Investigating external effects of shrimp farming on rice farming in southern Thailand: A technical efficiency approach

Paddy and Water Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 319-326

  Kiatpathomchai, Sirirat ^a,b   Schmitz, P Michael ^a   Amjath Babu, T S ^a   Thongrak, Sutonya ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Externality; Rice farming; Shrimp farming; Southern Thailand; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 49349115296     PISSN: 16112490     EISSN: 16112504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10333-008-0130-1     Document Type: Article

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