Is geographical targeting cost-effective? The case of the conservation reserve enhancement program in Illinois

Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 70-88

  Yang, Wanhong ^a   Khanna, Madhu ^b   Farnsworth, Richard ^c   Önal, Hayri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 28044472258     PISSN: 10587195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2004.00208.x     Document Type: Review

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