Neighborhood dynamics and price effects of superfund site clean-up

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 665-692

  Noonan, Douglas S ^a   Krupka, Douglas J ^b   Baden, Brett M ^c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b IZA   (Germany)

^c Industrial Economics Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEDONIC ANALYSIS; NEIGHBORHOOD; PRICE DYNAMICS; REMEDIATION; SUPERFUND;

EID: 34548255044     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2007.00525.x     Document Type: Article

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