When point estimates miss the point: Stochastic modeling of WTO restrictions

Progress in Economics Research, Volume 14

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 87-110

  Westhoff, Patrick ^a   Brown, Scott ^a   Hart, Chad ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregate measure of support; Agricultural policy; Doha development agenda; Stochastic modeling; World trade organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85029614154     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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