Spatial Externalities in Agriculture: Empirical Analysis, Statistical Identification, and Policy Implications

World Development

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1813-1829

  Lewis, David J ^a   Barham, Bradford L ^a   Zimmerer, Karl S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

agriculture; Andes; land use; organic; spatial externalities

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; POLICY APPROACH; RESEARCH WORK; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 53749085824     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.10.017     Document Type: Article

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