Aggregation of data and profit maximization in Mexican agriculture

Applied Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 235-244

  Williams, Shon P ^a   Shumway, C Richard ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; ECONOMETRICS; PROFIT MAXIMISATION;

MEXICO;

EID: 0031801180     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368498326038     Document Type: Article

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