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The travel cost model of recreation demand: Theoretical and empirical issues

Jerald J. Fletcher Division of Resource Management, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506
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Wiktor L. Adamowicz Department of Rural Economy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2H1
&
Theodore Graham‐Tomasi Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, and Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 55108
Pages 119-147 | Published online: 13 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

This article provides an overview of selected theoretical and empirical issues in the economics literature on the travel cost model of recreation demand. Behavioral underpinnings of the travel cost model are examined. Problems are identified which an investigator using such a model must resolve, and some solutions are discussed. Attention is focused on those problems which remain controversial and are in need of further research. Research results from related disciplines that have promise for improving the application of travel cost models of recreation demand are also discussed.

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