Global biofuels: Key to the puzzle of grain market behavior

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 73-98

  Wright, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84894568777     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.28.1.73     Document Type: Article

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