The payoff to public investments in pest-management R&D: General issues and a case study emphasizing integrated pest management in California

Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 558-573

  Mullen, John D ^a   Alston, Julian M ^b,c   Sumner, Daniel A ^b,c,d   Kreith, Marcia T ^d   Kuminoff, Nicolai V ^d,e  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Giannini Foundation   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 29244441649     PISSN: 10587195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2005.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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