Effects of the GM Controversy on Iowa Corn-Soybean Farmers' Acreage Allocation Decisions

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 580-595

  Alexander, Corinne ^a   Fernandez Cornejo, Jorge ^b   Goodhue, Rachael E ^c,d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Giannini Found of Agric Economics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Expected utility; Genetically modified crops; Two limit tobit model

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1242288327     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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