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Uncertainty and sustainability in themanagement of semi–arid rangelands
Quaas, Martin; Baumgärtner, Stefan; Becker, Christian; … - Alfred-Weber-Institut für Sozial- und … - 2004
We analyze a dynamic and stochastic ecological-economic model of grazingmanagement in semi-arid rangelands. The non-equilibrium ecosystem is driven bystochastic precipitation. A risk averse farmer chooses a grazing management strategyunder uncertainty such as to maximize expected utility from...
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A Return of the Threshing Ring? Motivations,Benefits and Challenges of Machinery and LaborSharing Arrangements
Artz, Georgeanne M.; Colson, Gregory J.; Ginder, Roger - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2009
Cooperative approaches provide an alternative for small- and medium-sized producers to obtainthe efficiencies of larger farming operations and remain competitive in an increasinglyconcentrated agricultural industry. This article examines the motivation and effectiveness ofequipment and labor...
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The Value of Third-Party Certification ofPreconditioning Claims at Iowa Feeder Cattle Auctions
Bulut, Harun; Lawrence, John D. - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2006
After controlling a variety of feeder cattle characteristics and market and sale conditions, weestimate the price … that the third party certification is valued in the market to credibly signalpreconditioning investment under asymmetric …
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Meat Slaughter and Processing Plants’ TraceabilityLevels: Evidence From Iowa
Bulut, Harun; Lawrence, John D. - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2008
Based on an econometric analysis of the data obtained from a survey of meat plants( ) in Iowa in summer 2007, this paper identifies the factors impacting the meatplants’ voluntary adoption of forward and backward traceability activities. The resultssuggest that the ownership type (corporate...
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Agricultural and Trade Policy Reform and Inequality: The Distributive Effects of Direct Payments to German Farmers under the EU's New Common Agricultural Policy
Witzke, Harald von; Noleppa, Steffen - Universität <Berlin, Humboldt-Universität> / … - 2007
result of reforms, agricultural market regulations have become more liberal and direct payments have been introduced which …
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How Coupled Are Decoupled Farm Payments? AReview of the Evidence
Bhaskar, Arathi; Beghin, John C. - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2009
This survey paper explores the literature on decoupling of farm programs that has emerged inthe last 10 years. The paper identifies and assesses the various channels of potential coupling ofdecoupled farm payments and provides a taxonomy of coupling mechanisms found in theoreticaland empirical...
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Environmental and population externalities
Jöst, Frank; Quaas, Martin - Alfred-Weber-Institut für Sozial- und … - 2006
In this paper, we investigate the external effects of the parent's de-cisions on the number of newly born children and the firm's decisions on theamount of polluting emissions that occur in industrial production. We employan optimal control model which comprises three stock variables...
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Exports and Externalities: the other sideof trade and ecological risk
Warziniack, Travis; Finnoff, David; Shogren, Jason F.; … - Alfred-Weber-Institut für Sozial- und … - 2009
This paper develops a general equilibrium model to measure welfare eects of taxesfor correcting environmental externalities caused by domestic trade, focusing on externalities that arise through exports. Externalities from exports come from a number ofsources. Domestically owned ships, planes,...
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Is a Sustainable Land-Use Policy in Germany Possible?
Geletneky, Beate; Jöst, Frank; Klauer, Bernd; … - Alfred-Weber-Institut für Sozial- und …; … - 2009
Land is an essential but limited natural resource. We employ the concept of stocks to analysedriving forces for land-use conversion and to assess, whether the German political “30-hectares-goal” is feasible given the current institutional setting. In this paper major drivingforces for...
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Endogenous preemption on both sides of a market
Güth, Werner; Müller, Wieland; Potters, Jan - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> - Abteilung … - 2005
We study a market in which both buyers and sellers can decide to preempt and set theirquantities before market clearing …. Will this lead to preemption on both sides of the market,only one side of the market, or to no preemption at all? We …nd … that preemption tends to beasymmetric in the sense that it is restricted to only one side of the market (buyers or sellers). …
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