Evolution of the economics of agricultural policy

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 403-423

  Sumner, Daniel A ^a   Alston, Julian M ^b   Glauber, Joseph W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural policy; Agricultural R D policy; Buffer stocks; Crop insurance; Ever normal granary; Farm commodity programs; Government stockholding; History of economics

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77957675519     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aaq015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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