Environmental regulation and the spatial structure of the U.S. dairy sector

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 949-962

  Isik, Murat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration economies; Environmental policy; Firm location; Livestock sector; Spatial econometrics

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DAIRY FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 7544226110     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0002-9092.2004.00645.x     Document Type: Article

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