Information asymmetries, uncertainties, and cleanup delays at superfund sites

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 48-68

  Rausser, Gordon C ^a   Simon, Leo K ^a   Zhao, Jinhua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEANUP; DISCOUNT RATE; SUPERFUND; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

USA;

EID: 0031857887     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jeem.1998.1020     Document Type: Article

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