Jakobsson, Kristin; Dragun, Andrew - In: Environmental & Resource Economics 19 (2001) 3, pp. 211-227
The focus of this paper is on methods of assessing the value peopleplace on the conservation of species for use in policy making. Of principalinterest is the relatively new methodology of contingent valuation, whichis a method for asking people directly about their preferences. The paperpresents...