Agricultural subsidy policies fail to deal with child labour under agricultural dualism: What could be the alternative policies?
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The effects of purchasing and price subsidy policies for agricultural products under target zones
a r t i c l e i n f o A good harvest usually leads to a collapse of agricultural prices since the price elasticity of agricultural products is relatively low. To stabilize the market and protect farmers, many countries have introduced a target zone policy, together with product purchasing or price subsidy strategies. This article analyzes the effect of a target zone with different strategies op...
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عنوان ژورنال: Research in Economics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1090-9443
DOI: 10.1016/j.rie.2014.05.003