Why should imperfect competition matter to agricultural economists?

European Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 349-371

  McCorriston, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European food sector; Imperfect competition; Policy analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036337274     PISSN: 01651587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurrag/29.3.349     Document Type: Conference Paper

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