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The Productivity And Allocation Of Research: U.S. Agricultural Experiment Stations

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  • Bredahl, Maury E.
  • Peterson, Willis L.

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The main purpose of this paper is to present estimates of the marginal products and rates of return to the four major categories of agricultural research conducted by U.S. agricultural experiment stations (cash grains, poultry, dairy, and livestock).

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  • Bredahl, Maury E. & Peterson, Willis L., 1976. "The Productivity And Allocation Of Research: U.S. Agricultural Experiment Stations," Staff Papers 13698, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:umaesp:13698
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.13698
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