Farmers produce many things in abundance for which they receive income, including food, feed, fiber and fuel. Similarly, farmers generate environmental benefits such as improved water quality by reducing soil and nutrient loss and improved wildlife habitat by managing their operation in certain...

The use of household surveys for demand system estimation necessitates a recognition of purchase censoring that often arises within an analysis of a disaggregated set of commodities. We extend the Amemiya-Tobin demand system approach to an analysis of Mexican household food demand via the use of...

This paper overviews the development of Chinese livestock market. Based on a consumer preferences survey, a series of ordered probit models is developed to estimate Chinese consumers' preferences on the attributes of frozen and chilled livestock products. Keywords: Chinese livestock market,...

EPA has the authority to ban pesticides to reduce health risks to consumers from food residues. Such bans influence the price of fruits and vegetables, and the resulting consumption shifts impact consumer health. We develop a framework to compare the direct and indirect health effects of...

Replaced with revised version of paper 08/29/02.

We develop a two-stage political economy model that explicitly models the complexity of decision-making in the European Union on the Common Agricultural Policy, and we derive how the institutional design affects the outcome and the influence of the various agents involved, and the likelihood of...

Little attention has been given to the process of development that leads to alliance relationships flexible enough to withstand unforeseen environmental shifts and evolve while others fail. We believe that the problem stems from the contractual rigidity imposed by partners in the initial stages...

Technological choice and competitive strategy issues are reviewed and then a framework for choosing between two competing technologies is proposed.The two competing technologies differ in their ability to store and process wild rice over a marketing year. The traditional technologies requires...

Replaced with revised version of paper 08/02.

Several policies to reduce worker exposure, dietary and environmental risks are examined in the context of pesticide choice driven by insect population dynamics. Restricted entry policies and taxes have differing impacts for individual and aggregate risks. Limits on application rates have the...