Production organization and efficiency during transition: An empirical analysis of East German agriculture

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 100-107

  Mathijs, Erik ^a   Swinnen, Johan F M ^a  

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EID: 0035583484     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465301750160072     Document Type: Article

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