Why do transaction costs of agricultural policies vary?

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Rørstad, Per Kristian ^a   Vatn, Arild ^a   Kvakkestad, Valborg ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Agricultural policy; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; POLICY ANALYSIS; TRANSACTION COST;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33846561220     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2007.00172.x     Document Type: Review

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