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Government intervention in food markets when firms react

  • Rachel Griffith

Published on 1 July 2014

This presentation was given at the Australian Conference of Economists in Tasmania, July 2014.

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    This presentation was given at the Australian Conference of Economists in Tasmania, July 2014.

      Authors

      Rachel Cassidy
      Rachel Griffith

      Co-director, CPP Institute

      Rachel is an CPP Institute Co-director and Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester. 

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      10.1920/ps.ifs.2024.0346
      Publisher
      Institute for Fiscal Studies

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      Griffith, R. (2014). 'Government intervention in food markets when firms react' [Presentation]. Tasmania, Australia: Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/government-intervention-food-markets-when-firms-react-0 (accessed: 21 July 2026).

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