Gerald Plato

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Working papers

1. Plato, Gerald E. & Hoffman, Linwood A., 2007. "Measuring the Influence of Commodity Fund Trading on Soybean Price Discovery," 2007 Conference, April 16-17, 2007, Chicago, Illinois 37568, NCCC-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management.

   Cited by:

   1. Etienne, Xiaoli L. & Hoffman, Linwood A., 2015. "Price Discovery and Risk Management in the U.S. Distiller’s Grain Markets," 2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 26-28, San Francisco, California 205125, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

2. Plato, Gerald E., 2001. "The Soybean Processing Decision: Exercising A Real Option On Processing Margins," Technical Bulletins 33567, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

   Cited by:

   1. Ramesh, Nandini, 2002. "Contract design in soybean production," ISU General Staff Papers 2002010108000018191, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
   2. Sripad K. Devalkar & Ravi Anupindi & Amitabh Sinha, 2011. "Integrated Optimization of Procurement, Processing, and Trade of Commodities," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 59(6), pages 1369-1381, December.
   3. Lee, Yunkyung, 2020. "Potential economic consequences of gene-edited technology on the U.S. soybean market," 2020 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, Kansas City, Missouri 304241, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
   4. Lee, Yunkyung, 2021. "Potential market and welfare effects of genetically edited technology in U.S. soybean production," 2021 Annual Meeting, August 1-3, Austin, Texas 314058, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

3. MacDonald, James M. & Handy, Charles R. & Plato, Gerald E., 1998. "Food Procurement by USDA's Farm Service Agency," Agricultural Economic Reports 33925, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

   Cited by:

   1. Skully, David W., 1999. "The Economics Of Trq Administration," Working Papers 14584, International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium.

4. Neff, Steve & Plato, Gerald, 1995. "Federal Marketing Orders and Federal Research and Promotion Programs: Background for 1995 Farm Legislation," Agricultural Economic Reports 262014, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

   Cited by:

   1. Collins, Keith, 1999. "Public policy and the supply of food," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 24(2-3), pages 311-324, May.
   2. Filson, Darren & Keen, Edward & Fruits, Eric & Borcherding, Thomas, 2001. "Market Power and Cartel Formation: Theory and an Empirical Test," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 44(2), pages 465-480, October.
   3. Schulz, Lee L. & Crespi, John M., 2012. "Presence of Check-off Programs and Industry Concentration in the Food Manufacturing Sector," Staff General Research Papers Archive 35144, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
      • Lee L. Schulz & John M. Crespi, 2012. "Presence of Check‐Off Programs and Industry Concentration in the Food Manufacturing Sector," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 28(2), pages 148-156, March.
   4. Kinnucan, Henry W., 1998. "Advertising Traded Goods," 1998 Annual meeting, August 2-5, Salt Lake City, UT 20965, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
      • Kinnucan, Henry W., 1999. "Advertising Traded Goods," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 24(1), pages 1-19, July.
   5. Cox, Thomas L. & Sumner, Daniel A., 1996. "Analysis Of Recent Options For Changes In U.S. Dairy Policy," Proceedings of the 2nd Agricultural and Food Policy Systems Information Workshop, 1996: Understanding Canada\United States Dairy Disputes 16967, Farm Foundation, Agricultural and Food Policy Systems Information Workshops.
   6. Sharon Raszap Skorbiansky & Suzanne Thornsbury & Anne Effland, 2022. "Specialty crops and the farm bill," Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 44(3), pages 1241-1260, September.

5. Heifner, Richard G. & Wright, Bruce H. & Plato, Gerald E., 1993. "Using Cash, Futures, and Options Contracts in the Farm Business," Agricultural Information Bulletins 309680, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

   Cited by:

   1. Giri, Anil K. & Subedi, Dipak & Regmi, Hari & Ghimire, Monika, 2023. "U.S. farm households’ participation in lending and financial markets," 2023 Annual Meeting, July 23-25, Washington D.C. 335598, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
   2. Teegerstrom, Trent & D'Souza, Gerard E. & Osborne, Phillip & Jones, Kezelee Q., 1997. "To Contract Or Not To Contract? A Decision Theory And Portfolio Analysis Of Cattle Contract Grazing," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 26(2), pages 1-11, October.
   3. Prager, Daniel & Burns, Christopher & Tulman, Sarah & MacDonald, James, 2020. "Farm Use of Futures, Options, and Marketing Contracts," Agricultural Economic Reports 305690, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
   4. Tomek, William G. & Peterson, Hikaru Hanawa, 2000. "Risk Management in Agricultural Markets: A Survey," Staff Papers 121140, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management.
      • Tomek, William G. & Peterson, Hikaru Hanawa, 2000. "Risk Management In Agricultural Markets: A Survey," 2000 Producer Marketing and Risk Management Conference, January 13-14, Orlando, FL 19580, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

6. Heifner, Richard G. & Glauber, Joseph W. & Miranda, Mario J. & Plato, Gerald E. & Wright, Bruce H., 1990. "Futures, Options, and Farm Programs: Report to Congress on a Study Mandated by the Food Security Act of 1985," Staff Reports 278261, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

   Cited by:

   1. Siebert, Jerome & Klonsky, Karen & Pradhan, Vijay, 1993. "Marketing California Cotton: An Economic and Policy Overview," CUDARE Working Papers 198627, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
   2. Heifner, Richard G. & Wright, Bruce H., 1989. "Potentials for Substituting Farmers' Use of Futures and Options for Farm Programs," Agricultural Economic Reports 308136, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

7. Plato, Gerald, 1989. "Effects of a subsidized put option program and forward selling on farmers' revenue risks," Technical Bulletins 312313, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

   Cited by:

   1. Ashok Mishra & Barry Goodwin, 2006. "Revenue insurance purchase decisions of farmers," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(2), pages 149-159.
   2. Heifner, Richard G. & Glauber, Joseph W. & Miranda, Mario J. & Plato, Gerald E. & Wright, Bruce H., 1990. "Futures, Options, and Farm Programs: Report to Congress on a Study Mandated by the Food Security Act of 1985," Staff Reports 278261, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
   3. Heifner, Richard G. & Wright, Bruce H., 1989. "Potentials for Substituting Farmers' Use of Futures and Options for Farm Programs," Agricultural Economic Reports 308136, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

8. Heifner, R.G. & Plato, G., 1986. "The Efficiency Of Options Compared To, Fixed Price Contracts For Shifting Revenue Risk In Crop Production," 1986 Annual Meeting, July 27-30, Reno, Nevada 278169, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

   Cited by:

   1. Wright, Bruce H., 1988. "Options, Futures, and Agricultural Commodity Programs: Symposium Proceedings," Staff Reports 277992, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
   2. Heifner, Richard G. & Wright, Bruce H., 1989. "Potentials for Substituting Farmers' Use of Futures and Options for Farm Programs," Agricultural Economic Reports 308136, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

9. Plato, Gerald & Heifner, Richard G. & Murray, John W., 1978. "The Social Costs of Instability In The U.S. Wheat Industry," 1978 Annual Meeting, August 6-9, Blacksburg, Virginia 283679, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

   Cited by:

   1. Heifner, Richard G. & Plato, Gerald E., 1979. "Wheat Price Bands And Welfare: An Analysis Of Stabilization Alternatives," Risk Management in Agriculture: Behavioral, Managerial, and Policy Issues, January 25-26, 1979, San Francisco, California 271466, Regional Research Projects > W-149: An Economic Evaluation of Managing Market Risks in Agriculture.

10. Plato, Gerald E., 1975. "Agricultural Commodity Projections: A Multimarket Equilibrium Approach," 1975 Annual Meeting, August 10-13, Columbus, Ohio 284045, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

    Cited by:

    1. Fox, Austin S. & Quance, C. Leroy, 1977. "Agricultural Projections To 1985 For The Northeast And Comparisons With The United States," Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 6(2), pages 1-13, October.
    2. Liu, Chun-Ian, 1979. "An Economic Impact Evaluation Of Government Programs: The Case Of Brucellosis Control In The United States," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 11(1), pages 1-6, July.

Articles

1. James M. MacDonald & Charles R. Handy & Gerald E. Plato, 2002. "Competition and Prices in USDA Commodity Procurement," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 69(1), pages 128-143, July.

   Cited by:

   1. Ni Yan & WenTing Tao, 2023. "Set-Asides in USDA Food Procurement Auctions," Papers 2302.05772, arXiv.org.
   2. Fernandez-Perez, Adrian & Miffre, Joëlle & Schoen, Tilman & Scott, Ayesha, 2023. "Do spot market auction data help price discovery?," Journal of Commodity Markets, Elsevier, vol. 31(C).
   3. Key, Nigel D. & MacDonald, James M., 2008. "Local Monopsony Power in the Market for Broilers - Evidence from a Farm Survey," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida 6073, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
   4. Martin Schmidt, 2015. "Price Determination in Public Procurement: A Game Theory Approach," European Financial and Accounting Journal, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2015(1), pages 49-62.

2. Plato, Gerald, 1985. "Valuing American Options on Commodity Futures Contracts," Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 37(2), pages 1-14.

   Cited by:

   1. Tabesh, Hamid, 1987. "Hedging price risk to soybean producers with futures and options: a case study," ISU General Staff Papers 1987010108000010306, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
   2. Eales, James S. & Hauser, Robert J., 1986. "Characteristics of Implied Volatilities of Options on Live-Cattle Futures," 1986 Annual Meeting, July 27-30, Reno, Nevada 278459, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
   3. Chad E. Hart & Sergio H. Lence & Dermot J. Hayes & Na Jin, 2016. "Price Mean Reversion, Seasonality, and Options Markets," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 98(3), pages 707-725.
      • Hart, Chad & Lence, Sergio H & Hayes, Dermot J. & Jin, Na, 2015. "Price Mean Reversion, Seasonality, and Options Markets," ISU General Staff Papers 201501010800001065, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
      • Hart, Chad & Lence, Sergio H & Hayes, Dermot J. & Jin, Na, 2015. "Price Mean Reversion, Seasonality, and Options Markets," ISU General Staff Papers 201508170700001577, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
   4. Buschena, David E. & Ziegler, Lee, 1999. "Reliability Of Options Markets For Crop Revenue Insurance Rating," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 24(2), pages 1-26, December.
   5. Schaub, James & McArthur, W..C. & Hacklander, Duane & Glauber, Joseph & Leath, Mack & Doty, Harry, 1988. "The U.S. Soybean Industry," Agricultural Economic Reports 305423, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

3. Plato, Gerald & Gordon, Douglas, 1983. "Dynamic Programming and the Economics of Optimal Grain Storage," Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 35(1), pages 1-13, January.

   Cited by:

   1. Glauber, Joseph W. & Harwood, Joy L. & Miranda, Mario J., 1989. "Federal Crop Insurance and the 1990 Farm Bill: An Assessment of Program Options," Staff Reports 278249, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
   2. Sharples, Jerry A. & Martinez, Stephen W., 1993. "The Role of Stocks in World Grain Market Stability," Foreign Agricultural Economic Report (FAER) 148001, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
   3. Hoffman, Linwood & Glauber, Joseph, 1987. "Effects Of Public Stock.Holding Programs Upon Grain Stock Enhancement," 1987 Annual Meeting, August 2-5, East Lansing, Michigan 269981, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
   4. Christophe Gouel, 2013. "Comparing numerical methods for solving the competitive storage model," Post-Print hal-01136976, HAL.
      • Christophe Gouel, 2013. "Comparing Numerical Methods for Solving the Competitive Storage Model," Computational Economics, Springer;Society for Computational Economics, vol. 41(2), pages 267-295, February.
   5. Pinckney, Thomas C., 1988. "Storage, trade, and price policy under production instability: maize in Kenya," Research reports 71, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
   6. Glauber, Joseph W. & Miranda, Mario J., 1986. "A Rational Expectations Model Of Inventory Holding Under Risk And Uncertainty," 1986 Annual Meeting, July 27-30, Reno, Nevada 278113, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

4. Emerson, Peter M. & Plato, Gerald E., 1978. "Social Returns To Disease And Parasite Control In Agriculture: Witchweed In The United States," Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 30(1), pages 1-8, January.

   Cited by:

   1. Edwards, Geoff W. & Freebairn, John W., 1982. "The Social Benefits from an Increase in Productivity in a Part of an Industry," Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 50(02), pages 1-18, August.
   2. Liu, Chun-Ian, 1979. "An Economic Impact Evaluation Of Government Programs: The Case Of Brucellosis Control In The United States," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 11(1), pages 1-6, July.
   3. Vere, David T. & Sinden, Jack A. & Campbell, M.H., 1980. "Social Benefits of Serrated Tussock Control in New South Wales," Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 56(03), pages 1-16, December.

5. Plato, Gerald E., 1977. "An Approach To Unique Solutions For Constant-Elasticity Commodity Models," Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 29(1), pages 1-4, January.

   Cited by:

   1. Liu, Chun-Ian, 1979. "An Economic Impact Evaluation Of Government Programs: The Case Of Brucellosis Control In The United States," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 11(1), pages 1-6, July.

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