type="main" xml:lang="fr" <p>Les enchères de conservation permettent à des propriétaires fonciers de proposer des projets de conservation et des paiements connexes (offres) qui sont soumis à l'examen d'un organisme de conservation. Dernièrement, il a été proposé d'utiliser des mécanismes...</p>

Recently, interest in combinatorial auctions has extended to include trade in multiple units of heterogeneous items. Combinatorial bidding is complex and iterative auctions are used to allow bidders to sequentially express their preferences with the aid of auction market information provided in...

As private plant breeding replaces public programs, the efficient provision and utilisation of key enabling technologies for crop breeding, which are largely knowledge based and provide the foundation for variety improvement, might be at risk. Typically, such inputs are non-rival in use and are...

Books reviewed: David A. Cleveland and Daniela Soleri (eds) - Farmers, Scientists and Plant Breeding: Integrating Knowledge and Practice Clem Tisdell - The Economics of Conserving Wildlife and Natural Areas Derek Byerlee and Ruben G. Echeverria (eds) - Agricultural Research Policy in an Era of...