The measurement of income elasticities of demand for farm products, both individually and as an aggregate, is a fundamental problem which has concerned a considerable number of agricultural economists. Professor Milton Friedman's recent study, A Theory of the Consumption Function (3),1...

This paper examines the effects which agricultural economists had on developments in economics and on economic policies during the years 1910-1960. These developments are viewed against the backdrop of what was happening in the economy at large and particularly with respect to farmers, and of...

The question of optimal population size is investigated for three alternative social welfare functions: (1) the total utility of the present and future generations (Benthamite), (2) the average utility (Millian), and (3) the individual utility of a member

We provide a concise overview of time series analysis in the time and frequency domains, with lots of references for further reading.