Learning by Doing and Learning from Others: Human Capital and Technical Change in Agriculture
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- Mark Rosenzweig & Andrew D. Foster, "undated". "Learning by Doing and Learning from Others: Human Capital and Technical Change in Agriculture," Home Pages _068, University of Pennsylvania.
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