Forest conservation in Costa Rica when nonuse benefits are uncertain but rising

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 150-160

  Bulte, Erwin ^a   Van Soest, Daan P ^b   Van Kooten, G Cornelis ^c   Schipper, Robert A ^c  

^a Department of Economics ^*  (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Investment under uncertainty; Nonuse forest benefits; Tropical deforestation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; TROPICAL FOREST;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 0036178084     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8276.00249     Document Type: Article

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