Applications of the Choice Experiment Method in Europe: A Review

Birol, Ekin and Koundouri, Phoebe and Kountoyris, Yiannis (2008): Applications of the Choice Experiment Method in Europe: A Review. Published in: Choice Experiments Informing Environmental Policy: A European Perspective (2008)

Abstract

This chapter reviews several noteworthy applications of the choice experiment method undertaken in the European Union (EU) countries to this date. The review summarises choice experiment studies implemented in various EU countries, covering a wide geographical area, including those EU countries located in the West (e.g., France, Germany and UK), South (e.g., Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal) and North (e.g., Finland and Sweden) of the EU, as well as those countries located in East and Central Europe which have recently joined the EU (e.g., Romania and Hungary).

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Choice experiment;Europe
• Subjects: Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q56 - Environment and Development ; Environment and Trade ; Sustainability ; Environmental Accounts and Accounting ; Environmental Equity ; Population Growth

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