Investment in u s agriculture

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1986, Pages 950-960

  Vasavada, U ^a   Chambers, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural investment; Asset fixity; Dynamic duality; Flexible accelerator

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959792859     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1242141     Document Type: Article

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