Spatial economic analysis in data-rich environments

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 487-501

  Bell, Kathleen P ^a   Dalton, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural land values; Land use change; Spatial dependence; Spatial econometrics; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ECONOMETRICS; LAND USE CHANGE; SPATIAL DATA; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 34548286046     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2007.00123.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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