A bilateral comparison of fruit and vegetable consumption: United States and Canada

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 333-349

  Richards, Timothy J ^a   Patterson, Paul M ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alchian Allen effect; Fruit and vegetable trade; Health information; Latent variable; MIMIC model; Produce quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 24044539899     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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