Using contingent valuation to value environmental improvements
- 1 April 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Applied Economics
- Vol. 20 (4), 541-549
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00036848800000063
Abstract
Alternative methods available to economists for valuing non-market goods are outlined. Contingent valuation is then used to value a ban on straw-burning.Keywords
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