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DIETARY EVOLUTION OVER TIME IN EUROPE, BETWEEN CYCLOPS AND PHAECIANS . AN OUTLOOK ON THE ROLE OF SUPPLY-SIDE FACTORS IN DRIVING CHANGES IN THE FOOD PATTERNS

Finardi, Corrado; Arfini, Filippo; Turrini, Aida - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010

evolution taking place in Europe during last 45 years, using secondary data from FAO FBS, which can cover the entire time span … focussed strictly on the evolution of diet per-se, from a nutritional perspective- our purpose was to put it in context with …

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A TRADE LIBERALIZATION IN INTERNATIONAL DAIRY MARKETS

Langley, Suchada V.; Blayney, Donald P.; Stout, Jim; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2003

policy changes under various assumptions, using a partial equilibrium, multiple-commodity, multiple-region model of … agricultural policy and trade. Our results indicate that liberalization will reduce supplies, increase dairy trade, and raise world …

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Analyzing Market Price Transmission, Government Intervention and Weather Shocks for Rice Market in the Philippines

Jolejole-Foreman, Maria Christina; Mallory, Mindy L. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011

In the Philippines, where rice is considered the most important food crop, attempts to influence rice prices have been prevalent. The government, through National Food Authority (NFA) has sought to establish stocks and control imports to stabilize prices since its establishment in 1972 to...

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Too Connected to Fail: The Effect of Alliance Network Structure on Farm Survival

Kirwan, Barrett E.; Martens, Andrea - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011

Exogenous, unobserved factors often confound the effects of alliance networks. More capable farmers might be less likely to exit and more likely to have a large number of alliances. In this case the negative correlation between alliance network size and exit likelihood is due to the unobserved...

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A Mixed Effects Model of Crop Yields for Purposes of Premium Determination

Roberts, Michael J.; Tack, Jesse B. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA

Farm income is highly variable due to annual price and yield uncertainties. The federally subsidized crop insurance program is an important tool for managing this risk, and has grown from a relatively modest program to one that encompasses the majority of productive cropland in the country. The...

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Agricultural Productivity and Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa

Yu, Bingxin; Nin Pratt, Alejandro - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011

We analyze the evolution of Sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) over the past 45 years … changes in the output structure and an adjustment in the use of inputs. Policy interventions, including fiscal, trade and …

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Adverse Gaming Incentives in Farm Safety Net Programs: Evidence from the Milk Income Loss Contract

Newton, John; Thraen, Cameron S.; Stephenson, Mark - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

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Solar PV Technology Adoption in the United States: An Empirical Investigation of State Policy Effectiveness

Crago, Christine; Chernyakhovskiy, Ilya - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

State policy incentives for solar power have grown significantly in the past several years. This paper uses county … level panel data to investigate whether state policy incentives are effective in increasing residential solar PV capacity … of residential PV adoption. These results suggest that policy incentives play a significant role in encouraging wider use …

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National School Lunch Program Menus: A Moral Hazard Problem

Capogrossi, Kristen; You, Wen - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

observed inefficient school nutrition policy implementation. …

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Effects of Population Density on Smallholder Agricultural Production and Commercialization in Rural Kenya

Muyanga, Milu; Jayne, Thomas S. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012

exploring the nature of institutional and policy reforms needed to address these development problems. …

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