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I Introduction: Alternative Renewable Resource Strategies |
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1 | (23) |
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A Generic Overview of the Analysis |
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3 | (3) |
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Forested Wetlands, Agricultural Production, and the Role of Federal Flood-Control Projects |
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6 | (9) |
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Federal Policy Affecting Wetlands |
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8 | (2) |
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Federal Flood Control/Drainage Projects and Wetland Conversion |
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10 | (4) |
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An Alternative View from the Corps of Engineers |
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14 | (1) |
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Previous Analyses of Forested Wetland Conversion |
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15 | (2) |
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17 | (2) |
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Major Conclusions of the Study |
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19 | (5) |
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II Theory of Privately Optimal Resource Use: Market Allocations of Forested Wetlands and Agricultural Production |
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24 | (27) |
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A Dynamic Optimization Model of Forestry and Agricultural Production |
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25 | (7) |
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Solving the Optimization Problem: Necessary Conditions for Land Conversion and Abandonment |
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32 | (5) |
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Modelling the Unobserved Heterogeneity of Land |
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37 | (3) |
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Aggregation of Necessary Conditions for Forested Wetland Conversion |
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40 | (4) |
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Aggregation of Necessary Conditions for Farmland Abandonment |
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44 | (3) |
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A Comprehensive Econometric Model of Forested Wetland Conversion and Agricultural Abandonment |
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47 | (4) |
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III Econometric Analysis of Forested Wetland Conversion and Farmland Abandonment |
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51 | (27) |
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Parameter Estimation of Alternative Specifications |
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52 | (9) |
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Possibilities of Heteroscedasticity and Serial Correlation |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (4) |
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Testing for Distinct Corps and SCS Effects |
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60 | (1) |
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Selection of the Final Model |
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61 | (2) |
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Implications of the Statistical Analysis |
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63 | (2) |
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The Effects of Major Economic, Hydrologic, and Climatic Factors on Forested Wetland Conversion and Farmland Abandonment |
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65 | (13) |
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Dynamic Simulation Methodology |
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66 | (1) |
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The Impact of Federal Flood-Control and Drainage Projects on the Conversion of Forested Wetlands and the Abandonment of Agricultural Cropland |
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66 | (3) |
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Relative Importance of Economic, Hydrologic, and Climatic Factors |
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69 | (3) |
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The Impacts of Agricultural Product Prices on Conversion and Abandonment |
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72 | (2) |
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Summary Measurements of the Role Played by Federal Projects in Forested Wetland Depletion |
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74 | (4) |
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IV Welfare Analysis of Forested Wetland Depletion |
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78 | (26) |
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A Model of Socially Optimal Wetland Use |
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78 | (7) |
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A Dynamic Social Optimization Model of Forestry and Agricultural Production |
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79 | (5) |
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Internalizing Environmental Externalities: Simulation of the Socially Optimal Rate of Conversion and Abandonment |
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84 | (1) |
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Historical Welfare Analysis of Alternative Forested Wetland Uses, 1935--1984 |
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85 | (11) |
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Environmental Benefits of Forested Wetlands |
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85 | (3) |
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Economic Valuation of Environmental Benefits of Forested Wetlands |
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88 | (2) |
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Simulating the Socially Optimal Rate of Conversion and Abandonment, 1935--1984 |
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90 | (6) |
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Welfare Analysis of Alternative, Future Forested Wetland Uses, 1985--1999 |
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96 | (4) |
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Major Findings of the Welfare Analysis of Forested Wetland Depletion |
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100 | (4) |
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V Summary and Conclusions |
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104 | (18) |
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Alternative Renewable Resource Strategies for Forested Wetlands |
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106 | (1) |
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A Model of Privately Optimal Resource Use |
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107 | (1) |
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Econometric Analysis of Forested Wetland Conversion and Farmland Abandonment |
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108 | (1) |
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The Effects of Major Economic, Hydrologic, and Climatic Factors |
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109 | (1) |
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A Model of Socially Optimal Wetland Use |
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110 | (1) |
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Simulated Socially Optimal Wetland Use, 1935--1984 |
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111 | (1) |
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Welfare Analysis of Alternative Future Wetland Uses, 1985--1999 |
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112 | (2) |
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Placing the Findings of the Welfare Analysis in Perspective |
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114 | (1) |
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Policy Implications of the Study |
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114 | (3) |
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Suggestions for Further Research |
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117 | (4) |
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Improvements in the Current Model |
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118 | (1) |
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Additional Applications of the Model |
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119 | (1) |
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Extensions of the Methodology to Other Policy Problems |
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120 | (1) |
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A Methodological Overview of the Analysis |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (76) |
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1 Cropland Acreage Changes, 1949--1969 |
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123 | (1) |
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2 Cropland Acreage Changes, 1969--1982 |
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124 | (1) |
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3 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Flood Control Projects, 1929--1984 |
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125 | (1) |
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4 Soil Conservation Service Flood Control and Drainage Projects, 1959--1984 |
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126 | (1) |
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5 Previous Research on Wetland Conversion In the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
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127 | (16) |
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6 Data Sources and Variable Construction |
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143 | (20) |
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7 Size Distribution of Farms, 1935 and 1982 |
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163 | (1) |
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8 Land Values and the Anticipation of Future Capital Gains |
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164 | (2) |
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9 Static Optimization Model of Forestry and Agricultural Production |
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166 | (5) |
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10 Mutual Exclusivity of Farmland Abandonment and Forest Conversion |
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171 | (1) |
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11 Econometric Model of Forested Wetland Conversion and Agricultural Cropland Abandonment, Normal Distribution of Heterogeneity |
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172 | (1) |
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12 Econometric Model of Forested Wetland Conversion and Agricultural Cropland Abandonment, Uniform Distribution of Heterogeneity |
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173 | (1) |
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13 Study Area of Thirty-Six Interior Counties, Lower Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
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174 | (1) |
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14 Forest and Agricultural Acreage, 1934--1984 |
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175 | (1) |
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15 Econometric Estimation Results, Specification L3, County/Parish Intercepts |
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176 | (1) |
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16 Econometric Estimation Results, Specifications U1 through U3, Uniform Distribution of Heterogeneity |
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177 | (1) |
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17 Econometric Estimation Results, Specifications L4 through L7, Lognormal Distribution of Heterogeneity |
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178 | (1) |
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18 Econometric Estimation Results, Specifications N1 through N4, Normal Distribution of Heterogeneity |
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179 | (1) |
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19 Simulated Changes In Area of Forested Wetlands Using Alternative Econometric Specifications, 1935--1984 |
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180 | (1) |
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20 Actual and Historically Simulated Area of Forested Wetlands Using Alternative Econometric Specifications, 1935--1984 |
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181 | (1) |
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21 Simulated Quinquennial Changes in Area of Forested Wetlands Under Various Scenarios, 1935--1999 |
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182 | (1) |
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22 Sensitivity Analysis, Simulated Area of Forested Wetlands Under Various Scenarios, 1935--1999 |
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183 | (1) |
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23 Quinquennial Impacts of Federal Flood--Control Projects on Forested Wetland Depletion, 1935--1999 |
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184 | (1) |
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24 Taxonomy of Major Wetland Values |
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185 | (1) |
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25 Simulated Socially Optimal Changes In Forested Wetlands, Environmental Benefits - $50 and $200 per Acre, 1935--1984 |
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186 | (1) |
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26 Estimated Future Socially Optimal Quinquennial Changes in Forested Wetlands for Alternative Annual Values of Environmental Benefits, 1985--1999 |
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187 | (1) |
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27 Simulated Future Changes in Forested Wetlands for Alternative Levels of Future Agricultural Prices |
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188 | (1) |
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28 Distribution of Soybean Production |
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189 | (1) |
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29 Distribution of Cotton Production |
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190 | (1) |
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30 Distribution of Rice Production |
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191 | (1) |
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31 Distribution of Corn Production |
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192 | (1) |
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32 Major Agricultural Crop Acreages and Agricultural Revenue per Acre |
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193 | (1) |
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33 Average Annual Yield of Major Agricultural Crops, 1929--1984 |
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194 | (1) |
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34 Average Nominal Prices of Major Crops, 1929---1984 |
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195 | (1) |
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35 Average Nominal Production Costs of Major Crops and Average Nominal Conversion Cost, 1929--1984 |
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196 | (1) |
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36 Average Nominal Forestry Prices, Volumes, and Yields, 1939--1984 |
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197 | (1) |
| Personal Communications |
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198 | (5) |
| References |
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