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Random error in willingness to pay measurement: A multiple indicators, latent variable approach to the reliability of contingent values

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  • Jorgensen, Bradley S.
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  • Jorgensen, Bradley S. & Syme, Geoffrey J. & Smith, Leigh M. & Bishop, Brian J., 2004. "Random error in willingness to pay measurement: A multiple indicators, latent variable approach to the reliability of contingent values," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 25(1), pages 41-59, February.
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