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Alfons Weersink

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Working papers

  1. Meyer-Aurich, A. & Gandorfer, M. & Weersink, A. & Wagner, P., 2008. "Economic analysis of site-specific wheat management with respect to grain quality and separation of the different quality fractions," 2008 International Congress, August 26-29, 2008, Ghent, Belgium 43649, European Association of Agricultural Economists. [Downloadable!]

  2. Weersink, Alfons & Hailu, Getu & Fox, Glenn & Meilke, Karl & von Massow, Mike, 2008. "The World Food Crisis: Causes and Implications for Ontario Agriculture," Working Papers 46503, University of Guelph, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics. [Downloadable!]

  3. Pannell, David & Hailu, Getu & Weersink, Alfons & Burt, Amanda, 2007. "More Reasons Why Farmers Have So Little Interest in Futures Markets," Working Papers 9232, University of Western Australia, School of Agricultural and Resource Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  4. Weersink, Alfons & Mallon, Shawn, 2007. "The Financial Feasibility of Anaerobic Digestion for Ontario's Livestock Industries," Working Papers 7295, University of Guelph, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics. [Downloadable!]

  5. Meyer-Aurich, Andreas & Weersink, Alfons & Janovicek, Ken & Deen, Bill, 2006. "Cost Efficient Tillage and Rotation Options for Mitigating GHG Emissions from Agriculture in Eastern Canada," 2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia 25485, International Association of Agricultural Economists. [Downloadable!]

  6. Herath, Deepananda & Weersink, Alfons & Thrikawala, Sunil, 2006. "Environmental Regulations and Livestock Production Levels: What is the Direction of Causality?," 2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA 21482, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association). [Downloadable!]

  7. Herath, Deepananda & Weersink, Alfons, 2006. "Structural Changes in the Sri Lankan Tea Industry: Family Farms vs. Plantations," 2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia 25406, International Association of Agricultural Economists. [Downloadable!]

  8. Turvey, Calum & Weersink, Alfons, 2005. "Pricing Weather Insurance with a Random Strike Price: An Application to the Ontario Ice Wine Harvest," 2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI 19255, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association). [Downloadable!]

  9. Jayasinghe-Mudalige, Udith & Weersink, Alfons & Deaton, Brady & Beaulieu, Martin & Trant, Mike, 2005. "Effect of Urbanization on the Adoption of Environmental Management Systems in Canadian Agriculture," Agriculture and Rural Working Paper Series 28040, Statistics Canada. [Downloadable!]
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  10. Banerjee, Anurag & Swinnen, Johan & Weersink, Alfons, 2004. "Skating on Thin Ice: Rule Changes and Team Strategies in the NHL," Discussion Paper Series In Economics And Econometrics 0401, Economics Division, School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton. [Downloadable!]
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  11. Herath, Deepananda P. & Weersink, Alfons J., 2004. "The Locational Determinants Of Large Livestock Operations: Evidence From The U.S. Hog, Dairy, And Fed-Cattle Sectors," 2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO 19927, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association). [Downloadable!]

  12. Herath, Deepananda & Weersink, Alfons & Carpentier, Chantal Line, 2003. "Spatial Dynamics Of The Livestock Sector In The United States: Do Environmental Regulations Matter?," 2003 Annual meeting, July 27-30, Montreal, Canada 22059, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association). [Downloadable!]
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  13. Herath, Deepananda & Weersink, Alfons, 2003. "Vertical Coordination Changes In The Sri Lankan Tea Industry:Transaction, Management, And Production Costs," 2003 Annual meeting, July 27-30, Montreal, Canada 21941, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association). [Downloadable!]

  14. Raymond, Mark & Weersink, Alfons, 2003. "Agriculture And Citizen Complaints," 2003 Annual meeting, July 27-30, Montreal, Canada 22071, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association). [Downloadable!]

  15. Turvey, Calum & Weersink, Alfons & Martin, Craig, 2002. "The Value Of Dairy Quota Under A Commercial Export Milk Program," Working Papers 34107, University of Guelph, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics. [Downloadable!]

  16. Vera-Toscano, Esperanza & Phimister, Euan & Weersink, Alfons, 2002. "Short-Term Employment Transitions Of The Canadian Labour Force: Rural-Urban Differences," Working Papers 34143, University of Guelph, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics. [Downloadable!]

  17. Vera-Toscano, Esperanza & Phimister, Euan & Weersink, Alfons, 2001. "The Dynamics Of Income And Employment In Rural Canada: The Risk Of Poverty And Exclusion," Agriculture and Rural Working Paper Series 28020, Statistics Canada. [Downloadable!]

  18. Phimister, Euan & Vera-Toscano, Esperanza & Weersink, Alfons, 2001. "Taux d'emploi et participation à la vie active des Canadiennes vivant en milieu rural," Direction des études analytiques : documents de recherche 2001153f, Statistics Canada, Direction des études analytiques. [Downloadable!]

  19. Chi, Junwook & Weersink, Alfons & Vanleeuwen, John A. & Keefe, Gregory P., 2001. "The Economics Of Controlling Infectious Diseases On Dairy Farms," Working Papers 34119, University of Guelph, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics. [Downloadable!]

  20. Phimister, Euan & Vera-Toscano, Esperanza & Weersink, Alfons, 2001. "Female Employment Rates and Labour Market Attachment in Rural Canada," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2001153e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch. [Downloadable!]

  21. Herath, Deepananda P.B. & Weersink, Alfons, 1999. "Transaction Costs, Economic Instruments And Environmental Policies," 1999 Annual meeting, August 8-11, Nashville, TN 21588, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association). [Downloadable!]

  22. Swidinsky, Michael & Howard, Wayne & Weersink, Alfons, 1998. "Off-Farm Work By Census-Farm Operators: An Overview of Structure and Mobility Patterns," Agriculture and Rural Working Paper Series 28030, Statistics Canada. [Downloadable!]

  23. Weersink, Alfons, 1996. "Discussion: Analysing The Potential For Increased Trade," Understanding Canada\United States Dairy Disputes; Proceedings of the 2nd Canada\U.S. Agricultural and Food Policy Systems Information Workshop-1996 16968, Farm Foundation, Agricultural and Food Policy Systems Information Workshops. [Downloadable!]

  24. Weersink, Alfons, 1996. "Summary Of Research Needs," Understanding Canada\United States Dairy Disputes; Proceedings of the 2nd Canada\U.S. Agricultural and Food Policy Systems Information Workshop-1996 16964, Farm Foundation, Agricultural and Food Policy Systems Information Workshops. [Downloadable!]

  25. Meilke, K.D. & Weersink, A., 1991. "An Analysis of the Effects of Government Payments to Grain and Oilseeds Producers on Cropping Decisions," Papers 9-91, Gouvernement du Canada - Agriculture Canada.

Articles

  1. Predrag Rajsic & Alfons Weersink & Markus Gandorfer, 2009. "Risk and Nitrogen Application Levels," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 57(2), pages 223-239, 06. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  2. David J. Pannell & Getu Hailu & Alfons Weersink & Amanda Burt, 2008. "More reasons why farmers have so little interest in futures markets," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 39(1), pages 41-50, 07. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  3. Rajsic, Predrag & Weersink, Alfons, 2008. "Do farmers waste fertilizer? A comparison of ex post optimal nitrogen rates and ex ante recommendations by model, site and year," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 97(1-2), pages 56-67, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  4. Cabas, Juan H. & Leiva, Akssell J. & Weersink, Alfons, 2008. "Modeling Exit and Entry of Farmers in a Crop Insurance Program," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 37(1), April. [Downloadable!]

  5. Linda M. Young & Alfons Weersink & Murray Fulton & B. James Deaton, 2007. "Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture: EU and US Perspectives," EuroChoices, The Agricultural Economics Society and the European Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 6(1), pages 32-37, 04. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  6. Deepananda Herath & Alfons Weersink, 2007. "Peasants and plantations in the Sri Lankan tea sector: causes of the change in their relative viability *," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd., vol. 51(1), pages 73-89, 03. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  7. Udith Jayasinghe-Mudalige & Alfons Weersink & Brady James Deaton & Mike Trant, 2007. "Effect of urbanisation on the adoption of environmental management systems in Canadian agriculture," International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 6(3), pages 316-325, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  8. Weersink, Alfons & Raymond, Mark, 2007. "Environmental regulations impact on agricultural spills and citizen complaints," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 60(3), pages 654-660, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  9. Anurag N. Banerjee & Johan F. M. Swinnen & Alfons Weersink, 2007. "Skating on thin ice: rule changes and team strategies in the NHL," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 40(2), pages 493-514, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  10. Alfons Weersink, 2006. "Agricultural Economics in Canada: Ready to Step Up or Fall Back?," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 54(1), pages 1-9, 03. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  11. Alfons Weersink & Christin Eveland, 2006. "The Siting of Livestock Facilities and Environmental Regulations," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 54(1), pages 159-173, 03. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  12. Calum G. Turvey & Alfons Weersink & Szu-Hsuan Celia Chiang, 2006. "Pricing Weather Insurance with a Random Strike Price: The Ontario Ice-Wine Harvest," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, American Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 88(3), pages 696-709, 08. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  13. Deepananda P. Herath & Alfons J. Weersink & Chantal L. Carpentier, 2005. "Spatial and Temporal Changes in the U.S. Hog, Dairy, and Fed-Cattle Sectors, 1975-2000," Review of Agricultural Economics, American Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 27(1), pages 49-69, 03. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  14. Fulton, Murray & Cule, Monika & Weersink, Alfons, 2005. "Greenhouse Gas Policy and Canadian Agriculture," CAFRI: Current Agriculture, Food and Resource Issues, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society, issue 06. [Downloadable!]

  15. Paul J. Thomassin & Paul Atkinson & G. Cornelis van Kooten & Alfons Weersink, 2005. "The Potential Contribution of the Agriculture and Forestry Sectors to Greenhouse Gas Management: A Policy Perspective," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 53(4), pages 271-273, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  16. Herath, Deepananda & Weersink, Alfons & Carpentier, Chantal Line, 2005. "Spatial Dynamics of the Livestock Sector in the United States: Do Environmental Regulations Matter?," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 30(01), April. [Downloadable!]
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  17. Alfons Weersink & David Pannell & Murray Fulton & Andreas Meyer-Aurich, 2005. "Agriculture's Likely Role in Meeting Canada's Kyoto Commitments," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 53(4), pages 425-441, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  18. Meyer-Aurich, Andreas & Weersink, Alfons & Jayasundara, Susantha & Wagner-Riddle, Claudia, 2004. "Effectiveness of Best Management Cropping Systems to Abate Greenhouse Gas Emissions," CAFRI: Current Agriculture, Food and Resource Issues, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society, issue 05. [Downloadable!]

  19. Weersink, Alfons & Devos, Greg & Stonehouse, Peter, 2004. "Farm Return and Land Price Effects from Environmental Standards and Stocking Density Restrictions," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 33(2), October. [Downloadable!]

  20. Esperanza Vera-Toscano & Euan Phimister & Alfons Weersink, 2004. "Panel Estimates of the Canadian Rural/Urban Women's Wage Gap," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, American Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 86(4), pages 1138-1151, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  21. Vera-Toscano, Esperanza & Phimister, Euan & Weersink, Alfons, 2004. "Short-term employment transitions of the Canadian labour force: rural-urban differences in underemployment," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 30(2), pages 129-142, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  22. Brethour, Cher & Weersink, Alfons, 2003. "Rolling the dice: on-farm benefits of research into reducing pesticide use," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 76(2), pages 575-587, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  23. Weersink, Alfons & Joseph, Stanley & Kay, Beverly D. & Turvey, Calum G., 2003. "An Economic Analysis of the Potential Influence of Carbon Credits on Farm Management Practices," CAFRI: Current Agriculture, Food and Resource Issues, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society, issue 04. [Downloadable!]

  24. Stonehouse, D. P. & de Vos, G. W. & Weersink, A., 2002. "Livestock manure systems for swine finishing enterprises," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 73(3), pages 279-296, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  25. Phimister, Euan & Vera-Toscano, Esperanza & Weersink, Alfons, 2002. " Female Participation and Labor Market Attachment in Rural Canada," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, American Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 84(1), pages 210-21, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  26. Weersink, Alfons & McKitrick, Ross & Nailor, Mike, 2001. "Voluntary Cost-Share Programs: Lessons from Economic Theory and Their Application to Rural Water Quality Programs," CAFRI: Current Agriculture, Food and Resource Issues, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society, issue 02. [Downloadable!]

  27. Brethour, Cher & Weersink, Alfons, 2001. "An economic evaluation of the environmental benefits from pesticide reduction," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 25(2-3), pages 219-226, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  28. Wall, Ellen & Weersink, Alfons & Swanton, Clarence, 2001. "Agriculture and ISO 14000," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 26(1), pages 35-48, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  29. Alfons Weersink & Steve Clark & Calum G. Turvey & Rakhal Sarker, 1999. "The Effect of Agricultural Policy on Farmland Values," Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 75(3), pages 425-439. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  30. Anastasia Lintner & Alfons Weersink, 1999. "Endogenous Transport Coefficients: Implications for Improving Water Quality from Multi-Contaminants in an Agricultural Watershed," Environmental & Resource Economics, European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 14(2), pages 269-296, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  31. Yiridoe, Emmanuel K. & Weersink, Alfons, 1998. "Marginal Abatement Costs Of Reducing Groundwater-N Pollution With Intensive And Extensive Farm Management Choices," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 27(2), October. [Downloadable!]

  32. Weersink, Alfons & Nicholson, Charles & Weerhewa, Jeeveka, 1998. "Multiple job holdings among dairy farm families in New York and Ontario," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 18(2), pages 127-143, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  33. Thrikawala, Sunil & Weersink, Alfons & Kachanoski, Gary, 1998. "Management unit size and efficiency gains from nitrogen fertilizer application," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 56(4), pages 513-531, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  34. Alfons Weersink & John R. Livernois & Jason F. Shogren & James S. Shortle, 1998. "Economic Instruments and Environmental Policy in Agriculture," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 24(3), pages 309-327, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  35. Weersink, Alfons & Rozelle, Scott, 1997. "Marketing reforms, market development and agricultural production in China," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 17(2-3), pages 95-114, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  36. Yiridoe, Emmanuel K. & Weersink, Alfons, 1997. "A review and evaluation of agroecosystem health analysis: The role of economics," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 55(4), pages 601-626, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  37. Fan, Yanqin & Li, Qi & Weersink, Alfons, 1996. "Semiparametric Estimation of Stochastic Production Frontier Models," Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, American Statistical Association, vol. 14(4), pages 460-68, October.

  38. Turvey, Calum G. & Baker, Timothy G. & Weersink, Alfons, 1992. "Farm Operating Risk And Cash Rent Determination," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 17(01), July. [Downloadable!]

  39. Fox, Glenn & Weersink, Alfons & Sarwar, Ghulam & Duff, Scott & Deen, Bill, 1991. "Comparative Economics Of Alternative Agricultural Production Systems: A Review," Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 20(1), April. [Downloadable!]

  40. Weersink, Alfons, 1990. "Nonrobustness Of Dynamic Dual Models Of The Northeastern And U.S. Dairy Industries," Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 19(1), April. [Downloadable!]

  41. Weersink, Alfons & Howard, Wayne, 1990. "Regional Adjustment Response In The U.S. Dairy Sector To Changes In Milk Support Price," Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 15(01), July. [Downloadable!]

  42. Weersink, Alfons & Stauber, Steve, 1988. "Optimal Replacement Interval And Depreciation Method For A Grain Combine," Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 13(01), July. [Downloadable!]

NEP Fields

4 papers by this author were announced in NEP, and specifically in the following field reports (number of papers):
  1. NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics (1) 2009-01-17 Author is listed
  2. NEP-SPO: Sports & Economics (2) 2005-10-29 2006-10-21 Author is listed
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