Does one size really fit all? Ecological endpoint heterogeneity in stated preference welfare analysis

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Does one size really fit all? Ecological endpoint heterogeneity in stated preference welfare analysis. / Jensen, Anne Kejser; Johnston, Robert J.; Olsen, Søren Bøye.

In: Land Economics, Vol. 95, No. 3, 2019, p. 307-332.

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Jensen, AK, Johnston, RJ & Olsen, SB 2019, 'Does one size really fit all? Ecological endpoint heterogeneity in stated preference welfare analysis', Land Economics, vol. 95, no. 3, pp. 307-332. https://doi.org/10.3368/le.95.3.307

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Jensen, A. K., Johnston, R. J., & Olsen, S. B. (2019). Does one size really fit all? Ecological endpoint heterogeneity in stated preference welfare analysis. Land Economics, 95(3), 307-332. https://doi.org/10.3368/le.95.3.307

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Jensen AK, Johnston RJ, Olsen SB. Does one size really fit all? Ecological endpoint heterogeneity in stated preference welfare analysis. Land Economics. 2019;95(3):307-332. https://doi.org/10.3368/le.95.3.307

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Jensen, Anne Kejser ; Johnston, Robert J. ; Olsen, Søren Bøye. / Does one size really fit all? Ecological endpoint heterogeneity in stated preference welfare analysis. In: Land Economics. 2019 ; Vol. 95, No. 3. pp. 307-332.

Bibtex

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