Agri-environmental auctions for phosphorus load reduction: Experiences from a Finnish pilot

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 205-222

  Iho, Antti ^a   Lankoski, Jussi ^b   Ollikainen, Markku ^b   Puustinen, Markku ^c   Lehtimäki, Jonne ^d  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Agri environmental auction; Environmental benefit index; Information rent; Phosphorus load; Pilot

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECONOMIC RENT; GOODS EXCHANGE; GYPSUM; PHOSPHORUS;

EID: 84898054275     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.12049     Document Type: Article

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