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Effects of U.S. Farm Programs on Equity and Efficiency
From: txtdoc | Date: 12/28/2009  | Views: 280

This paper analyzes the tradeoffs present between equity and efficiency in farm policy. In terms of equity, we are concerned with the implications of  ...  more>>

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280 views language: English
The yield/quality trade-off and contractual choice
From: txtdoc | Date: 12/27/2009  | Views: 114

This paper provides an analysis of the choice of governance mechanism in agriculture using an integrated perspective based on agency theory. The main  ...  more>>

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114 views language: Spanish
Changing Pattern in U.S. Apparel Trade Post-2008: Implications for U.S. Cotton
From: txtdoc | Date: 12/27/2009  | Views: 162

In 1995, the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) provided for the calculated liberalization of the textiles and apparel sectors over a 10-year... ...  more>>

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162 views language: English
The Economic Effects of New Product Beef Promotion in Guatemala
From: txtdoc | Date: 12/27/2009  | Views: 107

The implementation of the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) has expanded trade opportunities for U.S. agricultural... ...  more>>

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107 views language: English
Interactions between Explicit and Implicit Contracting: Evidence from California Agriculture
From: txtdoc | Date: 12/26/2009  | Views: 313

We examine interactions among explicit and implicit contracting practices for a sample of 385 intermediaries in California fruit and vegetable... ...  more>>

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313 views language: English
Labor Productivity Growth And Convergence In The Kansas Farm Sector: A Tripartite Decomposition Using The Dea Approach
From: txtdoc | Date: 12/26/2009  | Views: 166

The objective of this paper is to analyze sources of labor productivity growth in the Kansas farm sector over the period 1993-2006 for a sample of... ...  more>>

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166 views language: English
Impact of Features and Display Ads on the Demand for Orange Juice: An Extension of the Rotterdam Demand Model
From: txtdoc | Date: 12/26/2009  | Views: 65

Florida’s citrus industry has a long history of using generic advertising as a primary instrument for shifting demand for various forms of citrus... ...  more>>

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65 views language: English
Changes in Manure Management in the Hog Sector
From: txtdoc | Date: 12/26/2009  | Views: 159

In recent years, structural changes in the hog sector, including increasing farm size and regional shifts in production, have altered manure... ...  more>>

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159 views language: English
Do Decoupled Payments Stimulate Production? Estimating the Effect on Program Crop Acreage Using Matching
From: txtdoc | Date: 12/26/2009  | Views: 124

This study uses matching to evaluate the effect of decoupled payments on the acreage response of Iowa farmers who were in business in 1997 and 2002.... ...  more>>

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124 views language: English
Local Monopsony Power in the Market for Broilers - Evidence from a Farm Survey
From: txtdoc | Date: 12/26/2009  | Views: 141

The exercise of monopsony power by broiler processing firms is plausible because production occurs within localized complexes, which limits the... ...  more>>

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141 views language: English
Innovation, Integration and Product Proliferation - Empirical Evidence for the Agri-Food Industry
From: txtdoc | Date: 12/26/2009  | Views: 303

While mergers, both horizontal and vertical, have been shaping the landscape of the agri-food industry in Europe, the implications of the changing... ...  more>>

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303 views language: English
Bayesian Estimation of a Censored AIDS Model for Whole Grain Products
From: txtdoc | Date: 12/26/2009  | Views: 128

When using household-level data in examining consumer's demand it is common to find that consumers purchase only a subset of the available goods,... ...  more>>

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128 views language: English
A Spatial Look at Negative Externalities in Agricultural Landscapes: Seedless Mandarins and Honey Bee Pollination in California
From: txtdoc | Date: 12/26/2009  | Views: 264

When honey bees transport pollen across citrus orchards they can increase the number of seeds in varieties that remain seedless otherwise. An... ...  more>>

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264 views language: English
Aligning Incentives for Accelerated Heifer Growth in Custom Heifer
From: txtdoc | Date: 12/26/2009  | Views: 105

Dairy managers today are faced with the decision to either raise their own replacements on the dairy farm or send heifers to a custom heifer grower.... ...  more>>

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105 views language: English
The Biotechnology Sector: "Bounds" to Market Structure
From: txtdoc | Date: 12/23/2009  | Views: 87

This paper examines whether it makes sense to consider Sutton's "bounds" approach as a candidate theory for explaining the recent evolution of market  ...  more>>

87 views language: English