Nitrogen use and the effects of nitrogen taxation under consideration of production and price risks

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 13-20

  Finger, Robert ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bio economic model; Maize; Nitrogen; Nitrogen tax; Risk aversion; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MAIZE; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT USE; RISK FACTOR; TAX INCENTIVE;

SWITZERLAND;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84855799129     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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