IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/p/ags/uerscs/329885.html
   My bibliography  Save this paper

AGSEM: An Agriculture Sector Equilibrium Model *Description *Example Analyses *Data

Author

Listed:
  • Miller, Thomas A.
  • Washburn, Monte C.

Abstract

Objective of the Study: In 1974, Ericksen (5) observed that the analyses of production capacity involved four basic factors or types of information: (1) the supply relationship in both a positive and a normative economic sense, (2) demand of both the domestic and export sectors, (3) the resource base available to U.S. agriculture and (4) the nature of technological advance in agriculture (the productivity of resources in agriculture). AGSEM provides the capability to evaluate the relationships of these four factors within the U.S. agriculture using a highly aggregate mathematical programming model. The model is designed to trace the general impacts of exogenous factors on the performance of the U.S. food and fiber sector. It is not designed to make statistically precise estimates, but rather to identify the set of impacts, indicate their directions, and provide a preliminary estimate of their magnitude. The basic procedure is to identify the nature of the exogenous factor from sources outside the project and include it in the model in the form of revised coefficients, new production processes or restrictions. The methodology thus provides capability for (1) determining the relative importance and possible impacts of a multitude of potential issues, (2) assisting in the choice of particular issues that warrant more in-depth analyses and (3) integrating the results of other research projects that are in the specific areas of supply, demand, resources and technology.

Suggested Citation

  • Miller, Thomas A. & Washburn, Monte C., 1978. "AGSEM: An Agriculture Sector Equilibrium Model *Description *Example Analyses *Data," Economics Statistics and Cooperative Services (ESCS) Reports 329885, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerscs:329885
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.329885
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/329885/files/CEDwpAGSEM.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.22004/ag.econ.329885?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Economics, Statistics, and Cooperatives Service, 1978. "Analysis of American Agricultural Movement Proposal," Economics Statistics and Cooperative Services (ESCS) Reports 320801, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    2. Adams, Richard M. & McKusick, Robert B., 1977. "Regional Resource Use And Commodity Supply Response," Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 29(4), pages 1-10, October.
    3. Tweeten, Luther G. & Tyner, Fred H., 1966. "The Utility Concept of Net Social Cost--A Criterion for Public Policy," Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 18(02), pages 1-10, April.
    4. Paul R. Johnson, 1977. "The Elasticity of Foreign Demand for U.S. Agricultural Products," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 59(4), pages 735-736.
    5. John H. Duloy & Roger D. Norton, 1975. "Prices and Incomes in Linear Programming Models," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 57(4), pages 591-600.
    6. Ray, Daryll E. & Mariak, Theo F., 1975. "Explanation And Use Of An Agricultural Policy Simulator(Polysim)," 1975 Annual Meeting, August 10-13, Columbus, Ohio 284096, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    7. Mann, Jitendar S. & St. George, George E., 1978. "Estimates of Elasticities for Food Demand in the United States," Technical Bulletins 157867, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    8. George, P.S. & King, Gordon A., 1971. "Consumer Demand for Food Commodities in the United States with Projections for 1980," Monographs, University of California, Davis, Giannini Foundation, number 11936.
    9. Mann, Jitendar S., 1977. "Techniques To Measure Social Benefits And Costs In Agriculture: A Survey," Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 29(4), pages 1-12, October.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Unknown, 1985. "Proceeding of a Seminar Sponsored by Northcentral Regional Project NC-176, Northeastern Regional Project NE-153 Southern Regional Project S-166 "Dairy Modeling in the 1980's: A Symposium on Curre," Economics and Sociology Occasional Papers - ESO Series 243216, Ohio State University, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics.
    2. Leathers, Howard D., 1979. "A Primer On Nutrition Policy In The United States," Staff Papers 13268, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.
    3. Rembisz, Wlodzimierz, 1989. "The Anatomy Of 'Balanced' Growth In Agriculture," Staff Papers 13650, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.
    4. Rae, A. N., 1973. "Economic Aspects of New Zealand Apple Production with Policy Alternatives," Market Research Centre Archive 260698, Massey University, Department of Applied and International Economics.
    5. LeVeen, E. Phillip & Gustafson, Mark R., 1978. "The Potential Impact of Direct-Marketing Policies on the Economic Viability of Small Fruit and Vegetable Farms in California," Research Reports 263837, University of California, Davis, Giannini Foundation.
    6. Greenshields, Bruce L., 1977. "Impact of a Resale Price Increase on Japan's Wheat Imports," Foreign Agricultural Economic Report (FAER) 146227, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    7. Cornell, Laurence D. & Sorenson, Vernon L., 1986. "Implications of Structural Change in U.S. Demand for Meat on U.S. Livestock and Grain Markets," Agricultural Economic Report Series 201355, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
    8. Ahmed, M., 1991. "A model to determine benefits obtainable from the management of riverine fisheries of Bangladesh," Monographs, The WorldFish Center, number 7471, April.
    9. Li, Chenguang & Sexton, Richard J., 2009. "Impacts of Retailers’ Pricing Strategies for Produce Commodities on Farmer Welfare," 2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China 51720, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    10. Vassilopoulos, Achilleas & Klonaris, Stathis & Drichoutis, Andreas C. & Lazaridis, Panagiotis, 2012. "Modeling quality demand with data from Household Budget Surveys: An application to meat and fish products in Greece," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 29(6), pages 2744-2750.
    11. Capps, Oral Jr. & Havlicek, Joseph Jr., 1980. "National And Regional Household Demands For Meats And Seafood In The U.S.: A Complete Systems Approach," 1980 Annual Meeting, July 27-30, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 278409, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    12. Griffith, G.R., 2000. "Competition in the Food Marketing Chain," 2000 Conference (44th), January 23-25, 2000, Sydney, Australia 171911, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
    13. Lence, Sergio H.(Sergio Horacio), 1988. "Transfer costs in agricultural trade: implications for empirical research," ISU General Staff Papers 1988010108000017599, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    14. Chavas, Jean-Paul & Yeung, M.L., 1982. "Effects Of The Food Stamp Program On Food Consumption In The Southern United States," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 14(01), pages 1-9, July.
    15. Byrne, Patrick J. & Capps, Oral, Jr. & Williams, Gary W., 1993. "U.S. Demand For Lamb: The Other Red Meat," Journal of Food Distribution Research, Food Distribution Research Society, vol. 24(01), pages 1-9, February.
    16. House, Robert M., 1989. "Risk Analysis In The Usmp Regional Agricultural Model," 1989 Quantifying Long Run Agricultural Risks and Evaluating Farmer Responses to Risk Meeting, April 9-12, 1989, Sanibel Island, Florida 271526, Regional Research Projects > S-232: Quantifying Long Run Agricultural Risks and Evaluating Farmer Responses to Risk.
    17. Griffith, Garry R., 2000. "Competition in the food marketing chain," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 44(3), pages 1-35.
    18. Lamm, R. McFall Jr., 1977. "Demand And Supply Of Vegetable Oil Products In The United States: A Short-Run Analysis," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 9(01), pages 1-6, July.
    19. Ghosh, Somali & Williams, Gary W., 2015. "Returns to Stakeholders from the American Lamb Checkoff Program: A Supply Chain Analysis," 2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 26-28, San Francisco, California 205413, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    20. Chavas, Jean-Paul, 1982. "A Study Of Structural Change: The Demand For Meat," 1982 Annual Meeting, August 1-4, Logan, Utah 279153, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ags:uerscs:329885. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: AgEcon Search (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/ersgvus.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.