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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - International Economic Trends

Federal Reserve Bank <Saint Louis, Mo.>

The quarterly International Economic Trends is a compilation of data on the G-7 countries and the euro area, including output, inflation, labor markets, interest rates, government budgets, international trade, and more. A brief essay in each issue covers a topic relevant to international economics.

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Kosher Pork

Drazen, Allan; Ilzetzki, Ethan - University of Maryland <College Park, Md.> / Department …; … - 2011

Both conventional wisdom and leading academic research view pork barrel spendingas antithetical to responsible … in theirinformation about the economic situation, allocation of pork may enable passage oflegislation appropriate to a … "crisis" that might otherwise not pass. Pork "greases thelegislative wheels" not by bribing legislators to accept legislation …

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The Trade and Welfare Impact of AustralianQuarantine Policies: The Case of Pigmeat

Beghin, John C.; Melatos, Mark - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2011

We analyze the trade and welfare impact of quarantine measures imposed by Australiaon imports of pigmeat. In particular, we account for changes to Australia’s pigmeat quarantinepolicy over time including those changes related to the recent resolution of a WTO disputebetween Australia and the...

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O-Ring Production on U.S. Hog Farms: Joint Choicesof Farm Size, Technology, and Compensation

Li, Yu; Orazem, Peter F. - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2011

We hypothesize that hog production can be characterized by complementarities between newtechnologies, worker skills and farms size. Such production processes are consistent withKremer’s (1993) O-ring production theory in which a single mistake in any one of severalcomplementary tasks in a...

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Testing for Complementarity and Substitutability among Multiple Technologies: The Case of U.S. HogFarms

Li, Yu; Hurley, Terrance M.; Kliebenstein, James; … - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2011

technologyadoptions on U.S. hog farms. We find that some technologies used in pork production aresubstitutable for one another while …

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Firm Size, Technical Change And Wages In The PorkSector, 1990 -2005

Li, Yu; Hurley, Terrance M.; Kliebenstein, James; … - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2011

technologyadoptions on U.S. hog farms. We find that some technologies used in pork production aresubstitutable for one another while …

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Production and Marketing Characteristics of U.S. PorkProducers, 2006

Lawrence, John D.; Grimes, Glenn C. - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2007

A 2007 survey of US pork producers indicated that nearly two-thirds of US hogs are produced by less than 200 firms …

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Cost of Organic Pork Production: A SeasonalAnalysis and Needed Price Premium forContinuous Production

Kliebenstein, James B.; Hurley, Sean; Larson, Ben; … - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2004

Niche markets of agricultural products are experiencing rapid growth. One suchniche market is organic pork. Organic … pork production is a relatively new and expandingsegment of the pork industry. Similar to some other niche markets, it has …

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Business Organization and Coordination in MarketingSpecialty Hogs: A Comparative Analysis of Two Firmsfrom Iowa

Hueth, Brent; Ibarbaru, Maro; Kliebenstein, James B. - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2006

Iowa pork niche-marketing firms. We describe and analyze each firm's management of five key organizational challenges …

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A Comparison of Production Costs, Returns andProfitability of Swine Finishing Systems

Kliebenstein, James B.; Larson, Ben; Honeyman, Mark; … - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2003

Pork production has seen a period of volatility that it has not seen before. Duringthis period, there has been a rise … in a number of issues. Pork producers must deal withnarrowing margins, environmental issues, animal welfare issues …

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