Composite price expectations: An empirical analysis for the Spanish horticultural sector

Agribusiness

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-83

  Galdeano Gómez, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

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EID: 82655187774     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.20113     Document Type: Article

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