Valuation Biases Caused by Public Distrust: Identification and Calibration with Contingent Valuation Studies of Two Air Quality Improvement Programs in China
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public distrust; contingent valuation; protest; selection bias; WTP determination.;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CNA-2018-09-24 (China)
- NEP-DCM-2018-09-24 (Discrete Choice Models)
- NEP-TRA-2018-09-24 (Transition Economics)
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