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An Econometric Test of the Endogeneity of Institutions: Water Markets in the Western United States
Hansen, Kristiana; Howitt, Richard E.; Williams, Jeffrey C. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2005
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/28/05.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005476987
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The Future of Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP)
Joshi, Satish; Miller, Steven; Abdulkadri, Abdullahi; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
This is a decision teaching case study, where the Program Manager, Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) is faced with the problem of determining the future direction of the MAEAP going forward from 2010. During the case discussion students should be able to: 1. Identify...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916137
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Incentives to Supply Enhanced Ecosystem Services from Cropland
Jolejole, Christina B.; Swinton, Scott M.; Lupi, Frank - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
This paper examines the willingness of farmers to participate in hypothetical programs that would pay them to adopt cropping practices that enhance provision of ecosystem services from agriculture. A survey of 3,000 Michigan corn and soybean farmers elicited willingness to adopt four sets of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005012622
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Environmental Mechanism Designs in a New Order of Regulatory Capitalism
Mullen, Jeffrey D.; Centner, Terence J.; Wetzstein, … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2007
Complexity of environmental programs is most apparent with information asymmetries, making the design of efficient mechanisms particularly challenging. As developed theoretically in this paper, a new regulatory capitalism paradigm mating voluntary agreements with environmental education can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005803196
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UNCERTAINTY AND THE REGULATION OF NITRATE POLLUTION FROM AGRICULTURE
Abrahams, Nii Adote; Shortle, James S. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 1997
A simulation of U.S. corn production compares four environmental policies for controlling agricultural nitrate pollution. Public uncertainty about key economic parameters are considered. Results indicate that policy choice is sensitive to commodity programs and the public information structure....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005310976
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On The Empirics of Ecosystem Services Schemes: Technology, Risk and Compliance
Sauer, Johannes; Walsh, John - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
The overall aim of this study is to empirically investigate the cost structure of a management agreement type agri-environmental instrument and to identify factors for cost variation over space and time. We control for the actual level of compliance by using compliance weighted average scheme...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020853
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The Contribution of Foreign Direct Investment to China's Export Performance: Evidence from Disaggregated Sectors
Gu, Weishi; Awokuse, Titus O.; Yuan, Yan - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2008
countries using the case of China. It contributes to the literature by investigating the relationship of FDI and export … performance using disaggregated manufacturing sectors from 1995 to 2005. The empirical results suggest that FDI flows into China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005523054
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A Dynamic Approach to the FDI-Environment Nexus: The Case of China and India
Baek, Jungho; Koo, Won W. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2008
-run relationships among foreign direct investment (FDI), economic growth, and the environment in China and India. The results show that … China and India - a change in FDI inflow causes a consequence change in environmental quality and economic growth, but the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005523055
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IDENTIFYING MONETARY IMPACTS ON FOOD PRICES IN CHINA: A VEC MODEL APPROACH
Peng, Xuehua; Marchant, Mary A.; Reed, Michael R. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2004
food prices in China using a vector error correction (VEC) model approach. Evidence indicates that monetary variables and … the food price index (FPI) have a long-run equilibrium relationship in China. Furthermore, the direction of Granger … in China mainly stem from the money supply rather than interest rates. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005536115
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New Evidence on Overweight Children in Urban China and the Role of Socioeconomic Factors
Dong, Fengxia; Jensen, Helen H. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2008
Problems of overweight and obesity among children have increased in China and pose a problem both for individuals as … children age 6 to 18 years old in urban China. Data come from the 2004 China Health and Nutrition Survey. Results from a binary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005483415