Rationalising inefficiency in agricultural production - the case of Swedish dairy agriculture

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Rationalising inefficiency in agricultural production - the case of Swedish dairy agriculture. / Hansson, Helena; Manevska-Tasevska, Gordana; Asmild, Mette.

In: European Review of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 47, No. 1, 2020, p. 1-24.

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Hansson, H, Manevska-Tasevska, G & Asmild, M 2020, 'Rationalising inefficiency in agricultural production - the case of Swedish dairy agriculture', European Review of Agricultural Economics, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jby042

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Hansson, H., Manevska-Tasevska, G., & Asmild, M. (2020). Rationalising inefficiency in agricultural production - the case of Swedish dairy agriculture. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 47(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jby042

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Hansson H, Manevska-Tasevska G, Asmild M. Rationalising inefficiency in agricultural production - the case of Swedish dairy agriculture. European Review of Agricultural Economics. 2020;47(1):1-24. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jby042

Author

Hansson, Helena ; Manevska-Tasevska, Gordana ; Asmild, Mette. / Rationalising inefficiency in agricultural production - the case of Swedish dairy agriculture. In: European Review of Agricultural Economics. 2020 ; Vol. 47, No. 1. pp. 1-24.

Bibtex

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