On production function estimation with selectivity and risk considerations

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 597-608

  Koundouri, Phoebe ^a,b   Nauges, Céline ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Crop choice; Production risk; Sample selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 31544432299     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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