## Abstract This paper reports the results of the application of the contingent valuation method (CVM) to determine a monetary value of informal care. We discuss the current practice in valuing informal care and a theoretical model of the costs and benefits related to the provision of informal care
Economic valuation of informal care: The conjoint measurement method applied to informal caregiving
β Scribed by Bernard van den Berg; Maiwenn Al; Werner Brouwer; Job van Exel; Marc Koopmanschap
- Book ID
- 113906278
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 307 KB
- Volume
- 61
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0277-9536
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