Technological Change And Risk Management: An Application To The Economics Of Corn Production
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- Kim, Kwansoo & Chavas, Jean-Paul, 2003. "Technological change and risk management: an application to the economics of corn production," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 29(2), pages 125-142, October.
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Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty;All these keywords.
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- D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
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