Testing participation constraints in contract design for sustainable soil conservation in Ethiopia

Ecological Economics

Volumn 73, Issue , 2012, Pages 168-178

  Tesfaye, Abonesh ^a   Brouwer, Roy ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Choice experiment; Contract design; Participation constraints; Soil conservation

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INCENTIVE; LAND USE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RURAL POPULATION; SERVICE SECTOR; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UPLAND REGION;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84861983555     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.10.017     Document Type: Article

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