A Neoclassical Analysis of the U. S. Farm Sector, 1948-1970

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1974, Pages 717-729

  Rosine, John ^a   Helmberger, Peter ^b  

^a Federal Reserve Bank   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost benefit; Factor shares; Program effects; Secular trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342336091     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1239301     Document Type: Article

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