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A Comparison of Objective Function Structures Used in a Recursive Goal Programming-Simulations Model of Farm Growth

  • Craig L. Dobbins (a1) and Harry P. Mapp (a2)
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Adjustments in enterprise organization and resource use by firms in response to changing prices, yields, technology, and expectations are of interest to production economists and farm management specialists. Comparative statics has been the primary means of analyzing the impact of changes in these variables on the firm.

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