Investment and productivity in Canadian and U.S. food manufacturing

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 105-118

  Chan Kang, Connie ^a   Buccola, Steven ^b   Kerkvliet, Joe ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033259486     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.1999.tb00385.x     Document Type: Article

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