Asymmetric price transmission in the Spanish lamb sector

European Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-80

  Ben Kaabia, M ^a   Gil, José M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Edifici ESAB   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asymmetries; Lamb prices; Non linear adjustments; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047102797     PISSN: 01651587     EISSN: 14643618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/erae/jbm009     Document Type: Article

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