Application of mean-Gini stochastic efficiency analysis

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-62

  McDonald, Jeffrey D ^a   Moffitt, L Joe ^b   Willis, Cleve E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0002922976     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.00003     Document Type: Article

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