Do government payments influence farm size and survival?

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 330-349

  Key, Nigel D ^a   Roberts, Michael J ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural payments; Exit rate; Farm size; Growth; Payment limits; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 45449101466     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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