Real options in resource economics

Annual Review of Resource Economics

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 33-52

  Mezey, Esther W ^a   Conrad, Jon M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Natural resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952612999     PISSN: 19411340     EISSN: 19411359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-resource-040709-135122     Document Type: Article

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