Agriculture in the global economy

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 121-146

  Alston, Julian M ^a,b   Pardey, Philip G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84894591298     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.28.1.121     Document Type: Article

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