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Bayesian Estimation of Non-Stationary Markov Models Combining Micro and Macro Data

Storm, Hugo; Heckelei, Thomas; Mittelhammer, Ron C. - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2014

We develop a Bayesian framework for estimating non-stationary Markov models in situations where macro population data is available only on the proportion of individuals residing in each state, but micro-level sample data is available on observed transitions between states. Posterior...

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Simulation model for income risk analyses at the sector level, case of Slovenia

Žgajnar, Jaka - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2014

This paper presents possible approach how different sources of data at farm level, national statistics and analytical models could be merged in simulation process to analyse income risk at the sector level. Baseline is production structure resumed out of annual subsidy applications as key...

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Determinants of food availability and access in Ghana: what can we learn beyond the regression results?

Adom, Philip Kofi - In: Studies in Agricultural Economics 116 (2014) 3

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Rainfall Variations and Risk Analysis of Dryland and Irrigated Agriculture in the Texas High Plains

Obembe, Oladipo S; Almas, Lal K.; Guerrero, Bridget L.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2014

to 2012 for dryland cotton and dryland sorghum while dryland wheat data was for the period of 1973 to 2012. The county … variability and dryland yield was examined for dryland sorghum, dryland wheat, and dryland cotton using ordinary least square … Smith County), dryland wheat (Hansford County), and dryland cotton (Lynn County) respectively. The R2 values from the …

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Evaluation of Crop Insurance Choices for Cotton Producers under the 2014 Farm Bill

Luitel, Kishor; Knight, Thomas; Hudson, Darren - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2016

New crop insurance coverage offered by the 2014 Farm Bill will be available to cotton farmers beginning in 2015. Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) and Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) are new crop insurance options, which are designed to protect farmers from shallow losses. STAX is only...

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Is Strawberry Advisory System (SAS) Feasible for Farmers of All Risk Preference Profiles?

Vorotnikova, Ekaterina; Borisova, Tatiana; VanSickle, John - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2015

The Strawberry Advisory System (SAS) was developed to improve temporal precision of fungicide application. Based on Net Present Value (NPV), it outperforms the traditional fungicide application method given weather and market conditions typical for Florida (Vorotnikova et al., 2014). This study...

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Economic Benefits of Fungicide Use in Corn Production

Liu, Yangxuan; Langemeier, Michael; Wise, Kiersten - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2015

This study used experimental data from West Lafayette, Indiana to examine the economic benefits of applying fungicide to corn. The average improvements in yield, gross revenue, and net return (gross revenue minus fungicide and application cost) were 4 bushels per acre, $19 per acre, and -$9 per...

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Timing the Purchase of Livestock Risk Protection Insurance for Feeder Cattle

Griffith, Andrew P.; Lewis, Karen E.; Boyer, Christopher N. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2015

Livestock Risk Protection Insurance (LRP) is a risk management tool available to cattle producers protecting against price declines. It can be used to establish a price floor much like a put option. The primary difference between put options and LRP is LRP can be purchased for as few as one...

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The Brunt of Oil Demand and US-Dollar Exchange Rate: Evidence From Net-Oil Importing Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Sene, Seydina; Mishra, Dr. Ashok - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2015

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Production Risk, Technology and Market Access in Different Organisational Forms: Evidence from Tatarstan and Oryol

Gataulina, Ekaterina; Hockmann, Heinrich; Strokov, Anton - In: Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 53

This paper examines price and technology differentials between agroholdings and independent farms in two Russian regions: Oryol and Tatarstan. Both organisational forms receive on average the same product prices which indicates that they have the same market access. Moreover, their technologies...

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