Advertising without supply control in the U.S. orange juice industry illustrates the import dimension of the free rider problem. Estimates of supply response to advertising are offered for "Florida-grown" orange juice, as well as for U.S. orange juice imports into both Florida and other U.S. ports.

The marketing of agricultural commodities and food products has assumed an international dimension over the past two decades. Increased funding of export development programs by the federal government and commodity organizations suggest the need for improved understanding of U.S. export...

In this study we developed a health status index using the commonly recorded health measures by doctors and hospitals. This health status index has a minimum possible value of 7 (the least healthy) and a maximum value of 21 (the healthiest). Using the NHANES data, we explored the relationship of...

The issue of identification of the parameter α0 in the price index of the Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) is examined. In nearly all empirical studies, the model’s likelihood function has been extremely flat in α0, and this parameter has not been able to be estimated. Assumed values are...

The dislocation of millions of households in the Gulf Coast areas after Katrina and Rita had disrupted the daily routines of these households and may have undesirable impacts on OJ consumption. The purpose of this analysis is to quantify the impacts of these two hurricanes on the demand for OJ...