The economic analysis of biodiversity: An assessment

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-21

  Helm, Dieter ^a   Hepburn, Cameron ^a,b  

^a NEW COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; CBD; CITES; Eco credits; Ecosystem services; Natural capital; Protected areas; Resource economics; Valuation

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HUMAN CAPITAL; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PROTECTED AREA; VALUATION;

EID: 84867322953     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: 14602121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/grs014     Document Type: Article

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