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The Routledge handbook of agricultural economics / edited by Gail L. Cramer, Krishna P. Paudel and Andrew Schmitz.

Contributor(s): Cramer, Gail L [editor.] | Paudel, Krishna P [editor.] | Schmitz, Andrew [editor.] | Taylor and FrancisMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: Routledge international handbooks: Copyright date: ©2019Publisher: Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, [2018]Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (820 pages) : 207 illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781315623351Subject(s): Agriculture -- Economic aspects | Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etcAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 338.1 LOC classification: HD1415Online resources: Click here to view.

Contents:

part, 1 Food economics -- chapter 1 An introduction to The Routledge Handbook of Agricultural Economics / Gail L. Cramer -- chapter 2 Broadening the validity of welfare economics for quantitative public policy analysis / Richard E. Just Andrew Schmitz -- chapter 3 World food -- New developments / Shenggen Fan -- chapter 4 Industrial organization of the food industry -- The role of buyer power / Ian Sheldon -- chapter 5 Economic ramifications of obesity -- A selective literature review / Oral Capps Ariun Ishdorj Senarath Dharmasena Marco A. Palma -- chapter 6 Behavioral economics in food and agriculture / Wen Li David R. Just -- chapter 7 Product quality and reputation in food and agriculture / Anthony R. Delmond Jill J. McCluskey Jason A. Winfree -- chapter 8 Food marketing in the United States / Stephen Martinez Krishna P. Paudel -- chapter 9 Food from the water – fisheries and aquaculture / Frank Asche James L. Anderson Taryn M. Garlock -- chapter 10 The economics of antibiotics use in agriculture / Jutta Roosen David A. Hennessy -- chapter 11 Advancements in the economics of food security / P. Lynn Kennedy -- part, 2 Environmental and resource economics -- chapter 12 How does climate change affect agriculture? / Panit Arunanondchai Chengcheng Fei Anthony Fisher Bruce A. McCarl Weiwei Wang Yingqian Yang -- chapter 13 Habitat conservation in agricultural landscapes / Chad Lawley Charles Towe -- chapter 14 Water quality trading / James S. Shortle Aaron Cook -- chapter 15 Natural capital and ecosystem services / Marcello Hernández-Blanco Robert Costanza -- chapter 16 Water management and economics / Louis Sears C.-Y. Cynthia Lin Lawell -- chapter 17 Water supply and dams in agriculture / Biswo N. Poudel Yang Xie David Zilberman -- part, 3 Trade, policy, and development -- chapter 18 A synopsis of trade theories and their applications / Stephen Devadoss Jeff Luckstead -- chapter 19 International agricultural trade -- A road map / Andrew Schmitz Ian Sheldon -- chapter 20 Use of subsidies and taxes and the reform of agricultural policy / G. Cornelis Van Kooten David Orden Andrew Schmitz -- chapter 21 The political economy of agricultural and food policies / Johan Swinnen -- chapter 22 Macroeconomic issues in agricultural economics / Michael Reed Sayed Saghaian -- chapter 23 Models of economic growth -- Application to agriculture and structural transformation / Terry L. Roe Munisamy Gopinath -- chapter 24 Rural development – theory and practice / Thomas G. Johnson J. Matthew Fannin -- part, 4 Methods -- chapter 25 Econometrics for the future / Hector O. Zapata R. Carter Hill Thomas B. Fomby -- chapter 26 On the evolution of agricultural econometrics / David A. Bessler Marco A. Palma -- chapter 27 New empirical models in consumer demand / Timothy J. Richards Celine Bonnet -- chapter 28 A survey of semiparametric regression methods used in the environmental Kuznets curve analyses / Krishna P. Paudel Mahesh Pandit -- chapter 29 Reconstructing deterministic economic dynamics from volatile time series data / Ray Huffaker Ernst Berg Maurizio Canavari -- chapter 30 Agricultural development impact evaluation / J. Edward Taylor -- chapter 31 Estimating production functions / Daniela Puggioni Spiro E. Stefanou -- part, 5 Production -- chapter 32 Role of risk and uncertainty in agriculture / Jean-Paul Chavas -- chapter 33 Investing in people in the twenty-first century -- Education, health, and migration / Wallace E. Huffman -- chapter 34 The economics of biofuels / Farzad Taheripour Hao Cui Wallace E. Tyner -- chapter 35 Farm management -- Recent applications / Patricia Duffy Sam Funk -- chapter 36 Economics of agricultural biotechnology / David Zilberman Justus Wesseler Andrew Schmitz Ben Gordon -- part, 6 Marketing -- chapter 37 The financial economics of agriculture and farm management / Charles B. Moss Jaclyn D. Kropp Maria Bampasidou -- chapter 38 Futures markets and hedging / T. Randall Fortenbery -- chapter 39 Cooperative extension system -- Value to society / Russell Tronstad Mike Woods -- chapter 40 Theory of cooperatives -- Recent developments / Michael L. Cook Jasper Grashuis -- chapter 41 Agribusiness economics and management / Michael Boland Metin Çakır.

Abstract: This Handbook offers an up-to-date collection of research on agricultural economics. Drawing together scholarship from experts at the top of their profession and from around the world, this collection provides new insights into the area of agricultural economics.The Routledge Handbook of Agricultural Economics explores a broad variety of topics including welfare economics, econometrics, agribusiness, and consumer economics. This wide range reflects the way in which agricultural economics encompasses a large sector of any economy, and the chapters present both an introduction to the subjects as well as the methodology, statistical background, and operations research techniques needed to solve practical economic problems. In addition, food economics is given a special focus in the Handbook due to the recent emphasis on health and feeding the world population a quality diet. Furthermore, through examining these diverse topics, the authors seek to provide some indication of the direction of research in these areas and where future research endeavors may be productive.Acting as a comprehensive, up-to-date, and definitive work of reference, this Handbook will be of use to researchers, faculty, and graduate students looking to deepen their understanding of agricultural economics, agribusiness, and applied economics, and the interrelationship of those areas.

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This Handbook offers an up-to-date collection of research on agricultural economics. Drawing together scholarship from experts at the top of their profession and from around the world, this collection provides new insights into the area of agricultural economics.The Routledge Handbook of Agricultural Economics explores a broad variety of topics including welfare economics, econometrics, agribusiness, and consumer economics. This wide range reflects the way in which agricultural economics encompasses a large sector of any economy, and the chapters present both an introduction to the subjects as well as the methodology, statistical background, and operations research techniques needed to solve practical economic problems. In addition, food economics is given a special focus in the Handbook due to the recent emphasis on health and feeding the world population a quality diet. Furthermore, through examining these diverse topics, the authors seek to provide some indication of the direction of research in these areas and where future research endeavors may be productive.Acting as a comprehensive, up-to-date, and definitive work of reference, this Handbook will be of use to researchers, faculty, and graduate students looking to deepen their understanding of agricultural economics, agribusiness, and applied economics, and the interrelationship of those areas.