A microeconometric analysis of adapting portfolios to climate change: Adoption of agricultural systems in Latin America

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 489-514

  Niggol Seo, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Agricultural systems; Climate change; Microeconometrics; South America

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650593302     PISSN: 20405790     EISSN: 20405804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aepp/ppq013     Document Type: Article

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