Discussion: Use of Biophysical Simulation in Production Economics
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Discussion Papers in Economics
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
سال: 1984
ISSN: 1074-0708,2056-7405
DOI: 10.1017/s008130520001654x