The coordination and design of point-nonpoint trading programs and agri-environmental policies

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-78

  Horan, Richard D ^a   Shortle, James S ^b   Abler, David G ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental subsidies; Environmental targeting; Nonpoint source pollution; Policy coordination; Tradeable pollution permits; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 8344252088     PISSN: 10682805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1068280500005645     Document Type: Article

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