Regional economic impacts of a plant disease incursion using a general equilibrium approach

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-89

  Wittwer, Glyn ^a   McKirdy, Simon ^b   Wilson, Ryan ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Plant Health Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

CGE modelling; Dynamics; Plant disease

Indexed keywords

CROP PEST; ECONOMIC IMPACT; WHEAT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

TILLETIA INDICA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 17644397029     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2005.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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