The economics of risk, uncertainty and learning in the adoption of new agricultural technologies: where are we on the learning curve?

Agricultural Systems - Tập 75 Số 2-3 - Trang 215-234 - 2003
Michele C. Marra1, David J. Pannell2, Amir K. Abadi Ghadim2
1Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, North Carolina State University, Box 8109, Ralieigh, NC 27695-8109, USA
2Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Western Australia, Nedlands 6009, Australia

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