Valuingwelfare impacts of beach erosion: An application of the structural benefit transfer method

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1343-1350

  Van Houtven, George ^a   Poulos, Christine ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACH EROSION; COAST; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; MARINE POLICY; TRANSFER FUNCTION; WELFARE IMPACT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 74549126199     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2009.01345.x     Document Type: Article

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