Optimal Conservation Programs, Asymmetric Information and the Role of Fixed Costs

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 305-323

  Arguedas, Carmen ^a   van Soest, Daan P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asymmetric information; Mechanism design; Payments for ecosystem services

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; ECOSYSTEMS; MACHINE DESIGN;

ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION; COMPENSATION SCHEME; CONSERVATION COSTS; CONSERVATION PROGRAMS; FINANCIAL COMPENSATION; INCENTIVE COMPATIBLE; MECHANISM DESIGN; PAYMENTS FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES;

COSTS;

ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION; COMPENSATION SYSTEM; CONSERVATION PLANNING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCIAL PROVISION; INCENTIVE; LITERATURE REVIEW; OPTIMIZATION; PROJECT DESIGN;

EID: 85027947221     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-011-9474-x     Document Type: Article

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