Similar Search Results

Consumers' Resistance to Genetically Modified Foods: The Role of Information in an Uncertain Environment

Huffman, Wallace E.; Rousu, M.C.; Shogren, Jason F.; … - Department of Economics, Iowa State University - 2004

Genetically modified (GM) foods have been engulfed in considerable controversy, and the early optimism has been dampened. Information issues--labeling and asymmetric information--are central to the GM-food debate. Furthermore, it is important to understand the reaction in developed countries to...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005436755

The Role of Agriculture and Human Capital in Economic Growth: Farmers, Schooling, and Health

Huffman, Wallace E.; Orazem, Peter - Department of Economics, Iowa State University - 2007

This survey reviews the existing literature, identifying the contribution of agriculture, schooling, and nutrition to economic growth and development over time and across countries. Particular attention is paid to the roles of improvements in agricultural technology and of the human capital of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005436911

Public R&D and Infrastructure Policies: Effects on Cost of Midwestern Agriculture

Huffman, Wallace E.; Ball, E.; Gopinath, M.; Somwaru, A. - Department of Economics, Iowa State University - 2002

Huffman, W.E., E. Ball, M. Gopinath, and A. Somwaru, "Public R&D and Infrastructure Policies: Effects on Cost of Midwestern Agriculture," in V. Eldon Ball and G. Norton, eds. Agricultural Productivity: Measurement and Sources of Growth. Kluwer Academic Press, 2002, pp. 167-184.

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005436916