This file is part of IDEAS, which uses RePEc data


[ Papers | Articles | Software | Books | Chapters | Authors | Institutions | JEL Classification | NEP reports | Search | New papers by email | Author registration | Rankings | Volunteers | FAQ | Blog | Help! ]

Applications of Decision Theory and the Measurement of Attitudes Towards Risk in Farm Management Research in Industrialized and Third World Settings

Author info | Abstract | Publisher info | Download info | Related research | Statistics
Author Info
Beverly Fleisher (Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University)
Lindon J. Robison

Additional information is available for the following registered author(s):

Abstract

The purpose of this report is an attempt to examine the strengths and weaknesses of the state of the art in decision theory and the measurement of attitudes towards risk in order to understand the implications which can justifiably be drawn from the past twenty years' accumulation of empirical studies in this area.

Download Info
To download:

If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. Information about this may be contained in the File-Format links below. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.

File URL: http://www.aec.msu.edu/fs2/papers/older/idp6.pdf
File Format: application/pdf
File Function:
Download Restriction: no

Publisher Info
Paper provided by Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University in its series International Development Papers with number 6.

Download reference. The following formats are available: HTML (with abstract), plain text (with abstract), BibTeX, RIS (EndNote, RefMan, ProCite), ReDIF
Length: 106 pages
Date of creation: 1985
Date of revision:
Handle: RePEc:msu:idppap:006

Contact details of provider:
Postal: 202 Agriculture Hall, East Lansing MI 48824-1039
Phone: (517) 355-4563
Fax: (517) 432-1800
Email:
Web page: http://www.aec.msu.edu/
More information through EDIRC

Order Information:
Web: http://www.aec.msu.edu/fs2/papers/order.htm

For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its listing, contact: (Steve Longabaugh).

Related research
Keywords: food security; food policy; farm management research;

Other versions of this item:

Find related papers by JEL classification:
Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy

Cited by:
(explanations, Please report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.)

  1. Carl Liedholm, 1985. "Small Scale Enterprise Credit Schemes: Administrative Costs and the Role of Inventory Norms," International Development Working Papers 25, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
Statistics
Access and download statistics

Did you know? Each page is provided with a technical contact, in case something is not right with the supplied information. See under "publisher info".

This page was last updated on 2009-10-17.

This information is provided to you by IDEAS at the Department of Economics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Connecticut using RePEc data on a server sponsored by the Society for Economic Dynamics.