Simulating the effects of a green payment program on the diffusion rate of a conservation technology

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 121-137

  Baerenklau, Kenneth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation technology adoption; Cost sharing; Endogenous learning; Green payments; Neighborhood effects; Risk aversion; Voluntary programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 8344283655     PISSN: 10682805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1068280500005682     Document Type: Article

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