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Accounting for Non-Exposure Bias, Self-Selection, and Heterogeneity in Production Technology: Evidence from Rice Cultivation in Ghana

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  • Abdulai, Shamsudeen
  • Chittur, Srinivasan
  • Tranter, Richard

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  • Abdulai, Shamsudeen & Chittur, Srinivasan & Tranter, Richard, 2025. "Accounting for Non-Exposure Bias, Self-Selection, and Heterogeneity in Production Technology: Evidence from Rice Cultivation in Ghana," International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics (IJFAEC), Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Department of Economics and Finance, vol. 13(1), April.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.374817
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