The quasi-option value of delayed input use under catastrophic drought risk: The case of no-till in morocco

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 498-504

  Magnan, Nicholas ^a   Lybbert, Travis J ^b   Mrabet, Rachid ^c   Fadlaoui, Aziz ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (Morocco)

^d INRA Meknès   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GROWING SEASON; PLOWING; TILLAGE;

MOROCCO;

EID: 79960036662     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aaq136     Document Type: Conference Paper

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