Playing with fire: Endogenous risk in resource management

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 933-948

  Yoder, Jonathan ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endogenous risk; Optimal timing; Prescribed fire; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

HAZARD MANAGEMENT; PRESCRIBED BURNING; VEGETATION COVER; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 5444270959     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0002-9092.2004.00644.x     Document Type: Article

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