Risk attitude, planting conditions and the value of seasonal forecasts to a dryland wheat grower

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 211-233

  Marshall, G R ^a   Parton, K A ^a   Hammer, G L ^a  

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EID: 0000779794     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.1996.tb00595.x     Document Type: Article

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