The Weather Factor and Variability in China's Grain Supply

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 529-543

  Carter, Colin A ^a   Zhang, Bin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0002014939     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcec.1998.1543     Document Type: Article

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