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Relative Prices, Technology, And Farm Size

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  • Kislev, Yoav
  • Peterson, Willis L.

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The main purpose of this paper is to construct a theoretical framework which explains the growth in size of full-time family farms.

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  • Kislev, Yoav & Peterson, Willis L., 1980. "Relative Prices, Technology, And Farm Size," Staff Papers 13394, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:umaesp:13394
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.13394
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