The impact of climate change on agro-ecological zones: Evidence from Africa

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 663-687

  Kala, Namrata ^a   Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep ^b   Mendelsohn, Robert ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

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EID: 84870408852     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X12000241     Document Type: Article

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