Genetically modified crops and household labor savings in US crop production

AgBioForum

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 303-312

  Gardner, Justin G ^a   Nehring, Richard F ^b   Nelson, Carl H ^c  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural biotechnology; Endogeneity; Genetically modified crops; Survey weights; Treatment effects

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 77954358821     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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