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VALUING ACCESS TO MULTIPLE WATER SUPPLY SOURCES IN IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE WITH A HEDONIC PRICING MODEL
Mukherjee, Monobina; Schwabe, Kurt A. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012
Increasing aridity, more frequent and intense drought, and greater degrees of water scarcity create unique challenges for agriculture. In response to these challenges, which often manifest themselves in the form of lower and more variable surface water supplies as well as depleted and degraded...
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Agglomeration and Spatial Dependence in Certified Organic Operations in the United States
Marasteanu, I. Julia; Jaenicke, Edward C. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
The purpose of this paper to provide added insight into clustering as it pertains to the United States organic sector. I identify clusters of United States certified organic operations by showing how a formal definition of spatial clusters can emerge from an estimated model that accounts for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916267
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The Identification and Formation of Clusters of Northeastern United States Farms Participating in Multifunctional Activities
Marasteanu, I. Julia; Liang, Chyi-Lyi; Goetz, Stephan; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
The purpose of this research is to investigate factors impacting farmers’ decisions to engage in multifunctional activities, which are hypothesized to enhance the sustainability and prosperity of farms and their communities. To achieve this research goal, I will break it up into two specific...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916325
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Obesity in Urban Food Markets: Evidence from Geo-referenced Micro Data
Chen, Susan E.; Florax, Raymond J.G.M.; Snyder, Samantha D. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
This paper provides quantitative estimates of the effect of proximity to fast food restaurants and grocery stores on obesity in urban food markets. Our empirical model combined georeferenced micro data on access to fast food restaurants and grocery stores with data about salient personal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004979695
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Benefits to Regional Pest Management: Estimating the Spatial Externalities of Conventional Pesticide Use On Beneficial Insects in the California Citrus Industry
Grogan, Kelly A. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
Replaced with revised version of paper 08/06/10.
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Spatial and Cluster Analysis for Multifunctional Agriculture in New England Region
Marasteanu, I. Julia; Liang, Chyi-Lyi; Goetz, Stephan - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
The purpose of the research presented in this poster is to investigate factors impacting farmers’ decisions to engage in multifunctional activities, which are hypothesized to enhance the sustainability and prosperity of farms and their communities. To achieve this research goal, we break it up...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011068602
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Clusters of Organic Operations and their Impact on Regional Economic Growth in the United States
Marasteanu, I. Julia; Jaenicke, Edward C. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of clusters of certified organic operations on county-level general economic indicators in order to assess the potential of organic clustering as an economic development tool. We first identify clusters of organic operations using the Local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069054
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The Specific Allocation Fund (DAK) : Mechanism and Uses
Usman, Syaikhu; Mawardi, M. Sulton; Poesoro, Adri; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
This study aims to analyze the management of the Specific Allocation Fund (DAK). The three largest DAK-recipient sectors are the focus of the study : education, health, and roads infrastructure. The study sample areas are four districts. This paper was compiled based on the results of in-depth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363884
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Convergence in nutrient intakes and examination of nutrition-income elasticities in sub Saharan Africa: Implications on Health and welfare
Ogundari, Kolawole - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
The objective of the study is twofold: first, to investigate whether a nutrition convergence process exists in sub … covering 1975-2009 cum balanced panel of 1505 observations was employed for the analysis. The convergence hypothesis is … Curve. However, the empirical results show that the null hypothesis of no nutrition convergence is strongly rejected, which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011068606
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Channels of Interprovincial Consumption Risk Sharing in the People’s Republic of China
Du, Julan; He, Qing; Rui, Oliver M. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
This paper analyzes consumption risk sharing among provinces in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) during 1980–2007. The analysis finds that 9.4% of shocks to gross provincial product are smoothed by the interprovincial fiscal transfer system. This system also cushions a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009651629