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How Much Is Enough? The Value Of Information From Benefit Transfers In A Policy Context

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Environmental Value Transfer: Issues and Methods

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  1. Department of Economics and Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway

    Ståle Navrud (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

  2. Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania

    Richard Ready (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

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Barton, D. (2007). How Much Is Enough? The Value Of Information From Benefit Transfers In A Policy Context. In: Navrud, S., Ready, R. (eds) Environmental Value Transfer: Issues and Methods. The Economics of Non-Market Goods and Resources, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5405-X_14

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