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Do the Largest Firms Grow the Fastest?
The Case of U.S. Dairies
Almuhanad Melhim, Erik J. O’Donoghue, and C. Richard Shumway
■ Almuhanad Melhim is a graduate research assistant in the School of Economic
Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman. (509) 335-1492 (office),
[email protected]
■ Erik J O’Donoghue is an economist with the Economic Research Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture. (202) 694-5585 (office), eo’[email protected]
■ C. Richard Shumway is a professor in the School of Economic Sciences, Washington
State University, Pullman. (509) 335-1007 (office), (509) 335-1173 (fax),
Selected Paper prepared for presentation at the American Agricultural Economics
Association Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, July 29-August 1, 2007
Copyright 2007 by Almuhanad Melhim, Erik J. O’Donoghue, and C. Richard Shumway.
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