Pesticide risk valuation in empirical economics: A comparative approach

Ecological Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 455-474

  Maria Travisi, Chiara ^a,b   Nijkamp, Peter ^c   Vindigni, Gabriella ^d  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI   (Italy)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; Pesticide risk; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 33644826359     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2004.06.026     Document Type: Article

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