Contingent valuation a critical assessment
The papers in this volume present a critical assessment of contingent valuation (CV). CV is a survey method that attempts to estimate individual values for economic goods by asking people hypothetical questions about their willingness to pay for such goods. The text reports research which is mainly...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam
North-Holland
1993
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| Series: | Contributions to economic analysis
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| Collection: | Emerald Business, Management and Economics eBook Collection Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The papers in this volume present a critical assessment of contingent valuation (CV). CV is a survey method that attempts to estimate individual values for economic goods by asking people hypothetical questions about their willingness to pay for such goods. The text reports research which is mainly from economists with specialities in economic theory, econometrics and public finance, rather than from the more narrowly focused research of environmental economics. The research of specialists in psychology, market research and litigation is included |
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| Item Description: | "Papers and comments are revised versions of research presented at a conference ... held in Washington, D.C., on April 2-3, 1992"--Pref |
| Physical Description: | x, 503 p. ill., map |
| ISBN: | 9781849508605 |