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Spatial Bioinvasion Externalities with Heterogeneous Landowner Preferences: A Two-Agent Bioeconomic Model

Shady S. Atallah
Land Economics, April 2025, 101 (2) 262-283; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/le.101.2.112024-0209

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Shady S. Atallah
Land Economics Apr 2025, 101 (2) 262-283; DOI: 10.3368/le.101.2.112024-0209
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