Regulatory compliance under enforcement gaps
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Keywords
Enforcement; Environmental regulation; Nutrient management; Water quality;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- L51 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Economics of Regulation
- Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy
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