How U.S. farm programs and crop revenue insurance affect returns to farm land

Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 238-253

  Gray, Allan W ^a   Boehlje, Michael D ^a   Gloy, Brent A ^b   Slinsky, Stephen P ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 23344444064     PISSN: 10587195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2004.00173.x     Document Type: Review

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