The Economics of water quality

Review of Environmental Economics and Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-62

  Olmstead, Sheila M ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 77954169677     PISSN: 17506816     EISSN: 17506824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/reep/rep016     Document Type: Article

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