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Comment on "Influences of Agricultural Technology on the Size and Importance of Food Price Variability"

In: The Economics of Food Price Volatility

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  • James M. MacDonald, 2014. "Comment on "Influences of Agricultural Technology on the Size and Importance of Food Price Variability"," NBER Chapters, in: The Economics of Food Price Volatility, pages 54-58, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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