The logic of testing structural change in meat demand: A methodological analysis and appraisal

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1186-1192

  Davis, George C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand; Logic; Methodology; Popper Duhem dilemma; Structural change

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000331848     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1244276     Document Type: Article

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