A joint framework for analysis of agri-environmental payment programs

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 976-987

  Cooper, Joseph C ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices; EQIP; Incentive payments; Multinomial probit; Simulated maximum likelihood estimation; Simulated multivariate normal; WTA

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; FINANCIAL PROVISION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344155084     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8276.00501     Document Type: Article

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