Estimating the effect of unit-based pricing in the presence of sample selection bias under Japanese Recycling Law

Ecological Economics

Volumn 66, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 282-288

  Usui, Takehiro ^a  

^a SOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Recycling; Sample selection bias; Solid waste; Unit based pricing

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; MODELING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRICING POLICY; RECYCLING; SAMPLING BIAS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 44349146846     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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