The economic effect of the Canadian BSE outbreak on the US economy

Applied Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 935-946

  Wieck, Christine ^a   Holland, David W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CATTLE; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; IMPORT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; TRADE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 77950898224     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840701721125     Document Type: Article

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