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(1) The authors thank the Editor for pointing this example out to
us.
(2) Chambers (2002) contains a specific discussion of this issue in
the context of optimal agricultural policy formulation.
(3) A reviewer asks whether taking v([theta]) to be constant across
types changes the results significantly. While it certainly simplifies
the analysis in some situations, it does not change the basic results
that we develop below.
(4) This is the so-called "sorting," "single
crossing," or "Spence-Mirrless" condition.
Jean-Marc Bourgeon is director of research, INRA, and professor of
economics, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France.
Robert G. Chambers is professor, Department of Agricultural and
Resource Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
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