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Principal issues in the evaluation of public research in agriculture

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  • Rausser, Gordon C.
  • de Janvry, Alain
  • Schmitz, Andrew
  • Zilberman, David D.

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  • Rausser, Gordon C. & de Janvry, Alain & Schmitz, Andrew & Zilberman, David D., 1980. "Principal issues in the evaluation of public research in agriculture," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series qt74v9m7dh, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.
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