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Explaining Total Factor Productivity Change: Returns to R & D in U.K. Agricultural Research

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  • Thirtle, C. & Bottomley, P., 1988. "Explaining Total Factor Productivity Change: Returns to R & D in U.K. Agricultural Research," Manchester Working Papers in Agricultural Economics 232809, University of Manchester, School of Economics, Agricultural Economics Department.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.232809
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