Quasi-rational and ex ante price expectations in commodity supply models: An empirical analysis of the US broiler market

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 407-426

  Holt, Matthew T ^a   Mckenzie, Andrew M ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 0042658076     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.694     Document Type: Article

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