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Publikováno v:
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Vol 28, Iss 3, Pp 481-502 (2003)
With the continuing controversy over genetically modified (GM) foods, some groups advocate mandatory labeling of these products, while other groups oppose labeling. An important issue is how GM labels affect consumers' willingness to pay for these fo
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https://doaj.org/article/53fe49ca6c444fa3afa78ac8bc297147
Autor:
Abebayehu Tegene
A dynamic model for agricultural supply where expectation of exogenous variables is assumed to be formed rationally is developed. Farmers are assumed to make choices that maximize the expected present values of their incomes streams subject to dynami
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::13bc55f2b7b2b028bd448ce03931ea34
https://doi.org/10.31274/rtd-180813-8931
https://doi.org/10.31274/rtd-180813-8931
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 94:331-337
Over the past thirty-five years, the U.S. adult obesity rate has more than doubled from roughly 15% to 35%, reflecting a general diffusion of obesity across all segments of the adult population (USDHHS). Obesity is a concern because it increases the
Publikováno v:
Food Economics - Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section C. 7:1-10
The development and introduction of nutritionally enhanced margarines in the mid-1990s offered the opportunity to improve public health through the use of a cholesterol-lowering food product. Product approval in the USA followed that in Europe. The p
Publikováno v:
Journal of Agricultural Economics. 50:203-219
A landowner's decision to convert farmland to urban use is presented as an irreversible investment under uncertainty. This approach improves on conventional approaches to the valuation of conservation easements by incorporating option values. This ap
Publikováno v:
Economic Inquiry. 45:409-432
Food products containing genetically modified (GM) ingredients have entered the market over the past decade. The biotech industry and environmental groups have disseminated conflicting private information about GM foods. This paper develops a unique
Publikováno v:
Review of Agricultural Economics. 27:4-20
This paper investigates consumers' likely response to a proposed tax on snack foods that addresses public health issues generated by rising U.S. obesity rates. We estimate demands for particular snack foods and show they are price inelastic after acc
Publikováno v:
Land Economics. 80:125-135
Environmental groups have be- food products other than those that norcome the chief antagonists toward agricultural bio- mally carry allergens (See Friends of the technology innovations. They demonstrate and dis- Earth 2001; Greenpeace International
Publikováno v:
Review of Agricultural Economics. 26(1):19-31
Controversy surrounds the introduction of genetically modified foods. One key issue relates to tolerance levels—the impurity rate tolerated before a commodity must be labeled. Currently, the United States has not defined a tolerance level for genet
Publikováno v:
Review of Agricultural Economics. 26(3):361-372
In this article the economic impacts of Virginia State University's Small Farm Outreach, Training, and Technical Assistance Program are assessed. Impacts are measured in terms of program effect on incomes of limited-resource participant farmers compa