Empirical measurement of credit rationing in agriculture: A methodological survey

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 191-203

  Petrick, Martin ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES IAMO   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agricultural finance; Credit rationing; Micro econometrics; Quantitative analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; CREDIT PROVISION; ECONOMETRICS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; RURAL ECONOMY;

EID: 33645746300     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2005.00384.x     Document Type: Review

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