Green payment programs for nonpoint source pollution control: How important is targeting for cost-effectiveness?

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 406-419

  Baerenklau, Kenneth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient standard; Cost minimization; Input reduction subsidy; Mechanism design; Nonpoint source pollution; Targeting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037000014     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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