Report NEP-AGR-2008-11-18

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• Adelaja, Adesoji O. & Hailu, Yohannes G., 2008, "Renewable Energy Development and Implications to Agricultural Viability," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6132, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6132.
• Ranjan, Ram & Tapsuwan, Sorada, 2008, "Exit Timing Decisions under Land Speculation and Resource Scarcity in Agriculture," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 5998, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.5998.
• Delmas, Magali A. & Doctori-Blass, Vered & Shuster, Kara, 2008, "Ceago Vinegarden: How Green Is Your Wine? Environmental Differentiation Strategy Through Eco-Labels," Working Papers, American Association of Wine Economists, number 37326, Mar, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.37326.
• Innes, Brian G. & Kerr, William A. & Hobbs, Jill E., 2008, "International Product Differentiation Through a Country Brand: An Economic Analysis of National Branding as a Marketing Strategy for Agricultural Products," Trade Policy Briefs, Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network, number 43470, Apr, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.43470.
• Hone, Phillip & Haszler, Henry & Natasiwai, Tevita, 2008, "Agricultural Supply Response in Fiji," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 5982, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.5982.
• Baquedano, Felix G. & Sanders, John H., 2008, "Increasing Cotton Farmers Incomes in Mali West Africa: Eliminate Subsidies in Developed Countries or Productivity Increase in Mali?," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6426, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6426.
• Wollni, Meike & Lee, David R. & Thies, Janice E., 2008, "Effects of participation in organic markets and farmer-based organizations on adoption of soil conservation practices among small-scale farmers in Honduras," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6423, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6423.
• Hassan, R. & Thurlow, J. & Roe, T. & Diao, X. & Chumi., S. & Tsur, Y., 2008, "Macro-micro feedback links of water management in South Africa : CGE analyses of selected policy regimes," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 4768, Nov.
• Pinilla, Vicente & Serranoz, Raul, 2008, "The agricultural and food trade in the first globalisation: Spanish table wine exports 1871 to 1935 – a case study," Working Papers, American Association of Wine Economists, number 42657, Aug, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.42657.
• Key, Nigel D. & Roberts, Robert J., 2008, "Do Decoupled Payments Stimulate Production? Estimating the Effect on Program Crop Acreage Using Matching," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6072, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6072.
• Torre Ugarte, Daniel de la & He, Lixia & Jensen, Kimberly L. & English, Burton C. & Willis, Kaelin, 2008, "Estimating Agricultural Impacts of Expanded Ethanol Production: Policy Implications for Water Demand and Quality," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6700, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6700.
• Pan, Suwen & Fang, Cheng & Rejesus, Roderick M., 2008, "Food Calorie Intake under Grain Price Uncertainty: Evidence from Rural Nepal," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6198, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6198.
• Collins, Alan R. & Maille, Peter, 2008, "Farmers as Producers of Clean Water: Getting Incentive Payments Right and Encouraging Farmer Participation," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6342, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6342.
• Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob & Jayne, Thomas S., 2008, "The Impact of Fertilizer Subsidies on National Fertilizer Use: An Example from Malawi," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6464, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6464.
• Umberger, Wendy J. & Scott, Emily M. & Stringer, Randy, 2008, "Australian Consumers' Concerns and Preferences for Food Policy Alternatives," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6174, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6174.
• Marcoul, Philippe & Veyssiere, Luc, 2008, "A Financial Contracting Approach to the Role of Supermarkets in Farmers' Credit Access," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6366, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6366.
• Chang, Jae Bong & Lusk, Jayson L., 2008, "Concerns for Fairness and Preferences for Organic Food," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6414, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6414.
• Huelgas, Zenaida M. & Templeton, Deborah J. & Castanar, Pamela, 2008, "Three Reductions, Three Gains (3R3G) Technology in South Vietnam: Searching for Evidence of Economic Impact," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 6014, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6014.
• Girante, Maria Joana & Goodwin, Barry K. & Featherstone, Allen M., 2008, "Farmers' Crop Acreage Decisions in the Presence of Credit Constraints: Do Decoupled Payments Matter?," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6335, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6335.
• Rakotoarisoa, Manitra A., 2008, "The Impact of Agricultural Policy Distortions on the Productivity Gap: Evidence from the Rice Production," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6154, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6154.
• Klemick, Heather, 2008, "Do Liquidity Constraints Help Preserve Tropical Forests? Evidence from the Eastern Amazon," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6473, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6473.
• Thibodeau, David R. & Clark, J. Stephen & Yang, Jinbin & Prochazka, Petr, 2008, "Does International Trump Domestic Trade? The Seed Potato Market in Canada," Trade Policy Briefs, Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network, number 43468, Mar, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.43468.
• Faltermeier, Liane & Abdulai, Awudu, 2008, "The Adoption of Water Conservation and Intensification Technologies and Farm Income: A Propensity Score Analysis for Rice Farmers in Northern Ghana," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6354, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6354.
• Bontems, Philippe, 2008, "On the optimal design of income support and agri-environmental regulation," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6246, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6246.
• Graham, Mary, 2008, "Biophysical Modelling and Performance Measurement," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 6773, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6773.
• Wise, Russell M. & Cacho, Oscar J., 2008, "Bioeconomic meta-modelling of Indonesian agroforests as carbon sinks," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 6772, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6772.
• Chang, Hung-Hao & Wen, Fang-I, 2008, "Off-farm Work, Technical Efficiency, and Production Risk: Empirical Evidence from a National Farmer Survey in Taiwan," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6164, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6164.
• Falck-Zepeda, Jose Benjamin & Msangi, Siwa & Sulser, Timothy B. & Zambrano, Patricia, 2008, "Biofuels and Rural Economic Development in Latin America and the Caribbean," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6113, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6113.
• Thaeripour, Farzad & Hertel, Thomas W. & Tyner, Wallace E. & Beckman, Jayson F. & Birur, Dileep K., 2008, "Biofuels and their By-Products: Global Economic and Environmental Implications," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6452, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6452.
• Connor, Jeffery D. & Kirby, Mac & Schwabe, Kurt A. & Lukasiewicz, Anna & Kaczan, David, 2008, "Estimating Impacts of Climate Change on Lower Murray Irrigation, Australia," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 5974, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.5974.
• Bergtold, Jason S. & Duffy, Patricia A. & Hite, Diane & Raper, Randy L., 2008, "Demographic and Management Factors Affecting the Perceived Benefit of Winter Cover Crops in the Southeast," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6424, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6424.
• Pope, Micah & Keeney, Roman, 2008, "Effects of U.S. Farm Programs on Equity and Efficiency," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6064, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6064.
• Monchuk, Daniel C. & Zhuo, Chen, 2008, "Explaining Production Inefficiency in China’s Agriculture using Data Envelope Analysis and Semi-Parametric Bootstrapping," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6456, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6456.
• Clark, J. Stephen & Thibodeau, David R. & Grant, K. Gary & Prochazkova, Katerina, 2008, "Disease Outbreaks and Agricultural Trade: The Case of Potatoes," Working Papers, Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network, number 43464, Jul, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.43464.
• Fraser, Rob W., 2008, "Land Heterogeneity, Agricultural Income Forgone and Environmental Benefit: An Assessment of Incentive Compatibility Problems in Environmental Stewardship Schemes," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 6038, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6038.
• Willis, David B., 2008, "Impact of Irrigation Efficiency Improvements and Government Payment Programs on the Agricultural Cost of Groundwater Conservation in the Texas High Plains," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6269, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6269.
• Katchova, Ani L., 2008, "Agricultural Contracts and Alternative Marketing Options: A Matching Analysis," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6336, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6336.
• Deininger, Klaus W. & Jin, Songqing & Yadav, Vandana, 2008, "Impact of Land Reform on Productivity, Land Value and Human Capital Investment: Household Level Evidence from West Bengal," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6277, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6277.
• Liu, Huanan & Hobbs, Jill E. & Kerr, William A., 2008, "Food Safety Incidents, Collateral Damage and Trade Policy Responses: China-Canada Agri-Food Trade," Working Papers, Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network, number 43463, Apr, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.43463.
• Deodhar, Satish Y. & Ganesh, Sankar & Chern, Wen S., 2008, "Emerging Markets for GM Foods: A Study of Consumer's Willingness to Pay in India," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6348, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6348.
• Greenhalgh, Suzie & Taylor, Michael A. & Selman, Mindy & Guiling, Jenny, 2008, "Reverse Auctions: Are they a Cost-Effective Alternative to Traditional Agricultural Conservation Spending?," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6192, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6192.
• Colson, Gregory & Rousu, Matthew C. & Huffman, Wallace E., 2008, "Consumers' Willingness to Pay for New Genetically Modified Food Products: Evidence from Experimental Auctions of Intragenic and Transgenic Foods," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6407, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6407.
• Jindal, Rohit, 2008, "Exploring demand for forestry in Lake Victoria Basin (Western Kenya): An econometric approach," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6347, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6347.
• Armbruster, Walter J. & Coyle, William T., 2008, "Supply Chains and Rural Development in the Asia Pacific Region," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 6775, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6775.
• MacLaren, Donald & Lloyd, Peter J., 2008, "Measuring assistance to the agricultural industry in Australia using a Production Assistance Index," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 6033, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6033.
• Deininger, Klaus & Ali, Daniel Ayalew & Alemu, Tekie, 2008, "Impacts of land certification on tenure security, investment, and land markets : evidence from Ethiopia," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 4764, Oct.
• Wimalasuriya, Rukman & Ha, Arthur & Tsafack, Esther & Larson, Kristoffer, 2008, "Rainfall Variability and its Impact on Dryland Cropping in Victoria," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 6000, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6000.
• Kirwan, Barrett E., 2008, "Cash Flow and Agricultural Investments: Evidence from a Natural Experiment," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6280, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6280.
• Dessus, Sebastien, 2008, "The short and longer term potential welfare impact of global commodity inflation in Tanzania," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 4760, Oct.
• Bhaskar, Arathi & Beghin, John C., 2008, "Decoupled farm payments and the Role of Base Updating under uncertainty," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6339, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6339.
• Horan, Richard D. & Shogren, Jason F. & Bulte, Erwin H., 2008, "Competitive Exclusion, Diversification, and the Origins of Agriculture," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6410, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6410.
• Miller, Ashley D. & Bastian, Christopher T. & McLeod, Donald M. & Keske, Catherine M. & Hoag, Dana L., 2008, "Determinants of Agricultural Landowners’ Willingness to Supply Open Space Through Conservation Easements," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6724, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6724.
• Liang, Jing & Jensen, Helen H., 2008, "Marketing Agreement, Food Safety and Contract Design," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6434, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6434.
• Bonabana-Wabbi, Jackline & Taylor, Daniel B., 2008, "Health and Environmental Benefits of Reduced Pesticide Use in Uganda: An Experimental Economics Analysis," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6441, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6441.
• Lee, Young-Jae & Kennedy, P. Lynn, 2008, "An Analysis As To The Causal Relationship Between Bioethanol Expansion And Agricultural Crop Acreage Allocation In The United States," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6343, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6343.
• Cacho, Oscar J., 2008, "Carbon markets, transaction costs and bioenergy," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 6007, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6007.
• Francesca Marchetta, 2008, "Migration and non farm activities as income diversification strategies: the case of Northern Ghana," Working Papers - Economics, Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa, number wp2008_16.rdf.
• Ollinger, Michael, 2008, "Structural Change in the Meat and Poultry Industry and the Pathogen Reduction Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Rule," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 36747, Jul, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.36747.
• Cantore, Nicola & Canavari, Maurizio & Pignatti, Erika, 2008, "Organic certification systems and international trading of agricultural products in gravity models," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6159, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6159.
• Azad, Md Abdus Samad & Liem, Monica & Ancev, Tihomir & Lee, Lisa Yu-Ting, 2008, "Measuring Environmental Performance of Irrigated Cotton Enterprises," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 6004, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6004.
• Mykerezi, Elton & Mills, Bradford F., 2008, "The Impact of Food Stamp Program Participation on Household Food Insecurity," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6552, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6552.
• Brady, Michael P. & Sohngen, Brent, 2008, "Agricultural Productivity, Technological Change, and Deforestation: A Global Analysis," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6420, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6420.
• Bennett, Jeffrey W. & Gillespie, Robert & Dumsday, Robert G., 2008, "Australian economic development and the environment: conflict or synergy?," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 6040, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6040.
• Sauer, Johannes, 2008, "Quota Deregulation and Organic versus Conventional Milk – A Bayesian Distance Function Approach," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6425, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6425.
• Ngugi, Daniel & Mullen, Jeffrey D. & Bergstrom, John C., 2008, "Land Use Change and Ecosystem Valuation in North Georgia," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6119, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6119.
• Soman, Sethuram & Misgna, Girmay & Kraft, Steven E. & Lant, Chris & Beaulieu, Jeffrey R., 2008, "An Agent-Based Model of Multifunctional Agricultural Landscape Using Genetic Algorithms," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6142, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6142.
• O'Brien, Daniel M. & Woolverton, Mike & Maddy, Lucas & Pozo, Veronica F. & Roe, Joshua D. & Tajchman, Jenna R. & Yeager, Elizabeth A., 2008, "A Case Study of the Impact of Bioenergy Development Upon Crop Production, Livestock Feeding, and Water Resource Usage in Kansas," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6432, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6432.
• Mishra, Ashok K. & Dedah, Cheikhna O., 2008, "Farmland Values, Government Payments, and the Overall Risk to U.S. Agriculture: A Structural Equation-Latent Variable Model," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6569, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6569.
• Azad, Md Abdus Samad & Mustafi, B.A.A. & Hossain, Mahabub, 2008, "Hybrid Rice: Economic Assessment of a Promising Technology for Sustainable Food Grain Production in Bangladesh," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 5987, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.5987.
• Mishra, Ashok K. & Harris, James Michael & Erickson, Kenneth W. & Hallahan, Charles B., 2008, "What Drives Agricultural Profitability in the U.S.: Application of the DuPont Expansion Model," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6413, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6413.
• Weerahewa, Jeevika & Meilke, Karl D. & Vyn, Richard J. & Haq, Zahoor Ul, 2008, "The Determinants of Farmland Values in Canada," Working Papers, Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network, number 43461, Mar, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.43461.
• Key, Nigel D. & McBride, William D. & Ribaudo, Marc, 2008, "Changes in Manure Management in the Hog Sector," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6071, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6071.
• Roberts, Michael J. & Key, Nigel D., 2008, "Did the Baby Boom Cause the Farm-Size Boom?," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6087, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6087.
• Cuthbertson, Bron & Marks, Nicki, 2008, "Beyond Credence: Emerging Consumer Trends in International Market," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 5980, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.5980.
• Mabiso, Athur & Weatherspoon, Dave D., 2008, "Fuel and Food Tradeoffs: A Preliminary Analysis of South African Food Consumption Patterns," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6126, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6126.
• Jan, Dawood & Chishti, Anwar F. & Eberle, Phillip R., 2008, "An Analysis of Major Determinants of Poverty in Agriculture Sector in Pakistan," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6241, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6241.
• Wendt, Minh, 2008, "Economic, Environmental, and Endowment Effects on Childhood Obesity," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6571, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6571.
• Stahlman, Michael & McCann, Laura M.J. & Gedikoglu, Haluk, 2008, "Adoption of Phytase by Livestock Farmers," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 43235, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.43235.
• Leibtag, Ephraim S., 2008, "Measuring Retail Food Price Variation: Does the Data Source Matter?," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 5976, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.5976.
• Kukielka, Jessica B. & Johnston, Robert J. & Duke, Joshua M., 2008, "Systematic Variation in Willingness to Pay for Agricultural Land Preservation and Implications for Benefit Transfer: A Meta-Analysis," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6121, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6121.
• Nordblom, Thomas L. & Reeson, Andrew & Whitten, Stuart M. & Finlayson, John D. & Kelly, Jason A. & Hume, Iain H., 2008, "Developing Environmental Service Policy for Salinity and Water: Experiments with Regulations and Markets Linking Watersheds with Downstream Water Users," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 6249, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6249.
• Flanders, Archie & White, Fred C. & McKissick, John C., 2008, "Bennet-Bowley Measure for Productivity Analysis of Georgia Agriculture," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6110, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6110.
• Farrell, Terence C., 2008, "An Economic Evaluation of Conservation Farming Practices for the Central West of NSW," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 6177, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6177.
• Evans, Jason R. & Brown, Cheryl & Collins, Alan R. & D'Souza, Gerard E. & Rayburn, Edward B. & Sperow, Mark, 2008, "Determining Consumer Perceptions of and Willingness to Pay or Appalachian Grass-fed Beef: An Experimental Economics Approach," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6209, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6209.
• Gong, Wendy & Sinden, Jack A. & Jones, Randall E., 2008, "Valuing the benefits from preserving threatened native fauna and flora from invasive animal pests," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 5995, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.5995.
• Greiner, Romy & Miller, Owen & Patterson, Louisa, 2008, "The role of grazier motivations and risk attitudes in the adoption of grazing best management practices," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 6002, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6002.
• Nguyen, Duong T.M. & McLaren, Keith Robert & Zhao, Xueyan, 2008, "Multi-Output Broadacre Agricultural Production: Estimating A Cost Function Using Quasi-Micro Farm Level Data From Australia," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 6009, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6009.
• Hertel, Thomas W. & Tyner, Wallace E. & Birur, Dileep K., 2008, "Biofuels for all? Understanding the Global Impacts of Multinational Mandates," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6526, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6526.
• Ecker, Olivier & Qaim, Matin, 2008, "Income and Price Elasticities of Food Demand and Nutrient Consumption in Malawi," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6349, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6349.
• Rios, Ana R. & Masters, William A. & Shively, Gerald E., 2008, "Linkages between Market Participation and Productivity: Results from a Multi-Country Farm Household Sample," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6145, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6145.
• Lambert, Dayton M. & Sullivan, Patrick & Wojan, Timothy R., 2008, "Exploring Farm Business and Household Expenditure Patterns and Community Linkages," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6367, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6367.
• Gray, Emily M. & Ahmadi-Esfahani, Fredoun Z., 2008, "Uncertainty aversion in Australian regulation of agricultural gene technology," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 6045, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6045.
• Pagiola, Stefano & Zhang, Wei & Colom, Ale, 2008, "Assessing the Potential for Payments for Watershed Services to Reduce Poverty in Guatemala," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 42932, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.42932.
• Gifford, Michael N. & McCalla, Alex F., 2008, "Why Might the Doha Round Fail?," Trade Policy Briefs, Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network, number 6140, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6140.
• Nonthakot, Phanin & Villano, Renato A., 2008, "Migration and Farm Efficiency: Evidence from Northern Thailand," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 5981, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.5981.
• Yeung, May T. & Kerr, William A., 2008, "Increasing Protection of GIS at the WTO: Clawbacks, Greenfields and Monopoly Rents," Working Papers, Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network, number 43459, Mar, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.43459.
• Farquharson, Robert J. & Scott, J. Fiona & Sareth, Chea, 2008, "Upland crop technologies in Cambodia: economic evaluations and some adoption issues," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 6008, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6008.
• Binenbaum, Eran & Mullen, John D. & Wang, Chang Tao, 2008, "Has the Return on Australian Public Investment in Agricultural Research Changed?," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 6016, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6016.
• Cheng, Mei-luan & Gloy, Brent A., 2008, "The Paradox of Risk Balancing: Do Risk-reducing Policies Lead to More Risk for Farmers?," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6546, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6546.
• Villano, Renato A. & Fleming, Pauline & Fleming, Euan M., 2008, "Evidence of Scope Economies in Australian Agriculture," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 5996, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.5996.
• Xie, Fang & Horan, Richard D., 2008, "Disease and Behavioral Dynamics for Brucellosis in Elk and Cattle in the Greater Yellowstone Area," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6404, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6404.
• Walton, Jonathan C. & Roberts, Roland K. & Lambert, Dayton M. & Larson, James A. & English, Burton C. & Larkin, Sherry L. & Martin, Steven W. & Marra, Michele C. & Paxton, Kenneth W. & Reeves, Jeanne , 2008, "Adoption and Abandonment of Precision Soil Sampling in Cotton Production," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6215, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6215.
• Meilke, Karl D., 2008, "Did the WTO Play a Role in the Food Crisis?," Commissioned Papers, Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network, number 43467, Jun, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.43467.
• Storchmann, Karl, 2008, "The impact of the wine industry on hotels and restaurants in Walla Walla," Working Papers, American Association of Wine Economists, number 37358, Jun, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.37358.
• 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, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6073, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6073.
• Duffy, Patricia A. & Zizza, Claire A. & Zhu, Min & Kinnucan, Henry W. & Tayie, Francis A., 2008, "Food Insecurity, Diet Quality, and Body Weight: Inter-Relationships and the Effect of Smoking and Alcohol Consumption," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6155, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6155.
• Arnade, Carlos Anthony & Calvin, Linda & Kuchler, Fred, 2008, "Market Response to a Food Safety Shock: The 2006 Foodborne Illness Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Linked to Spinach," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6448, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6448.
• Kiesel, Kristin, 2008, ""A Definition at Last, but What Does It All Mean?"—Newspaper Coverage of the USDA Organic Seal and its Effects on Food Purchases-," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6351, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6351.
• Gao, Zhifeng & Schroeder, Ted C., 2008, "Consumer Responses to New Food Quality Information: Are Some Consumers More Sensitive than Others," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6168, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6168.
• Tonsor, Glynn T. & Olynk, Nicole J. & Wolf, Christopher A., 2008, "Consumer Preferences for Animal Welfare Attributes: Case of Gestation Crates," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6062, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6062.
• Du, Xiaodong & Hennessy, David A. & Edwards, William M., 2008, "Determinants of Iowa Cropland Cash Rental Rates: Testing Ricardian Rent Theory," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6355, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6355.
• Serrao, Amilcar, 2008, "Measuring Eco-efficiency of Agricultural Activity in European Countries: A Malmquist Index Analysis," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6152, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6152.
• Plastina, Alejandro S. & Giannakas, Konstantinos & Pick, Daniel H., 2008, "Market and Welfare Effects of Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling in the US Specialty Crops Sector," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6536, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6536.
• Hubbs, Todd & Preckel, Paul V. & Schinckel, Allan P. & Deen, John & Foster, Kenneth A. & Curtis, Stanley E. & Johnson, E. Wayne, 2008, "The New Economics of Livestock Production Management," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6146, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6146.
• Sarmiento, Camilo & Wilson, William W., 2008, "Spatial Competition And Ethanol Plant Location Decisions," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6175, May, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6175.
• Song, Feng & Swinton, Scott M., 2008, "Returns to Integrated Pest Management Research and Outreach for Soybean Aphid," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6117, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6117.
• Canning, Patrick N. & Perez, Agnes C., 2008, "Economic Geography Of The U.S. Wine Industry," Working Papers, American Association of Wine Economists, number 43891, Sep, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.43891.
• Morales, Luis Emilio & Fleming, Euan M. & Wright, Vic & Griffith, Garry R. & Umberger, Wendy J., 2008, "Product And Branding Innovations In The Australian Beef Marketing System," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 5993, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.5993.

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