Chapter 2 Uncertainty, risk aversion, and risk management for agricultural producers

Handbook of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 1, Issue PART A, 2001, Pages 87-153

  Moschini, Giancarlo ^a   Hennessy, David A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70350113667     PISSN: 15740072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-0072(01)10005-8     Document Type: Review

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