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Do Good Intentions Make Good Policy?
Farmland Ownership Regulations in South Korea
Jiseon Choi and Margaret Jodlowski
Land Economics, August 2025, 101 (3) 374-397; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/le.101.3.110723-0118R
Jiseon Choi
Research Fellow, Korea Rural Economic Institute, Naju
Margaret Jodlowski
Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, The Ohio State University, Columbus

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Land Economics
Vol. 101, Issue 3
1 Aug 2025
Do Good Intentions Make Good Policy?
Jiseon Choi, Margaret Jodlowski
Land Economics Aug 2025, 101 (3) 374-397; DOI: 10.3368/le.101.3.110723-0118R
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