The impact of information provision on agglomeration bonus performance: An experimental study on local networks

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1009-1029

  Banerjee, Simanti ^a   De Vries, Frans P ^b   Hanley, Nick ^b   Van Soest, Daan P ^c  

^a OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDOWNER; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 84905041406     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aau048     Document Type: Article

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