On Technological Change in Crop Yields
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- Tor N. Tolhurst & Alan P. Ker, 2015. "On Technological Change in Crop Yields," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 97(1), pages 137-158.
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Crop Production/Industries;NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGR-2013-07-05 (Agricultural Economics)
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