Exploring the performance of ambient-based policy instruments when nonpoint source polluters can cooperate

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1203-1210

  Poe, Gregory L ^a   Schulze, William D ^a   Segerson, Kathleen ^b   Suter, Jordan F ^a   Vossler, Christian A ^c  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLICY APPROACH; POLLUTION CONTROL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 10944228639     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0002-9092.2004.00665.x     Document Type: Article

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