Benefit transfer for environmental improvements in coastal areas: General versus best-fitting models

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 239-258

  Östberg, Katarina ^a   Håkansson, Cecilia ^b   Hasselström, Linus ^c   Bostedt, Göran ^d  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c Enveco Environmental Economics Consultancy Ltd   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84878187128     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: 17447976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cjag.12010     Document Type: Article

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