Accounting for Welfare Consistency and Institutional Effects on International Benefits Transfer for Developing Countries, the Case of Air Quality Valuation.

 

Authors
Miranda Garc?s, Juan Francisco
Format
MasterThesis
Status
publishedVersion
Description

Considering the negative results of a recent study that test the adequacy of air valuation using Meta-Analysis Benefits Transfer in developing countries, a research was conducted to assess the effects on the transfer error of the satisfaction of welfare consistency criteria, the insertion of good, study and institutional variables and the availability of access to primary studies. The present study obtained transfer errors of 2 and 3 %, they are smaller than the errors in similar studies and within the established parameters. It is concluded that the application of the methodology in developing countries is valid and that the access to primary studies is crucial for the feasibility of the methodology.

Publication Year
2015
Language
eng
Topic
ECONOM?A MEDIOAMBIENTAL
ESTAD?STICAS AMBIENTALES
AIRE
VALORACI?N ECON?MICA
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Repositorio SENESCYT
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