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Lobbying and Agricultural Trade Policy in the United States

Gawande, Kishore; Hoekman, Bernard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

losses from distortionary policy in agriculture. We show that the puzzle can be resolved by extending the model to allow …

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Culture, Politics and Innovation: Evidence from the Creameries

O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This Paper explores the diffusion of two agricultural innovations in late 19th century Denmark and Ireland: the milk separator and the cooperative creamery. It asks whether variables identified as important for innovation and growth by cross-country regressions mattered in this instance: in...

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Competitiveness, Productivity and Efficiency in the Agricultural and Agri-Food Sectors

Latruffe, Laure - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2010

This report reviews the literature on competitiveness, productivity and efficiency in the agricultural and agri-food sectors. It clarifies concepts and terminology used in this area, and provides a critical assessment of approaches and indicators used in the literature to measure...

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The Role of Economists in Liberalizing Swedish Agriculture

Lindberg, Henrik - In: Econ Journal Watch 4 (2007) 2, pp. 213-229

I examine the process that led to major reforms in agriculture in Sweden, culminating in 1990. Economists were largely … itself, the Ministry of Agriculture. Economists and others overcame the iron triangle. Enlightened discourse played no small …

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Do Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) Processes Make a Difference to Country Commitments to Develop Agriculture?

Kolavalli, Shashidhara; Flaherty, Kathleen; Al-Hassan, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

The CAADP is a commitment of African countries to pursue economic growth through agriculture-led development to reduce … for the development of agriculture. Some of its key principles that are expected to add value are the building of … national budget to agriculture. The objective of this paper is primarily to understand how continental initiatives such as …

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Profile of Hired Farmworkers, A 2008 Update

Kandel, William - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2008

Hired farmworkers make up a third of the total agricultural labor force and are critical to U.S. agricultural production, particularly in labor-intensive sectors such as fruits and vegetables. The hired farmworker labor market is unique because it includes a large population of relatively...

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Review of China's agricultural integration development: 1978-2008

Feng, Kaiwen; Zhang, Jinhua; Yingwei, Huang - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 1 (2009) 4, pp. 459-477

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to draw conclusions about China's agricultural integration (CAI) by looking back its processes stage by stage, discussing the problems related to CAI, in order to learn salutary lessons for the future of agricultural development, for the increase in rural...

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Determinants and performance index of foreign direct investment in China's agriculture

Xiong, Licai Lv Simei Wen Qiquan - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 2 (2010) 1, pp. 36-48

Purpose – Since attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) to agriculture is now an important policy concern for the … explore the determinants of FDI and evaluate the inward FDI performance in China's agriculture. Design …/methodology/approach – A multi-variable regression model is conducted to examine the determinants of FDI in China's agriculture over the period …

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Perishability as a determinant of vertical coordination: The case of the US egg, poultry, and pork industries

Lo, Chu-Ping - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 2 (2010) 1, pp. 49-62

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a simple model to demonstrate how a trade-off between incomplete contract distortions and excessive governance costs determine an agricultural firm's organizational choices. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, it is argued that the...

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Forage-livestock policies designed to improve livelihoods in Western China: a critical review

Brown, Colin; Waldron, Scott; Yuman, Liu; Longworth, John - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 1 (2009) 4, pp. 367-381

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how the promotion of integrated forage/ruminant-livestock industries forms a key plank in efforts to improve rural household livelihoods in Western China. Design/methodology/approach – The paper critiques how this industry development has...

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