The importance of being informed: experimental evidence on the demand for environmental quality
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- Jalan, Jyotsna & Somanathan, E., 2008. "The importance of being informed: Experimental evidence on demand for environmental quality," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 87(1), pages 14-28, August.
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Environmental quality; drinking water; information; awareness; experiment.;All these keywords.
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- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
- O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
- Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
- Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
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