Evaluating natural resource amenities in a human life expectancy production function

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 253-259

  Poudyal, Neelam C ^a   Hodges, Donald G ^b   Bowker, J M ^c   Cordell, H K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Life expectancy; Natural resource amenities; Production function; Public health; Spatial error model

Indexed keywords

COUNTY LEVEL; ECONOMIC FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL AMENITIES; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN LIVES; LIFE EXPECTANCIES; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL FACILITY; NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS; PRODUCTION FUNCTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SPATIAL DEPENDENCE; SPATIAL ERROR MODEL; WATERBODIES;

ECONOMICS; FERRY BOATS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; NATURAL RESOURCES; PARKS; SPARK PLUGS;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 67549104875     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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