A land use model of the effects of eco-labeling in coffee markets

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 725-746

  Heidkamp, Patrick ^a   Hanink, Dean M ^b   Cromley, Robert G ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; COFFEE; CROP PRODUCTION; ECOLABELING; LAND USE; MODELING;

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EID: 47649110616     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-007-0176-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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