Payment limitations and acreage decisions under risk aversion: A simulation approach

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-41

  Goodwin, Barry K ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commodity programs; Payment limits

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY; CROP PRODUCTION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PROBABILITY; SIMULATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 58149513906     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2008.01187.x     Document Type: Article

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