Public goods, hysteresis, and underinvestment in food safety

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 464-482

  Richards, Timothy J ^a   Nganje, William E ^a   Acharya, Ram N ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food safety; Hysteresis; Investment; Public goods; Real options; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 76649108890     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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