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Economic Analysis of Eco-Labeling: The Case of Labeled Organic Rice in Thailand

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New Frontiers in Environmental and Social Labeling

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  1. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Canada

    Maria Cristina D M Carambas (Economist)

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  1. Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade, Leibniz University of Hannover, Koenigsworther Platz 1, 30167, Hannover, Germany

    Ulrike Grote

  2. Department of Economics, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, 29187, USA

    Arnab K. Basu

  3. Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA

    Nancy H. Chau

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Carambas, M.C.D.M. (2007). Economic Analysis of Eco-Labeling: The Case of Labeled Organic Rice in Thailand. In: Grote, U., Basu, A.K., Chau, N.H. (eds) New Frontiers in Environmental and Social Labeling. Sustainability and Innovation. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-1756-0_5

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