Chapter 12 The agricultural producer: Theory and statistical measurement

Handbook of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 1, Issue PART A, 2001, Pages 629-741

  Just, Richard E ^a   Pope, Rulon D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70350087584     PISSN: 15740072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-0072(01)10015-0     Document Type: Review

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