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Test of Convergence in Agricultural Factor Productivity: A Semiparametric Approach

Paudel, Krishna P.; Pandit, Mahesh; Poudel, Biswo N. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011

We tested for club convergence in U.S. agricultural total factory productivity using a sigma convergence test. We used the same club of states as used by McCunn and Huffman as well as different states within 10 clubs identified by the cluster analysis. Results showed convergence was evident only...

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AND THE STRUCTURAL CHANGE OF DIETARY INTAKE IN HUNGARY: A PANNEL STUDY

Bakucs, Lajos Zoltan; Ferto, Imre; Marreiros, Cristina - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010

Typically, big changes in the economic system lead to alterations on the disposable income of families and thus on their spending for different type of products, including food. These may imply, in the long run, a structural modification of the quality of diet of the population. After the fall...

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Consumers’ Preferences for the Food Preparation Time and Identification of the Factors Influencing Time-saving Food Consumption Pattern

Kim, Elizabeth J.; Ahn, Byeong-il - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA

The main purpose of this study is to classify consumers according to their time allocation on food consumption and to analyze socioeconomic characteristics that affect time-saving food consumption pattern. We find out the determinants of time-saving food consumption lifestyle. Since the...

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Comparing Perceptions of Biotechnology in Fresh versus Processed Foods: A Cross-Cultural Study

Kim, Hyeyoung; House, Lisa - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

This study focused on investigating how respondents’ perceptions of biotechnology used in food production differs depending on the level of product transformation (i.e. fresh versus processed food). Using cluster analysis, respondents were clustered into two groups, genetically engineered (GE)...

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A NORTHEAST BORROWER TRAINING PROGRAM: EVOLUTION AND IMPACTS

Parsons, Robert L.; Hanson, Gregory D. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2000

A financial training program designed by Cooperative Extension specialists was provided to over 2,000 USDA/FSA borrowers from the Northeast during the period 1994-1999. Key to the success of the workshops was an in-depth, user-friendly curriculum that evolved over time, eventually replacing...

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Consumer Responses to New Food Quality Information: Are Some Consumers More Sensitive than Others

Gao, Zhifeng; Schroeder, Ted C. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2008

In the main approaches used to elicit consumer preference for food attributes, only limited attribute information are present. Though useful for ranking and revealing consumer preferences, these methods are not appropriate when results may be dependent upon the information set presented in the...

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The Role of Trust and Risk Aversion in Farmers' Used Machinery Transactions

Roe, Brian E.; Batte, Marvin T.; Diekmann, Florian - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010

factors that impact farmers’ use of internet market venues is crucial as rural internet penetration deepens, farm equipment …

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The Impact of Social Media on Consumer Demand: The Case of Carbonated Soft Drink Market

Liu, Yizao; Lopez, Rigoberto - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

This article estimates the impact of social media exposure on consumer valuation of product characteristics. We apply the Berry, Levinsohn and Pakes (1995) model of market equilibrium to sales data for 18 carbonated soft drink brands sold in 12 cities over 17 months (June 2011 to October 2012)...

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Rating the Web Sites of Land Grant Universities and State Departments of Agriculture

Phillips, Jon C. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2005

For at least ten years, educational and government organizations have used the Internet to communicate with their …

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The Effects of the Internet on U.S. Bilateral Trade in Agricultural and Horticultural Commodities

Wheatley, W. Parker; Roe, Terry L. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2005

This paper discusses some of the reasons why the Internet might have a positive effect on the international trade in … which differentiate the export and import effects of Internet infrastructure and cost. It also shows that the effect may be … dependent on product heterogeneity/perishability. Given the growth of the Internet over the past decade, coming to terms and …

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