Auctioning conservation contracts: A theoretical analysis and an application

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 407-418

  Latacz Lohmann, Uwe ^a,b   Van Der Hamsvoort, Carel ^c  

^a Dept of Agricultural Economics ^*

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Auctions; Bidding for contracts; Conservation contracting; Cost effectiveness; Information asymmetry; Nonmarket goods

Indexed keywords

AUCTIONING; CONSERVATION CONTRACTING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; LAND MARKET; THEORY;

EID: 0031406172     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1244139     Document Type: Article

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