The Size Distribution of Farms and International Productivity Differences

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  The American Economic Review

• Publication date

  2014-05-28

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Economics

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  DOI 10.1257/AER.104.6.1667
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