Was the Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation's advertising efficient?

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-81

  Holloway, Garth J ^a   Peyton, L James ^b   Griffith, Garry R ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 0346836890     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.00099     Document Type: Article

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