Benefit cost analysis of an import access request

Food Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 277-285

  Cook, David C ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biosecurity; Import risk analysis; Invasive species

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOOD SUPPLY; IMPORT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MODELING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTICITY;

VITACEAE;

EID: 42649114494     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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