Environmental identity economics: an application to farmers’ pro-environmental investment behaviour

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Environmental identity economics : an application to farmers’ pro-environmental investment behaviour. / Zemo, Kahsay Haile; Termansen, Mette.

In: European Review of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 49, No. 2, 2022, p. 331–358.

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Zemo, KH & Termansen, M 2022, 'Environmental identity economics: an application to farmers’ pro-environmental investment behaviour', European Review of Agricultural Economics, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 331–358. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbab049

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Zemo, K. H., & Termansen, M. (2022). Environmental identity economics: an application to farmers’ pro-environmental investment behaviour. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 49(2), 331–358. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbab049

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Zemo KH, Termansen M. Environmental identity economics: an application to farmers’ pro-environmental investment behaviour. European Review of Agricultural Economics. 2022;49(2):331–358. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbab049

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Zemo, Kahsay Haile ; Termansen, Mette. / Environmental identity economics : an application to farmers’ pro-environmental investment behaviour. In: European Review of Agricultural Economics. 2022 ; Vol. 49, No. 2. pp. 331–358.

Bibtex

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