Inter- and intra-seasonal crop acreage response to international food prices and implications of volatility

Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 693-710

  Haile, Mekbib G ^a   Kalkuhl, Matthias ^a   von Braun, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acreage response; Food supply; International prices; Price expectation; Price volatility

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84926138874     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/agec.12116     Document Type: Article

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