Upward spikes in international food prices lead some food-surplus countries to raise export barriers and some food-deficit countries to lower their import restrictions on staple foods – and conversely when prices slump. When many countries so respond, their actions in aggregate exacerbate...

Decisions to access foreign markets via foreign direct investment (FDI) are examined using firm-level characteristics in the food manufacturing industry. We also assess variations in the intensity of FDI by parent companies in a variety of countries. We find that capital-intensive firms with...

A framework is identified for modeling credit risk in agriculture. A CreditRisk+ type model is deemed most suitable for agricultural lending. The CreditRisk+ model is modified to overcome its drawbacks by incorporating recent research that accounts for sector correlations and uses a more stable...

This study utilizes comparisons and Probit regression analysis to determine the influence of previous migrations and other variables on the likelihood of future migrations of agricultural loan credit risk. The Farm Credit System association data set contains a large number of lender risk-rated...

Join most any group of farmers at the local cafes for morning coffee and you 'll hear complaints that, "Farm prices are too low, and farm inputs cost too much." "Farmer returns just don't measure up to returns associated with other investments like stocks and bonds," they will often argue. But...