Effectiveness of conservation programs in Illinois and gains from targeting

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1248-1255

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAND EVALUATION;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745255680     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2005.00814.x     Document Type: Article

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