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Estimation of Distance-Decay Functions to Account for Substitution and Spatial Heterogeneity in Stated Preference Research

Marije Schaafsma, Roy Brouwer, Alison Gilbert, Jeroen van den Bergh and Alfred Wagtendonk
Land Economics, August 2013, 89 (3) 514-537; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/le.89.3.514

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Estimation of Distance-Decay Functions to Account for Substitution and Spatial Heterogeneity in Stated Preference Research
Marije Schaafsma, Roy Brouwer, Alison Gilbert, Jeroen van den Bergh, Alfred Wagtendonk
Land Economics Aug 2013, 89 (3) 514-537; DOI: 10.3368/le.89.3.514
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