Benefits of meeting nutrient reduction targets for the Baltic Sea–a contingent valuation study in the nine coastal states

Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 278-305

  Ahtiainen, Heini ^a   Artell, Janne ^a   Czajkowski, Mikołaj ^b   Hasler, Berit ^c   Hasselström, Linus ^d   Huhtala, Anni ^e   Meyerhoff, Jürgen ^f   Smart, James C R ^g   Söderqvist, Tore ^d   Alemu, Mohammed H ^c   Angeli, Daija ^h   Dahlbo, Kim ⁱ   Fleming Lehtinen, Vivi ⁱ   Hyytiäinen, Kari ^a   Karlõševa, Aljona ^j   Khaleeva, Yulia ^k   Maar, Marie ^c   Martinsen, Louise ^c   Nõmmann, Tea ^j   Pakalniete, Kristine ^l   Oskolokaite, Ieva ^m   Semeniene, Daiva ^m   more..

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d Enveco Environmental Economics Consultancy Ltd   (Sweden)

^e Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus Finland   (Finland)

^f TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^g GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h ROYAL SOCIETY OF BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^j STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^k NEW ECONOMIC SCHOOL   (Russian Federation)

^l AKTiiVS Ltd   (Latvia)

^m Center for Environmental Policy   (Lithuania)

more..

Author keywords

Baltic Sea Action Plan; contingent valuation; eutrophication; the Baltic Sea; water quality; willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928690433     PISSN: 21606544     EISSN: 21606552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21606544.2014.901923     Document Type: Article

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