Inventory dynamics under transaction costs

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 260-273

  Chavas, Jean Paul ^a   Despins, Paula M ^a   Fortenbery, T Randy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbitrage pricing; Convenience yield; Inventory; Soybean

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLY; SOYBEAN; STORAGE; TRANSACTION COST; YIELD;

UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0034121178     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0002-9092.00023     Document Type: Article

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