Comparison of Alternative Functional Forms with Application to Agricultural Input Data

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1984, Pages 216-220

  Chalfant, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84959768180     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1241046     Document Type: Article

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