Eco-information and its effect on consumer values for environmentally certified forest products

Journal of Forest Economics - Tập 10 - Trang 75-96 - 2004
Kelly A. O’Brien1, Mario F. Teisl2
1Kleinschmidt Associates, 75 Main Street, Pittsfield, ME 04967, USA
2Department of Resource Economics and Policy at the University of Maine, 5782 Winslow Hall Orono, ME 04469, USA

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