Is the market failing agricultural producers who wish to manage risks?

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 103-112

  Blank, Steven C ^a   Carter, Colin A ^a   McDonald, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 21744435702     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.1997.tb00482.x     Document Type: Article

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