Risk responses to dynamic asset thresholds

Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 412-418

  Lybbert, Travis J ^a,b   Barrett, Christopher B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 34447536217     PISSN: 10587195     EISSN: 14679353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2007.00354.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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