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The Costs and Benefits of Pierce's Disease Research in the California Winegrape Industry

Alston, Julian M.; Fuller, Kate B.; Kaplan, Jonathan D.; … - Robert Mondavi Institute Center for Wine Economics, … - 2013

Pierce’s Disease (PD) of grapevines costs more than $100 million per year, even with public control programs in place that cost $50 million per year (Tumber et al., 2012). If the PD Control Program ended, and the GWSS was distributed freely throughout California, the annual cost to the...

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The Economic Consequences of Pierce's Disease and Related Policy in the California Winegrape Industry

Alston, Julian M.; Fuller, Kate B.; Kaplan, Jonathan D.; … - Robert Mondavi Institute Center for Wine Economics, … - 2012

Since 2000, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), has spent approximately $40 million per year to contain and control the Glassy Winged Sharpshooter (GWSS), which spreads Pierce’s Disease (PD). Compliance with the program has cost the nursery industry approximately $7...

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WHO DETERMINES FARM PROGRAMS? AGRIBUSINESS AND THE MAKING OF FARM POLICY

Alston, Julian M.; Carter, Colin A.; Wohlgenant, Michael K. - International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium - IATRC - 1989

farmer and consumer (taxpayer) interests and underplay the role of agribusiness. A more complete understanding of … agricultural policy requires paying attention to the important role of agribusiness interests. Policies that benefit farmers (e ….g., price supports, supply controls, deficiency payments) may either enhance or reduce agribusiness profits. The type of policy …

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Perceived Productivity, Forgone Future Farm Fruitfulness and Rural Research Resource Rationalization

Alston, Julian M.; Anderson, Jock R.; Pardey, Philip G. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 1995

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The Effects of the Food Stamp Program on Energy Balance and Obesity

Parks, Joanna C.; Smith, Aaron D.; Alston, Julian M. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011

The Food Stamp Program (FSP) administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the cornerstone of the U.S. federal income and food safety net policy. The FSP has subsidized the food budget for millions of American households for over forty years, spending more than $60 billion per...

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Splendide Mendax: False Label Claims about High and Rising Alcohol Content of Wine

Alston, Julian M.; Fuller, Kate B.; Lapsley, James T.; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011

Many economists and others are interested in the phenomenon of rising alcohol content of wine and its potential causes. Has the alcohol content of wine risen—and if so, by how much, where, and when? What roles have been played by climate change and other environmental factors compared with...

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Farm Policy and Obesity in the United States

Alston, Julian M.; Rickard, Bradley J.; Okrent, Abigail M. - In: Choices 25 (2010) 3

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Seeds of Progress? French Wheat Production, Quality, and Policy

James, Jennifer S.; Alston, Julian M. - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2002

Recent theoretical work suggests that government policies may in°uence the quality mix of a commodity. This paper provides empirical evidence of quality responses to government policies for wheat policy implemented in France. Analysis is conducted using a detailed data set that includes the...

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Least-cost cheap-food policies: some implications of international food aid

Alston, Julian M.; Smith, Vincent H.; Acquaye, Albert; … - In: Agricultural Economics of Agricultural Economists 20 (1999) 3

Many low-income countries pursue cheap-food policies in which consumers pay subsidized prices for bread, rice and other staples. This paper addresses the issue of why different governments select different food subsidy policies, using multiple instruments rather than a simple across-the-board...

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The Effects of Farm Commodity and Retail Food Policies on Obesity and Economic Welfare in the United States

Okrent, Abigail M.; Alston, Julian M. - Robert Mondavi Institute Center for Wine Economics, … - 2011

Many commentators have claimed that farm subsidies have contributed significantly to the ―obesity epidemic‖ by making fattening foods relatively cheap and abundant and, symmetrically, that taxing ―unhealthy‖ commodities or subsidizing ―healthy‖ commodities would contribute to...

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