Research issues in nonpoint pollution control

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 571-585

  Shortle, James S ^a   Horan, Richard D ^b   Abler, David G ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Economic Research Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient taxes; Input taxes; Nonpoint pollution; Second best

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; PUBLIC POLICY; TAXATION;

NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION;

POLLUTION CONTROL;

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL;

EID: 0032052076     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008276202889     Document Type: Conference Paper

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