The state-contingent approach to production under uncertainty

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 153-169

  Quiggin, John ^a   Chambers, Robert G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Risk; State contingent production; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745525210     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2006.00320.x     Document Type: Article

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