Valuation of water level: A spatial hedonic analysis on lakeshore properties

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 20-37

  Liu, Weiwei ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater overuse; Nonmarket valuation; SARAR model; Spatial econometrics; White Bear Lake

Indexed keywords

EID: 85078536701     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.298432     Document Type: Article

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