Experiments on damage-based ambient taxes for nonpoint source polluters

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 86-102

  Suter, Jordan F ^a   Vossler, Christian A ^b   Poe, Gregory L ^c   Segerson, Kathleen ^d  

^a OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Damage based taxes; Laboratory experiments; Nonlinear versus linear tax mechanisms; Nonpoint source pollution

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; COMMUNICATION; EXPERIMENT; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION TAX; TAX SYSTEM;

EID: 38949195099     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2007.01055.x     Document Type: Article

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