An econometric analysis of donations for environmental conservation in Canada

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 246-263

  Yen, Steven T ^a   Boxall, Peter C ^b   Adamowicz, Wiktor L ^c  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation; Donations; Double hurdle; Environment; Inverse hyperbolic sine transformation; Limited dependent variable; Nonparticipation; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031376495     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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