The role of deforestation risk and calibrated compensation in designing payments for environmental services

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 375-394

  Alix Garcia, Jennifer ^a   De Janvry, Alain ^b   Sadoulet, Elisabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 44049098670     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X08004336     Document Type: Article

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