Coexistence of genetically modified (GM) and non-modified (non-GM) crops: Are the two main property rights regimes equivalent with respect to the coexistence value?

Frontiers of Economics and Globalization

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages 201-224

  Beckmann, Volker ^a   Soregaroli, Claudio ^b   Wesseler, Justus ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Genetically modified crops; Property rights; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896534008     PISSN: 15748715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1574-8715(2011)0000010013     Document Type: Article

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