Differentiation and synergies in rural tourism: estimation and
simulation of the Israeli market.(Report)
Rural tourism or alternatively, agritourism, is a rapidly growing
industry in Europe and North America, experiencing an annual growth rate
of 6%. In many rural areas it has become an important . . .
The problem of free riding in voluntary generic advertising:
parallelism and possible solutions from the lab.(Report)
Most agricultural commodities in the United States have programs
assessing producers for generic advertising and promotion, a public good
for producers. Examples of generic advertising campaigns . . .
Spatial dynamics of water and nitrogen management in irrigated
agriculture.(Report)
Irrigated agriculture constitutes approximately 70% of global
freshwater consumption. While the nearly 260 million hectares of
irrigated land worldwide currently provide 40% of the global . . .
A system comparison approach to distinguish two nonseparable and
nonnested agricultural household models.(Report)
Numerous empirical studies have emphasized the importance of
nonseparable agricultural household models (AHM), in which a farm
household simultaneously determines its production organization with . . .
Implementable Ramsey-Boiteux pricing in agricultural and
environmental policy.(Report)
Agricultural producers routinely face price discrimination that is
based either on characteristics of the product that they produce, or on
the physical manner in which the product is produced. For . . .
An incentive compatible conjoint ranking
mechanism.(Report)
Conjoint analysis is one of the most popular marketing research
tools, used in hundreds if not thousands of academic and business
research studies, e.g., see Green, Krieger, and Wind (2001) or . . .
Decomposing local: a conjoint analysis of locally produced
foods.(Report)
Locally grown food is gaining increasing attention in a variety of
arenas. The number of farmers markets, which largely purvey locally
grown foods and goods, has grown dramatically in the United . . .
Choosing brands: fresh produce versus other products.
Brands tend to generate significant premiums, and thus their uses
have been considered in enhancing the value added of farming (Hayes and
Lence 2002). Yet, brands are less commonly used in fresh . . .
Welfare effects of technological convergence in processed food
industries.(Report)
In the past few decades, the composition of global agricultural
trade has shifted decidedly toward processed foods. For instance,
processed exports rose an average annual 6% between 1981 and . . .
A cost approach to economic analysis under state-contingent
production uncertainty.
Much research has been done on the microeconomics of uncertainty.
Under incomplete risk markets, the effects of uncertainty on economic
decisions have typically been investigated under the expected . . .
Crop input response functions with stochastic
plateaus.(Report)
Estimating crop yield response to fertilizer and determining
economically optimal levels of fertilizer has been of interest for many
decades. Early efforts to estimate crop yield response . . .
Risk rationing and wealth effects in credit markets: theory and
implications for agricultural development.(Report)
In a competitive world of symmetric information and costless
enforcement, credit contracts could be written conditional on borrower
behavior. Borrowers would then have access to loans under any . . .
What causes spatial variations in economic development in the
United States?(Report)
The level of economic development, as measured by income,
employment, and other standard of living indicators, is highly uneven
across the United States. In 2000, for example, the median . . .
Incentives to reduce crop trait durability.(Report)
In Europe and North America, property rights in the seed sector are
based on the Plant Breeder's Rights (PBRs), which grant the plant
breeder exclusive rights to a new variety of seed. However, . . .
How reliable are hog futures as forecasts?(Report)
Assuming markets are efficient, it does not seem possible to judge,
based purely on conceptual models, whether markets for livestock are
more likely to provide more- or less accurate forecasts than . . .
Pre-harvest price expectations for corn: the information content
of USDA reports and new crop futures.(Report)
Futures prices play an important price discovery role in the
marketing of storable commodities. This function requires that agents
(1) have informed expectations regarding the size of the future . . .
The impact of regulations on agricultural trade: evidence from
the SPS and TBT agreements.(Report)
Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary measures (SPS) and Technical Barriers
to Trade (TBTs) may play an important role in the conduct of
international negotiations. In their July 2006 meeting in . . .
Avocado pests and avocado trade.(Report)
Technical barriers related to pest risks can block or significantly
impede market access for agricultural products. One approach to easing
these barriers is to shift from import bans to less . . .
Tractors on eBay: differences between Internet and in-person
auctions.(Report)
Few sounds capture the rhythm of agricultural economies better than
the syncopated cadence of an auctioneer echoing across a clutch of
farmers gathered around the auction block. This seemingly . . .
Does participation in the food stamp program increase the
prevalence of obesity and health care spending?(Report)
The Food Stamp Program (FSP) is a cornerstone of public assistance
and poverty alleviation efforts in the United States, serving nearly 24
million individuals at a cost in excess of 27 billion . . .
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