Agricultural Economics & Economics
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Don't Judge a Wine by Its Closure: Price Premiums for Corks in the U.S. Wine Market
(2019-02-19)For many purchases, consumers often possess only limited information about product quality. Thus, observable product characteristics are used to determine expected quality levels when making purchase decisions. We use more ... -
Employer-Sponsored Education Assistance and Graduate Program Choice, Cost, and Finance
(2019-06)This paper studies the impact of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 that amended employer-sponsored education assistance (ESEA) fringe benefits from taxable to nontaxable for graduate studies. ... -
From biology to behavior: a cross-disciplinary seminar series surrounding added sugar and low-calorie sweetener consumption
(2019-06)Introduction This report presents a synopsis of a three‐part, cross‐sector, seminar series held at the George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, DC from February–April, 2018. The overarching goal of the seminar ... -
Was the First Public Health Campaign Successful?
(2019-04)The US tuberculosis (TB) movement pioneered many of the strategies of modern public health campaigns. Using newly transcribed mortality data at the municipal level for the period 1900-1917, we explore the effectiveness of ... -
Are Booster Seats More Effective than Child Safety Seats or Seat Belts at Reducing Traffic Fatalities among Children?
(2019-01)In an effort to increase booster seat use among children, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is encouraging state legislators to promote stricter booster seat laws, yet there is a paucity of information on ... -
The Basel accords, capital reserves, and agricultural lending
(2018-05)Purpose The safety and soundness of financial institutions has become a leading worldwide issue because of the recent global financial crisis. Historically, financial crises have occurred approximately every 20 years. The ... -
The Influence of Genetic Modification Technologies on U.S. and EU Crop Yields
(2019-01)Over 90% of U.S. corn and soybeans are planted with genetically modified (GM) seed varieties. We use a flexible, nonlinear functional form to investigate yield differences for corn, soybeans, and wheat between the United ... -
Medical marijuana laws and workplace fatalities in the United States
(2018-10)AIMS The aim of this research was to determine the association between legalizing medical marijuana and workplace fatalities. DESIGN Repeated cross-sectional data on workplace fatalities at the state-year level were ... -
Vulnerability of dryland agricultural regimes to economic and climatic change
(2018)Large-scale agricultural systems are central to food production in North America, but their ubiquity could be threatened by vulnerability to economic and climatic stressors during the 21st century. Prior research has focused ... -
Genetic Engineering and Risk in the Varietal Selection of Potatoes
(2018-02)The objective of this case study is to examine the farm management decision of whether to adopt a new, genetically engineered potato variety. We describe the potato supply chain from seed production to final consumer ... -
The Spatial-Dynamic Benefits from Cooperative Disease Control in a Perennial Crop
(2017-06)Introduction Diseases that damage productive agricultural crops impose significant costs both through foregone revenue from losses in yield, quality, and production and through expenditures undertaken to mitigate those ... -
Aspirations Failure and Formation in Rural Nepal
(2017-04)Aspirations, or a lack thereof, have recently gained the attention of economists as a behavioral constraint to future-oriented behavior and investment. In this paper we empirically test the theories of aspirations failure ... -
Revisiting the determinants of futures contracts success: the role of market participants
(2017-03)The Chicago Mercantile Exchange introduced a futures contract for distillers' dried grains (DDGs) in early 2010, but the market became inactive only four months after its inception. While many new futures contracts do not ... -
Booster Seat Effectiveness Among Older Children: Evidence From Washington State
(2017-08)Introduction The American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended that children as old as 12 years use a booster seat when riding in motor vehicles, yet little is known about booster seat effectiveness when used by older ... -
Targeted social protection in a pastoralist economy: case study from Kenya
(2016-08)"Social protection programmes are designed to help vulnerable populations-including pastoralists maintain a basic level of well-being, manage risk, and cope with negative shocks. Theory suggests that differential targeting ... -
Measuring the Effects of Natural Gas Pipeline Constraints on Regional Pricing and Market Integration
(2016-11)Natural gas pipeline capacity sets physical limits on the quantity of gas that can be moved between regions, with attendant price effects. We find support for the hypothesis of integrated regional markets. Using data on ... -
You Can't Drag Them Away: An Economic Analysis of the Wild Horse and Burro Program
(2016-01)Since 1971 wild horses and burros living on federal land have been legally protected, limiting removal from the range and stipulating restrictive conditions for transfer to private ownership. Periodic gathers prevent ... -
Forecasting a Moving Target: The Roles of Quality and Timing for Determining Northern US Wheat Basis
(2016-01)While nearly instantaneous commodity futures price information provides price forecasts for national markets, many market participants are interested in forecasts of local cash prices. Expected basis estimates are often ... -
On understanding inconsistent disciplinary behaviour in schools
(2015)Inconsistent disciplinary administration across schools can inequitably impact students' education access opportunities by separating certain students from familiar learning environments, especially in misconduct cases ... -
Net Returns from Terrain-Based Variable-Rate Nitrogen Management on Dryland Spring Wheat in Northern Montana
(2015-04)Agricultural producers can use variable‐rate application technology to vary N fertilizer within fields. This study was conducted to estimate changes in net returns from implementation of variable‐rate N management (VNM) ...
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