heritage. Dichotomous choice contingent valuation questions were asked in mail surveys to elicit respondents' willingness to pay for the protection of Lake Sevan. The results show that on average, each household of the Armenian Diaspora in the United States would be willing to provide a one-time donation of approximately US
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references. - Title from PDF file as viewed on 3/23/2005