The production effects of agricultural income support policies under uncertainty

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 46-57

  Hennessy, David A ^a  

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Author keywords

Coupling effects; Decoupled support; Insurance effects; Wealth effects

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0002810585     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3180267     Document Type: Article

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