The "Southland case study" is designed for a group of participants in a course on agricultural policy to mobilize their knowledge and skills on a fictitious country simulating many of the problems faced by developing countries. Based on realistic information on the country, presented in a set of...

Die Erwartungen an die Produktion von Kraftstoffen (Bioethanol und Biodiesel) aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen waren hoch. Neben politisch-strategischen Zielen, hier ging es um die Reduzierung der Abhängigkeit von Ölimporten, waren auch ökologische und ökonomische Gesichtspunkte entscheidende...

Using a threshold vector error correction model approach we find the wheat market of Russia segmented, with the primary grain export region poorly integrated into the domestic market. Results also indicate that trade costs are high, hindering spatial market efficiency of wheat markets in Russia....