Crop Insurance Subsidies and Environmental Externalities: Evidence from Southern Italy
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عنوان ژورنال: Outlook on Agriculture
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0030-7270,2043-6866
DOI: 10.5367/oa.2014.0183