Pollution trading in water quality limited areas: Use of benefits assessment and cost-effective trading ratios

Land Economics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 191-205

  Farrow, R Scott ^a   Schultz, Martin T ^b   Celikkol, Pinar ^c   Van Houtven, George L ^d  

^a US Government Accountability Office   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRADE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO RIVER; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21444437834     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.81.2.191     Document Type: Article

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