First-movers, non-movers, and social gains from subsidising entry in markets for nature-based recreational goods

Ecological Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 8-9, 2009, Pages 2363-2371

  Vedel, Suzanne Elizabeth ^a   Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark ^a   Jacobsen, Jette Bredahl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Fixed supply; Payment for environmental services; Public procurement; Rationing; Sunk costs

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; MARKET; MODELING; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

EID: 65649085241     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.03.011     Document Type: Article

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