The effect of drought on uncertainty and agricultural investment in Australia

Journal of Post Keynesian Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 575-594

  Marangos, John ^a   Williams, Catherine ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Australia; Drought; Investment; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644481156     PISSN: 01603477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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