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The Restructuring of Southern Agriculture: Data Needs for Economic and Policy Research: Discussion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Larry D. Sanders*
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University

Extract

The general goal of the Skees and Reed paper is to emphasize the need for data which permit anticipatory, problem-oriented research by the agricultural economics discipline. More specifically, they seek more funding and support for the concept of state-generated data and, very specifically, support for panel design surveys by each state.

Type
Invited Papers and Discussions
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1988

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