Agricultural biotechnology: The promise and prospects of genetically modified crops

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 99-120

  Barrows, Geoffrey ^a,b   Sexton, Steven ^a,b   Zilberman, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84894558517     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.28.1.99     Document Type: Article

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