Supply response to changes in agricultural commodity prices in Asian countries

Journal of Asian Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-75

  Imai, Katsushi S ^a,b   Gaiha, Raghav ^c,d   Thapa, Ganesh ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^e International Fund for Agricultural Development   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agricultural commodities; Panel data; Prices; Smallholders; Supply responses

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650231573     PISSN: 10490078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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