Estimating the off-farm labor supply in Canada

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-14

  Howard, Wayne ^a,b   Swidinsky, Michael ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 0034401854     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2000.tb00261.x     Document Type: Article

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