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Five suggested alternatives for resolving indeterminacies in the theory of reasoned action resulting from ill-formed intentions were examined for their ability to predict Japanese consumer intentions to eat U.S. beef. Assessment relied upon structural equation analysis of data collected from 594...

Monitoring short-term monthly farm to retail meat price margins requires knowing how rapidly price changes at the farm level are reflected at the wholesale and retail levels. Studies that have addressed this issue on a short-term basis have had varied conclusions. This study uses time series...

Describes a theoretical model that endogenizes structural changes in local government institutional structure and relates selected economic and social functions to these institutional innovations. Use of the model to test factors affecting county government's decisions to adopt alternative...

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This paper estimates an agency model of contracts used in California's processing-tomato industry. Model estimation proceeds in three stages. We first estimate growers' stochastic production possibilities, and then, for a given vector of preference parameters, compute an optimal compensation...

This paper presents the results of the 2007 Iowa Farmland Ownership survey

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The ratios of public debt as a share of GDP of Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico were 12 percentage points higher on average during the period 1996-2005 than in the period 1990-1995. Costa Rica's debt ratio remained stable but at a high level near 50 percent. Is there reason to be concerned for the...