"A note on soil depth, failing markets and agricultural pricing": Comment

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 236-243

  Lichtenberg, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Labor markets; Price policy; Soil conservation; Structural adjustment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRICE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LABOR MARKET; MARKET CONDITIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL DEPTH;

EID: 33747337266     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2005.05.006     Document Type: Article

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