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Do Good Intentions Make Good Policy?
Farmland Ownership Regulations in South Korea
Jiseon Choi and Margaret Jodlowski
Published online before print March 07, 2025, 110723-0118R; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/le.101.3.110723-0118R
Jiseon Choi
Korean Rural Economic Institute (KREI)
Roles: Research Fellow
Margaret Jodlowski
Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics; The Ohio State University
Roles: Assistant Professor

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Land Economics
Vol. 101, Issue 1
1 Feb 2025
Do Good Intentions Make Good Policy?
Jiseon Choi, Margaret Jodlowski
Land Economics Mar 2025, 110723-0118R; DOI: 10.3368/le.101.3.110723-0118R
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