Estimating spatial interactions in deforestation decisions

Biodiversity Economics

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 92-114

  Robalino, Juan A ^a   Pfaff, Alexander ^a   Sanchez Azofeifa, Arturo ^b  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 84927079872     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511551079.006     Document Type: Chapter

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