A dynamic analysis of the effects of a price support program on price dynamics and price volatility

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 495-514

  Kim, Kwansoo ^a   Chavas, Jean Paul ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Censored regression; Market liberalization; Price dynamics; Price volatility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037002626     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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