The pioneer's curse: Selection bias and
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John Quiggin
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Article
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1992
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Springer
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English
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Expansion of agriculture into new regions has often been followed by land degradation. In this article, it is argued that the process of land development involves the selection of pioneer's with optimistic expectations about the robustness and carrying capacity of new land. Hence, there is a systema