Does it pay to increase competition in combinatorial conservation auctions?

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 411-433

  Iftekhar, M S ^a   Hailu, A ^a   Lindner, R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 84905755685     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: 17447976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cjag.12028     Document Type: Article

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