Disrupting Demand for Commercial Seed: Input Subsidies in Malawi and Zambia

World Development

Volumn 45, Issue , 2013, Pages 75-91

  Mason, Nicole M ^a   Ricker Gilbert, Jacob ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crowding out; Improved maize seed; Input subsidies; Malawi; Sub Saharan Africa; Zambia

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ANALYSIS; MAIZE; PANEL DATA; SEED; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

MALAWI; ZAMBIA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84875809064     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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