Effects of size-based environmental regulations: Evidence of regulatory avoidance

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1189-1211

  Sneeringer, Stacy ^a   Key, Nigel ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

environmental regulation; livestock; regression discontinuity; structure

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LIVESTOCK; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REGULATORY APPROACH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052575065     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aar040     Document Type: Article

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