Institutions and preferences determine resilience of ecological-economic systems

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Institutions and preferences determine resilience of ecological-economic systems. / Quaas, Martin F.; Baumgärtner, Stefan; Derissen, Sandra et al.
Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2008. (Working paper series in economics; No. 109).

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Quaas, MF, Baumgärtner, S, Derissen, S & Strunz, S 2008 'Institutions and preferences determine resilience of ecological-economic systems' Working paper series in economics, no. 109, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg.

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Quaas, M. F., Baumgärtner, S., Derissen, S., & Strunz, S. (2008). Institutions and preferences determine resilience of ecological-economic systems. (Working paper series in economics; No. 109). Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg.

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Quaas MF, Baumgärtner S, Derissen S, Strunz S. Institutions and preferences determine resilience of ecological-economic systems. Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. 2008. (Working paper series in economics; 109).

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