Digging into background risk: Experiments with farmers and students

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 457-463

  Herberich, David H ^a   List, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84891719630     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aar070     Document Type: Conference Paper

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