Measurement of total factor productivity growth and biases in technological change in Western Australian agriculture

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-91

  Coelli, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 21344460898     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1255(199601)11:1<77::AID-JAE370>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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