Journal: Agricultural Economics

Found 219 papers in total
Monetary policy shocks and the dynamics of agricultural commodity prices: evidence from structural and factor-augmented VAR analyses
Monetary policy shocks and the dynamics of agricultural commodity prices: evidence from structural and factor-augmented VAR analyses
2017,
Fluctuation in commodity prices is a significant and timely issue to be studied. This...
Self-protection from weather risk using improved maize varieties or off-farm income and the propensity for insurance
Self-protection from weather risk using improved maize varieties or off-farm income and the propensity for insurance
2017,
We investigate how self‐protection from the adoption of Improved Maize...
Factors explaining the low and variable profitability of fertilizer application to maize in Zambia
Factors explaining the low and variable profitability of fertilizer application to maize in Zambia
2017,
It is widely recognized that an ‘African green revolution’ will require...
Using a functional approach to test trending volatility in the price of Mexican and international agricultural products
Using a functional approach to test trending volatility in the price of Mexican and international agricultural products
2017,
In this article, we extend the traditional GARCH(1,1) model by including a functional...
An evaluation of extension services in Sweden
An evaluation of extension services in Sweden
2017,
This article analyzes the effects of extension services regarding the use of nutrients...
Cotton farmers’ willingness to pay for pest management services in northern Benin
Cotton farmers’ willingness to pay for pest management services in northern Benin
2017,
This study was carried out to assess cotton farmers’ willingness to pay (WTP)...
Risk attitudes and the structure of decision-making: evidence from the Illinois hog industry
Risk attitudes and the structure of decision-making: evidence from the Illinois hog industry
2017,
Research offers mixed evidence about the risk management decision‐making...
Technical efficiency of Kansas arable crop farms: a local maximum likelihood approach
Technical efficiency of Kansas arable crop farms: a local maximum likelihood approach
2015,
This study uses local maximum likelihood (LML) methods recently proposed by Kumbhakar...
Crowding out, diversion, and benefit/cost assessments in fertilizer subsidy programs in sub-Saharan Africa: a comment on Jayne, T.S., Mather, D., Mason, N., Ricker-Gilbert, J., 2013. How do fertilizer subsidy programs affect total fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa? Crowding out, diversion, and benefit/cost assessments. Agric. Econ. 44(6), 687‐703
Crowding out, diversion, and benefit/cost assessments in fertilizer subsidy programs in sub-Saharan Africa: a comment on Jayne, T.S., Mather, D., Mason, N., Ricker-Gilbert, J., 2013. How do fertilizer subsidy programs affect total fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa? Crowding out, diversion, and benefit/cost assessments. Agric. Econ. 44(6), 687‐703
2015,
Jayne et al. make a valuable contribution to emerging empirical evidence on...
Does land registration and certification boost farm productivity? Evidence from Ethiopia
Does land registration and certification boost farm productivity? Evidence from Ethiopia
2015,
According to economic theory, tenure security is an important determinant of...
Notes on farm-retail price transmission and marketing margin behavior
Notes on farm-retail price transmission and marketing margin behavior
2015,
Perfect farm‐retail price transmission sometimes is taken to mean an elasticity...
The effects of direct storage subsidies under limited rationality: a general equilibrium analysis
The effects of direct storage subsidies under limited rationality: a general equilibrium analysis
2015,
We study here the effects of a public subsidy to private storage set up at world...
Examining gender inequalities in land rights indicators in Asia
Examining gender inequalities in land rights indicators in Asia
2015,
A broad consensus has emerged among both policymakers and researchers that...
Do Vietnamese upland farmers benefit from high world market prices for maize?
Do Vietnamese upland farmers benefit from high world market prices for maize?
2015,
For rural households in the north of Vietnam, maize cropping is the main source of...
Buffer stock savings by portfolio adjustment: evidence from rural India
Buffer stock savings by portfolio adjustment: evidence from rural India
2015,
The empirical literature on household savings tends to treat savings simply as the...
Impact of Ghana's agricultural mechanization services center program
Impact of Ghana's agricultural mechanization services center program
2015,
Use of mechanization in African agriculture has returned strongly to the development...
Modernizing wholesalers and guava farmers in Mexico
Modernizing wholesalers and guava farmers in Mexico
2015,
This article focuses on the rapid development of the ‘modernizing...
Evaluating the long-term impacts of promoting ‘green’ agriculture in the Amazon
Evaluating the long-term impacts of promoting ‘green’ agriculture in the Amazon
2015,
Frontier development in the Brazilian Amazon has created vast areas of largely...
Forecast performance of WASDE price projections for U.S. corn
Forecast performance of WASDE price projections for U.S. corn
2015,
We conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the season‐average price projections...
The effects of fair trade on coffee growers: a framework and analysis
The effects of fair trade on coffee growers: a framework and analysis
2015,
The world coffee market has undergone a significant transformation in the past couple...
Firm adoption of international standards: evidence from the Ethiopian floriculture sector
Firm adoption of international standards: evidence from the Ethiopian floriculture sector
2015,
Global trade in agriculture and food products is increasingly governed by an array of...
Crossbred cow adoption and its correlates: Countable adoption specification search in Sri Lanka's small holder dairy sector
Crossbred cow adoption and its correlates: Countable adoption specification search in Sri Lanka's small holder dairy sector
2015,
Considerable specification choice confronts countable adoption investigations and...
Is there a slowdown in agricultural productivity growth in South America?
Is there a slowdown in agricultural productivity growth in South America?
2015,
This article estimates agricultural productivity growth in 10 South American countries...
Food and consumer behavior: why the details matter
Food and consumer behavior: why the details matter
2016,
A growing body of literature now demonstrates the importance of behavioral factors in...
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