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Production Uncertainty and Factor Demands for the Competitive Firm

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  • Pope, Rulon D.
  • Kramer, Randall A.

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  • Pope, Rulon D. & Kramer, Randall A., 1978. "Production Uncertainty and Factor Demands for the Competitive Firm," Working Papers 225637, University of California, Davis, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.225637
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