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Deviations from the real options benchmark - An experimental approach to (non) optimal investment decisions of conventional and organic hog farmers

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  • Vollmer, Elisabeth
  • Hermann, Daniel
  • Mußhoff, Oliver

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  • Vollmer, Elisabeth & Hermann, Daniel & Mußhoff, Oliver, 2015. "Deviations from the real options benchmark - An experimental approach to (non) optimal investment decisions of conventional and organic hog farmers," 2015 Conference (59th), February 10-13, 2015, Rotorua, New Zealand 202585, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.202585
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