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Producers' response in rice production — A comparison between ten Indian states under planning

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This investigation attempts to compare rice producers' response to price and yield expectations in terms of changes in the planted area in different Indian states under two decades of planning. It provides an explanation of why the response function may differ between the states and offers supporting evidence.

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  1. FRED, University of Florida, 32611, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Subrata Ghatak

  2. Economics Department, University of Leicester, LEI 7RH, Leicester, UK

    Subrata Ghatak

  3. Economics Department, University of Leicester, LEI 7RH, Leicester, UK

    Howard Rees

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Ghatak, S., Rees, H. Producers' response in rice production — A comparison between ten Indian states under planning. Economics of Planning 24, 161–180 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347668

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