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U.S. Meat Demand: Household Dynamics and Media Information Impacts
Tonsor, Glynn T.; Mintert, James R.; Schroeder, Ted C. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 35 (2010) 1
This article uses national, quarterly data to examine U.S. meat demand using the Rotterdam model. We investigate the effect of multiple information indices linking different health concerns with diet, changes in household dynamics, and meat recall information. Medical journal articles linking...
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The Impact of Changes in Income Distribution on Current and Future Food Demand in Urban China
Zheng, Zhihao; Henneberry, Shida Rastegari - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 35 (2010) 1
The impact of changes in income distribution on food demand in the urban Jiangsu province of China is estimated in this study. Findings suggest that changes in income distribution have a considerable impact on the demand for individual food commodity groups. Therefore, given that a significant...
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Public Policy and Endogenous Beliefs: The Case of Genetically Modified Food
Lusk, Jayson L.; Rozan, Anne - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 33 (2008) 2
When individuals have limited information and are uncertain about the quality of a good, government policy, or the lack thereof, can serve as a signal to consumers about the likelihood of realizing alternatives states of nature. In this paper, we focus on a controversial beliefs about government...
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Implicit Value of Retail Beef Product Attributes
Ward, Clement E.; Lusk, Jayson L.; Dutton, Jennifer M. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 33 (2008) 3
To identify the value consumers place on observable characteristics of fresh beef products, primary data were collected on over 1,350 packages of beef from 66 randomly selected grocery stores located in three metropolitan areas--Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Denver, Colorado. Estimated...
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Fast Food, Addiction, and Market Power
Richards, Timothy J.; Patterson, Paul M.; Hamilton, … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 32 (2007) 03
Many attribute the rise in obesity since the early 1980's to the overconsumption of fast food. A dynamic model of a different-product industry equilibrium shows that a firm with market power will price below marginal cost in a steady-state equilibrium. A spatial hedonic pricing model is used to...
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Site-Specific Simulation of Nutrient Control Policies: Integrating Economic and Water Quality Effects
Burkhart, Christopher S.; Jha, Manoj K. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 37 (2012) 1
A watershed-based modeling system is developed to assess alternative nutrient abatement policies, including fertilizer taxes, application caps, and uniform reductions. A microeconometric model of nutrient use is estimated using farm-level data, prices, and spatially detailed soil and land...
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An Analysis of the Role of Tile-Drained Farmland Under Alternative Nitrogen Abatement Policies
Petrolia, Daniel R.; Gowda, Prasanna H. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 31 (2006) 03
Agricultural nitrogen is a major contributor to Gulf of Mexico hypoxia, and research has shown that agricultural … subsurface tile drainage is a major carrier of nitrogen from croplands to streams and rivers. This study compares the results of … abating nitrogen under a retired-land minimization policy with those of a new revenue-maximizing policy, paying particular …
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Environmentally Adjusted Agricultural Productivity in the Great Plains
Rezek, Jon P.; Perrin, Richard K. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 29 (2004) 02
discharge of pesticide and nitrogen effluents into the environment. The agricultural-environmental technology is approximated …
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Grocery-Retailer Pricing Behavior with Implications for Farmer Welfare
Li, Chenguang; Sexton, Richard J. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 38 (2013) 2
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Revealed Demand for Country-of-Origin Labeling of Meat in the United States
Taylor, Mykel R.; Tonsor, Glynn T. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 38 (2013) 2
Proponents of the U.S. mandatory country-of-origin labeling (MCOOL) law have argued that consumers prefer domestic meat and value labels confirming domestic origin. Following legislation enacted in March 2009, an ex post analysis of demand is possible to evaluate relative costs and benefits of...
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