The relative cost-efficiency of arable nitrogen management in Sweden

Ecological Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-70

  Brady, Mark ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baltic sea; CAP; Cost effectiveness; Environmental and agricultural policy; Nitrogen; Positive mathematical programming; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

ARABLE FARMING; COST; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; NITROGEN; WATER QUALITY;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0344584527     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2002.11.001     Document Type: Article

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