Status of benefits transfer in the United States and Canada: A review

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 79-87

  Bergstrom, John C ^a   De Civita, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 2442702429     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.1999.tb00218.x     Document Type: Article

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