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Reassessing Research Returns: Attribution and Related Problems

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  • Alston, Julian M. & Pardey, Philip G., 2000. "Reassessing Research Returns: Attribution and Related Problems," 2000 Conference, August 13-18, 2000, Berlin, Germany 197205, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.197205
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