Incorrectly accounting for preference heterogeneity in choice experiments: implications for welfare measurement

• Autores: Cati Torres, Sergio Colombo, Nick Hanley
• Localización: Economía agraria y recursos naturales, ISSN-e 2174-7350, ISSN 1578-0732, Vol. 14, Nº. 2, 2014, págs. 97-121
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.7201/earn.2014.02.05
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