Agricultural Economics

Agricultural economics is an applied field of economics concerned with the application of economic theory in optimizing the production and distribution of food and fiber. Agricultural economics began as a branch of economics that specifically dealt with land usage, it focused on maximizing the crop yield while maintaining a good soil ecosystem. Throughout the 20th century the discipline expanded and the current scope of the discipline is much broader. Agricultural economics today includes a variety of applied areas, having considerable overlap with conventional economics. Agricultural economists have made substantial contributions to research in economics, econometrics, development economics, and environmental economics. …

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World Bank Group · 23 October 2024 English

It is often argued that small firms are more flexible than large firms. As a result, small firms perform better in volatile markets compared to large firms. The present paper …

processing industry. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 47(3), pp.971-1008. Jang, S.S., 2004 multi-output firms. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 41(5), pp.745-773. Sáez-Fernández,


World Bank Group · 22 October 2024 English

It is often argued that small firms are more flexible than large firms. As a result, small firms perform better in volatile markets compared to large firms. The present paper …

processing industry. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 47(3), pp.971-1008. Jang, S.S., 2004 multi-output firms. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 41(5), pp.745-773. Sáez-Fernández,


IADB: Inter-American Development Bank · 21 October 2024 English

Private actors have been actively working on standards that certify products and their production processes to minimize negative externalities. The number of Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) has been increasing over …

private standards.” European Review of Agricultural Economics 46(2): 267–290. Araya, N., and Correa agrifood exports?” European Review of Agricultural Economics 47(1): 247–272. Fiankor, D-D.D., Martínez-Zarzoso private voluntary agrifood standards.” Agricultural Economics 50: 341–352. doi.org/10.1111/agec.12488


ICIPE: African Insect Science for Food and Health · 18 October 2024 English

He was promoted to the position of a Research Scientist on 1 September 2016 in the Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics (MBBU) Unit and became head of the Unit on 9 …

where he taught various undergraduate agricultural economics and economics courses. He also worked as


AEI: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research · 16 October 2024 English

The 2018 US Farm Bill legalized the sale of certain cannabis products that are classified as “hemp.” Under the farm bill, products with 0.3 percent delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or less …

Sumner is the Frank H. Buck Jr. Chair in Agricultural Economics at the University of California, Davis


AEI: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research · 16 October 2024 English

The recent Supreme Court decision ending Chevron deference has affirmed the primacy of the courts in rulemaking by agencies implementing congressional legislation that may be ambiguous. The Supreme Court’s decision …

professor of economics in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics. Notes 1. Chevron U.S.A


AEI: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research · 16 October 2024 English

The 2024 presidential candidates from both major parties have prioritized food price inflation as a key campaign issue, though their explanations about the causes of higher food prices seem to …

professor of economics in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics. Joseph W. Glauber is a nonresident


RAND Corporation · 16 October 2024 English

Measuring the prevalence of trafficking may have utility for individuals who are assessing the level of need and resources necessary to locate and support suspected or identified victims. This report …

Baltimore, Maryland. He holds an M.S. in agricultural economics (applied economics). His master’s thesis


World Bank Group · 16 October 2024 English

A growing literature attributes gender inequality in labor market outcomes in part to the reduction in female labor supply after childbirth, the child penalty. However, if social norms constrain married …

Women in India,” American 19Journal of Agricultural Economics, October 2020, 102 (5), 1328–1351. Asher


World Bank Group · 15 October 2024 English

This paper summarizes the evidence on the growth and distributional effects of digitalization through four channels: average productivity growth, employment and wages, access to markets, and government finances. First, digitalization …

Information Services.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 97(3): 953–77. Couture, Victor, Benjamin


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