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Farm Growth In The Ontario Dairy Industry: A Skeptical Look At Gibrat'S Law

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  • Fox, Glenn
  • Dickson, Ed

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  • Fox, Glenn & Dickson, Ed, 1989. "Farm Growth In The Ontario Dairy Industry: A Skeptical Look At Gibrat'S Law," 1989 Conference, January 7-10, Tucson, Arizona 260170, Regional Research Committe NC-181: Determinants of Farm Size and Structure.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.260170
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