Student evaluation of teaching helps determine faculty merit ratings. A multinomial choice, ordered data model is used to identify factors having high statistical relevance with respect to value of the course and quality of instruction. Some results agree with findings from outside Agriculture,...

Crop insurance provides risk reduction benefits yet may increase planted acres in risky areas. This paper investigates the relationship between environmental quality and crop insurance induced changes in cropping pattern. Results suggest that yield risk and soil erosion are positively correlated...