Regulating nitrogen pollution with risk averse farmers under hidden information and moral hazard

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-72

  Bontems, Philippe ^a   Thomas, Alban ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Asymmetric information; Mechanism design; Moral hazard; Nonpoint source pollution; Risk aversion; Split nitrogen application

Indexed keywords

ARABLE FARMING; NITROGEN; POLLUTION; REGULATORY APPROACH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33644755670     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2006.00838.x     Document Type: Article

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