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Agricultural Risk, Insurance, and the Land-productivity Inverse Relationship

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  • Chen, Huang, 2017. "Agricultural Risk, Insurance, and the Land-productivity Inverse Relationship," 2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois 258212, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea17:258212
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.258212
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