Contingent valuation studies and health policy
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Contingent valuation studies and health policy.
I am glad to have the opportunity to respond to the fine paper by Professors Smith and Sach (2009). They raise both foundational questions concerning the justification of contingent valuation studies in the health policy area, and important implementation questions concerning the appropriate design of such studies. I will focus my attention on the question of justification. The debate about con...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Economics, Policy and Law
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1744-1331,1744-134X
DOI: 10.1017/s1744133109990028