Optimal design of pro-conservation incentives

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 126-134

  Zabel, Astrid ^a   Roe, Brian ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distortion; Optimal incentive contracts; Payments for environmental services; Performance incentives

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; INCENTIVE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATE ROLE;

EID: 70349487520     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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