An analysis of short-run response of export and domestic agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-53

  Aboagye, Anthony Q ^a   Gunjal, Kisan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Domestic savings; Export and domestic shares of agricultural output; Official development assistance; Panel data; Private foreign commercial capital; Profit function

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TRADE; EXPORT; FOOD SECURITY; PRODUCTIVITY;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034048259     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5150(00)00056-6     Document Type: Article

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