Can ecolabels survive in the long run? The role of initial conditions

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2525-2534

  Lozano, Javier ^a   Blanco, Ester ^b   Rey Maquieira, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ecolabeling; Evolutionary game theory; Replicator dynamics; Sustainable management; Transitional dynamics; Voluntary environmental contributions

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; ECOLABELING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; GAME THEORY; SURVIVAL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

EID: 77956997060     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.07.029     Document Type: Article

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