Model selection and forecasting ability of theory-constrained food demand systems

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 301-312

  Kastens, Terry L ^a   Brester, Gary W ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand systems; Forecasting; Model selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000584614     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1243704     Document Type: Article

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