Measuring the Benefits of Policy Research

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1534-1538

  Norton, George W ^a   Alwang, Jeffrey ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0013340143     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1244377     Document Type: Article

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