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Sample Size and Robustness of Inferences from Logistic Regression in the Presence of Nonlinearity and Multicollinearity
Bergtold, Jason S.; Yeager, Elizabeth A.; Featherstone, … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
essential. The robustness of such inferences is dependent on sample size. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020941
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Examining the Functional Specification of Two-Parameter Model under Location and Scale Parameter Condition
Nakashima, Takahiro - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2006
The functional specification of mean-standard deviation approach is examined under location and scale parameter condition. Firstly, the full set of restrictions imposed on the mean-standard deviation function under the location and scale parameter condition are made clear. Secondly, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005804914
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ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION AND THE OPTIMAL LOCATION OF THE FIRM UNDER UNCERTAINTY
Isik, Murat - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2003
abatement investment and taxes when the cost of the environmental regulation varies spatially under uncertainty. It contributes … environmental regulation uncertainty. An increase in the cost of the environmental regulation moves a risk-averse firm closer to the …. Uncertainty about environmental regulations in the form of the abatement investment and taxes also leads a risk-averse firm to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805897
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Yield and Area Elasticities. A Cost Function Approach with Uncertainty
Rosas, Francisco; Hayes, Dermot J. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
-input firm, and introduces uncertainty in the level of target output which conditions the cost minimization problem, in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020264
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The State Contingent Approach to Farmers' Valuation and Adoption of New Biotech Crops: Nitrogen-Fertilizer Saving and Drought Tolerance Traits
Jaramillo, Paul E.; Useche, Pilar; Barham, Bradford L.; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
We used a state contingent approach to give a detailed analysis of the uncertainty surrounding seed trait adoption. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020632
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Advanced Biofuel Production in Louisiana Sugar Mills: an Application of Real Options Analysis
Darby, Paul M.; Mark, Tyler B.; Detre, Joshua D.; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
In order to more fully study the risks and uncertainty involved in cellulosic ethanol production, we examine a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020915
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The Impact of the E.coli Spinach Outbreak on Acreage Decisions Under Uncertainty
Mohr, Belinda Acuna - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
spinach to reduce profit uncertainty caused by the probability of a future outbreak. Alternatively, farms may have increased …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020935
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Permanence of Carbon Sequestered in Forests under Uncertainty
Kim, C.S.; Lewandrowski, Jan; Sands, Ronald D.; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
In this paper we examine the issue of permanence in the context of sequestering carbon through afforestation. We develop a dynamic nested optimal control model of carbon sequestration associated with the decision to afforest a tract of land given there are uncertainties associated with fire and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020952
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Optimal Preservation of Agricultural and Environmental Land within a Municipality Under Irreversibility and Uncertainty
Howard, Peter H. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/22/11.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021233
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Does Duality Theory Hold in Practice? A Monte Carlo Analysis for U.S. Agriculture
Rosas, Francisco; Lence, Sergio H. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
The Neoclassical theory of production establishes a dual relationship between the profit value function of a competitive firm and its underlying production technology. This relationship, usually referred to as the duality theory, has been widely used in empirical work to estimate production...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021446