Information value and risk premium in agricultural production: The case of split nitrogen application for corn

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-70

  Bontems, Philippe ^a   Thomas, Alban ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Agricultural production; Generalized method of moments estimation; Information value; Production risk; Risk aversion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CORN; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; METHODOLOGY;

UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034076203     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0002-9092.00006     Document Type: Article

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