Regulatory experiments: Genetically modified crops and financial derivatives on trial

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 179-190

  Millo, Yuval ^a   Lezaun, Javier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM;

EID: 33646242775     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154306781779046     Document Type: Article

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