Point /nonpoint source trading of pollution abatement: Choosing the right trading ratio

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 959-967

  Malik, Arun S ^a   Letson, David ^b   Crutchfield, Stephen R ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enforcement costs; Nonpoint source pollution; Pollution trading; Technology adoption; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84963012194     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1243983     Document Type: Article

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