The supply response of aggregate agricultural output in Jamaica

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 205-217

  Gafar, John ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY RESPONSE; PRICE; RESPONSE;

JAMAICA;

EID: 0030663511     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5150(97)00005-4     Document Type: Article

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