A bug is a bug is a bug: Symbolic responses to contingent valuation questions about forest pest control programs?

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-163

  MacDonald, Heather ^a   McKenney, Daniel W ^b   Nealis, Vince ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

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EID: 0031475699     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.1997.tb00199.x     Document Type: Article

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