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22 4500 5966 20251006123939.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5966 382-2016-22564 eng Contracting for Consistency: Hog Quality and the Use of Marketing Contracts 2008 2008 jjnnd@mizzou.edu Jang, Jonglck sykutam@missouri.edu Sykuta, Michael 27 Conference Paper/ Presentation Selected Paper 470513 Achieving consistency in hog quality has been one of the greatest challenges in the US pork industry. Packers, processors and retailers all ranked lack of uniformity in live hogs, carcasses, and retail cuts with regard to size and backfat as the most important quality issue facing the industry in the mid 1990s (NPPC, Pork Quality Audit, 1994), and quality consistency continues to be a leading industry concern (Martinez and Zering, 2004). The past 15 years have also witnessed dramatic changes in the organization of the US hog industry. In 1993, over 82% of hogs were sold through spot markets while 11% were sold under marketing contracts. By 2005, only 11% of hogs were sold through spot markets, with 67% sold under marketing contracts and over 20% owned by packers through formal integration or production contracts. This change in industry structure has not gone unnoticed by agricultural economists. A large body of literature examines the relations between hog quality and newly developed organization modes, particularly production contracting and vertical integration. A variety of theoretical frameworks and empirical approaches have been employed, whether using surveys (Kliebenstein and Lawrence, 1995), simulation techniques (Poray, 2002), contract document analysis (Martinez and Zering, 2004), and quality outcome analysis (Muth, et al., 2007). However, research focusing on production contracts and formal vertical integration fails to address the dominant institutional form, namely marketing contracts. Likewise, research focusing on market-based incentive mechanisms fails to provide a consistent explanation for the use and design of long-term hog marketing contracts. We propose a theoretical explanation for the use of long-term marketing contracts in the presence of buyer-specific quality attributes in an otherwise commoditized industry. This theoretical framework draws from and builds upon existing theories of contracting and organizational economics. In particular, the paper develops an analytical model that accounts for the use and structure of long-term marketing contracts to increase intertemporal quality consistency in hog procurement. The paper links the packer’s decision to move from spot-market transactions to long-term marketing contracts to the packer’s downstream product differentiation strategy. We provide empirical evidence to support the model and its explanatory power relative to existing theories. English Livestock Production/Industries Jang, Jongick Sykuta, Michael E. a1ffc8ec-598a-4304-abf6-044affe858ee 255312 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5966/files/470513.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5966 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5966 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Louise Letnes (lletnes@umn.edu) on 2008-05-09T21:37:56Z No. of bitstreams: 1 470513.pdf: 255312 bytes, checksum: 0a90da86ad84c425b896eca5ef63677e (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T21:37:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 470513.pdf: 255312 bytes, checksum: 0a90da86ad84c425b896eca5ef63677e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Louise Letnes (lletnes@umn.edu) on 2008-05-09T21:30:49Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 382 American Agricultural Economics Association>2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida

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22 4500 5967 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5967 346-2016-15958 346-2016-16301 eng Agricultural trade policy reform in South Africa 2008-03 2008-03 Margaret.chitiga@up.ac.za Chitiga, M. T.kandiero@afdb.org Kandiero, T. Phindile.ngwenya@treasury.gov.za Ngwenya, P. 26 Journal Article This paper empirically investigates the impact of agricultural trade reform in South Africa. Using UNCTAD’s Agricultural Trade Policy Simulation Model (ATPSM), the study investigates two specific scenarios that capture the magnitude of (i) the economic impact of global agricultural trade reform in South Africa and (ii) the economic impact if the reform in South Africa is coupled with agricultural reforms in the European Union (EU). Trade reform focuses on substantial tariff reduction; although in the case of the EU, scenarios also include reduction in domestic support and export subsidies. The results show that a unilateral tariff reduction in a selected number of agricultural products amounts to welfare gains of US$21 million. These gains are three times higher when accompanied by extensive reforms in the EU. English Agricultural and Food Policy International Relations/Trade Agricultural trade trade policy reform welfare Agricultural Trade Policy Simulation Model Chitiga, Margaret Kandiero, Tonia Ngwenya, P. 76 101 Agrekon 47 01 March 2008 4e7c5487-3b0e-410f-962a-a2afde5ee9df 270227 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5967/files/47010076.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5967 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5967 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T21:30:13Z No. of bitstreams: 1 47010076.pdf: 270227 bytes, checksum: f2dfebf900223b0c583c5d38f7a52e30 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T21:30:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 47010076.pdf: 270227 bytes, checksum: f2dfebf900223b0c583c5d38f7a52e30 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-03 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T21:24:50Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 346 Agrekon>Volume 47, Issue 1, March 2008

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22 4500 5968 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5968 382-2016-22509 eng The Pricing of Federally Guaranteed Agricultural Loans: What Does it Indicate About Market Competition? 2008 2008 Steven.Koenig@wdc.usda.gov Koenig, Steven R. Charles.Dodson@wdc.usda.gov Dodson, Charles B. 29 Conference Paper/ Presentation Selected Paper 469770 Past research on agricultural loan pricing is not extensive and has been hampered by a lack of suitable data. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) has guaranteed approximately 5 percent of farm debt of the Farm Credit System (FCS) and banks, the primary lenders to agriculture. As a requirement of the farm loan guarantee program, lenders must charge interest rates on these loans that are no different than their average or moderate risk farm loan customer. Therefore, rates on FSA guaranteed loans may be viewed as proxies for average farm loan interest rates. Using agency data bases, interest rates on nearly 100,000 farm loans guaranteed from fiscal 1999 to fiscal 2007 where compared with commercial farm loan rates and market-rate benchmarks. The study indicates that interest rates on FSA guaranteed loans are generally consistent with rates reported on various surveys of bank farm lending terms, but it also found that during certain periods guaranteed farm loan rates and non-guaranteed farm loan rates were less responsive to changes in market interest rates. In general, rates on guaranteed loans of the FCS were lower and more responsive to market rate conditions than guaranteed loans made by banks during the eight year study period. English Agricultural Finance Koenig, Steven R. Dodson, Charles B. 520aeae8-3ea8-4e2f-b541-6345aeaabf61 196389 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5968/files/469770.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5968 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5968 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Louise Letnes (lletnes@umn.edu) on 2008-05-09T21:24:56Z No. of bitstreams: 1 469770.pdf: 196389 bytes, checksum: a3ae77a56819e6f8102894ef6cc8a14a (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T21:24:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 469770.pdf: 196389 bytes, checksum: a3ae77a56819e6f8102894ef6cc8a14a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Louise Letnes (lletnes@umn.edu) on 2008-05-09T21:22:50Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 382 American Agricultural Economics Association>2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida

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22 4500 5969 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5969 346-2016-15962 346-2016-16545 eng Determinants of off-farm participation decision of farm households in Ethiopia 2008-03 2008-03 abebed2002@yahoo.co.u Beyne, A.D. 20 Journal Article This study analyses the determinants of off-farm work participation decisions of farm households in Ethiopia. A bivariate probit model is applied to account for the simultaneity of participation decisions of both male and female members of farm households. The results of the analysis show that human capital variables such as health and training on non-farm activities have a positive effect on the off-farm participation decisions of male members of farm households. The education status of the head has no significant impact on the participation decisions of the members of the family as most of the off-farm activities do not require formal education. The availability of credit and transfer income is the other factors that have a positive impact on the decisions of male members to participate in off-farm activities. The effects of family and farm characteristics are also analysed. Finally, policies that aim to increase the off-farm work participation decisions of family members should take into consideration the difference in responses to the various factors that affect the off-farm work decisions of male and female members of farm households. English Agricultural Finance Farm Management Labor and Human Capital Off-farm participation bivariate rural Ethiopia Beyne, A.D. 140 159 Agrekon 47 01 March 2008 81c99654-cdfe-4df0-b01b-cc51c5189bcc 209309 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5969/files/47010140.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5969 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5969 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T21:23:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 47010140.pdf: 209309 bytes, checksum: 544f777711fa3e182b2d266438145289 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T21:23:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 47010140.pdf: 209309 bytes, checksum: 544f777711fa3e182b2d266438145289 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-03 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T21:18:40Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 346 Agrekon>Volume 47, Issue 1, March 2008

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22 4500 5970 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5970 346-2016-15959 346-2016-16433 eng Factors affecting the use of forward pricing methods in price risk management with special reference to the influence of risk aversion 2008-03 2008-03 jordaanh.sci@mail.uovs.ac.za Jordaan, H. groveb.sci@mail.uovs.ac.za Grove, B. 14 Journal Article Risk aversion is the primary reason for farmers to use forward pricing methods to hedge against price risk. Previous international research on farmers’ forward pricing behaviour found inconsistent results with respect to the relationship between risk aversion and the use of forward pricing methods. Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression is used in this research to investigate the relationship between the proportion of maize Vaalharts maize producers are willing to forward price and risk aversion. The quantity decision is modelled conditional on the adoption decision to ensure that the modelling procedure does not force the same variables to influence the two decisions in the same way. Regression results showed that more risk averse farmers are forward pricing a larger proportion of their crop produce. The main conclusion from this research is that the relationship between farmers’ risk aversion and the quantity of maize forward priced is consistent with expected utility theory in spite of the fact that farmers needs to be less risk averse to adopt forward pricing. Future emphases should be placed on the factors affecting the adoption of forward pricing as risk management tool in order to promote risk management. Especially research that will change farmers’ perception about forward pricing is necessary. English Crop Production/Industries Marketing Risk and Uncertainty Forward pricing risk aversion farm characteristics linear regression Jordaan, Henry Grove, Bennie 102 115 Agrekon 47 01 March 2008 10e7a375-0c3a-4529-849d-2872bd9f6bf7 159564 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5970/files/47010102.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5970 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5970 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T21:17:00Z No. of bitstreams: 1 47010102.pdf: 159564 bytes, checksum: 2b721322430f384caca13b9bcf81beca (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T21:17:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 47010102.pdf: 159564 bytes, checksum: 2b721322430f384caca13b9bcf81beca (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-03 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T21:10:33Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 346 Agrekon>Volume 47, Issue 1, March 2008

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22 4500 5971 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5971 346-2016-15960 346-2016-16324 eng Management decisions on commercial sugarcane farms in KwaZulu-Natal: a focus on choice bracketing behaviour for risk management 2008-03 2008-03 201295181@ukzn.ac.za MacNicol, R. ortmann@ukzn.ac.za Ortmann, Gerald F. ferrers@ukzn.ac.za Ferrer, S.R.D. 24 Journal Article The sugar industry is an important contributor to the South African (SA) economy, with average annual production estimated at 2.5 million tons of sugar. This study aims to quantify actual use of management instruments by a sample of commercial sugarcane farmers in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) that are commonly associated with risk management, and uses factor analysis to investigate the extent to which these farmers bracket their management decisions. Data were obtained in 2006 via personal interviews of a stratified random sample of 76 large-scale sugarcane farmers in two separate mill-supply areas of KZN. Respondents were asked questions regarding risk-related management strategies, including diversification of on-farm enterprises, investments and management time. Factor analysis identified six management choice brackets, collectively explaining 77% of the variance in all of the 12 risk-related management responses considered. Recommendations that stem from these findings include that policy makers create a more enabling business environment and that government make labour legislation more flexible. Farmers need to search for information more proactively and develop management strategies that reduce barriers to efficiency. Future research based on time series data could be important to identify how management portfolios and choice bracketing levels change over time. English Crop Production/Industries Farm Management Risk and Uncertainty Commercial sugarcane farms KwaZulu-Natal choice bracketing behaviour risk management MacNicol, R. Ortmann, Gerald F. Ferrer, Stuart R.D. 116 139 Agrekon 47 01 March 2008 9a3642d0-e53f-4a78-a3b3-4438f11ea110 199591 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5971/files/47010116.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5971 oai:ageconsearch.tind.io:5971 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T21:08:44Z No. of bitstreams: 1 47010116.pdf: 199591 bytes, checksum: bfa275bc54c9c402776b29e00af71578 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T21:08:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 47010116.pdf: 199591 bytes, checksum: bfa275bc54c9c402776b29e00af71578 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-03 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T21:01:59Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 346 Agrekon>Volume 47, Issue 1, March 2008

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22 4500 5972 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5972 419-2016-26600 eng Net Benefits from growing lucerne (Medicago sativa) on the Broken Plains of north eastern Victoria 2008 2008 l.trapnell@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au Trapnell, Lindsay 14 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Clearing of trees and native vegetation over the past 160 years has led to increasing rates of dryland salinization in the Goulburn-Broken Catchment area. In its dryland section, within the Goulburn Highlands, South West Goulburn, and the Broken Highlands subcatchments, hydrologic balance exists. But in the Riverine Plains comprising the Goulburn and Broken Plains sub-catchments, where average annual rainfalls are less than 600 mm per annum, it will be many decades before hydrologic balance is achieved. This study is set in the Broken Plains sub-catchment where over the next 100 years, it is expected that deep drainage of annual rainfall will cause watertables to rise to within two metres of the ground surface. Such rises of groundwater will lead to marked land degradation, initially in the form of induced waterlogging and ultimately increased dryland salinity. There is therefore a critical need to redress this increasing problem. One main way of doing so is by introducing deep-rooted perennial species such as lucerne into the landscape. Lucerne has a higher level of water extraction than annual crops and pasture. However, one of the barriers to farmers changing from annual subterranean clover pasture to lucerne is uncertainty about the effects of such a change and the chance of reduced average profit or its volatility. This study seeks to reduce that uncertainty by investigating changes in profitability and cash flow across the Broken Plains sub-catchment where farming with lucerne replaces cropping with subterranean clover pasture. English Crop Production/Industries Environmental Economics and Policy Farm Management Trapnell, Lindsay N. Malcolm, Bill 9b912172-5a19-411a-90ac-8f038dc6dc62 72105 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5972/files/cp08tr01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5972 oai:ageconsearch.tind.io:5972 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T20:59:58Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08tr01.pdf: 72105 bytes, checksum: 2ee6e64cbdb935145490e2c771411485 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T20:59:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08tr01.pdf: 72105 bytes, checksum: 2ee6e64cbdb935145490e2c771411485 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T20:56:08Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5973 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5973 419-2016-26559 eng Barriers to and Opportunities for Increasing Participation in Conservation Auctions 2008 2008 andrew.reeson@csiro.au Reeson, Andrew 60 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Participation is a relative concept. Too much implies high costs of administration and many losers in a competitive process. Too little implies relatively few gains from trade are accessed. Thus the aim is to optimise rather than maximise participation. In this paper we outline some rules of thumb for setting participation targets and develop a framework for identifying barriers to achieving targets. We use the framework to evaluate six case study tenders covering a variety of land management objectives. These case studies provided pragmatic on-ground lessons in managing participation in real tender applications and resulted in several further lessons for participation management in tender design. English Environmental Economics and Policy Industrial Organization Land Economics/Use Whitten, Stuart M. Reeson, Andrew Windle, Jill Rolfe, John ea32672f-051d-4cc2-96d0-25e46706e937 820412 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5973/files/cp08wh01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5973 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5973 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T20:54:06Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08wh01.pdf: 820412 bytes, checksum: 54c4dcaf9ff440957aaa627da6e5fbcd (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T20:54:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08wh01.pdf: 820412 bytes, checksum: 54c4dcaf9ff440957aaa627da6e5fbcd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T20:49:14Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5974 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5974 419-2016-26596 eng Estimating Impacts of Climate Change on Lower Murray Irrigation, Australia 2008 2008 jeff.connor@csiro.au Connor, Jeffery 27 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper This article evaluates irrigated agriculture sector response and resultant economic impacts of climate change for a part of the Murray Darling Basin in Australia. A water balance model is used to predict reduced basin inflows for mild, moderate and severe climate change scenarios involving 10, 20, 40 Celcius warming, and predict 13%, 38% and 63% reduced inflows. Impact on irrigated agricultural production and profitability are estimated with a mathematical programming model using a two-stage approach that simultaneously estimates short and long-run adjustments. The model accounts for a range of adaptive responses including: deficit irrigation, temporarily fallowing some areas, and permanently reducing irrigated area and changing the mix of crops. The results suggest that relatively low cost adaptation strategies are available for moderate reduction in water availability and thus costs of such reduction are likely to be relatively small. In more severe climate change scenarios greater costs are estimated, adaptations predicted include a reduction in total area irrigated, investments in efficient irrigation, and a shift away from perennial to annual crops as the latter can be managed more profitably when water allocations in some years are very low. English Environmental Economics and Policy Land Economics/Use Connor, Jeffery D. Kirby, Mac Schwabe, Kurt A. Lukasiewicz, Anna Kaczan, David 60cd7743-ebb7-40c9-bf7b-249f702dfb54 129018 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5974/files/cp08co01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5974 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5974 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T20:47:44Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08co01.pdf: 129018 bytes, checksum: 54d593058408c68a54b11a02484b3d1c (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T20:47:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08co01.pdf: 129018 bytes, checksum: 54d593058408c68a54b11a02484b3d1c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T20:42:10Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5975 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5975 419-2016-26554 eng Economic evaluation of the Happy Seeder for rice-wheat systems in Punjab, India 2008 2008 rajinder.pal.singh@dpi.nsw.gov.au Singh, R.P. 29 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Burning of rice stubbles is widely practised in Punjab, India, due to a lack of suitable machinery to direct drill wheat into combine-harvested rice residues. Although burning is a rapid and cheap option, and allows quick turn around between crops, it has serious effects on human and animal health due to air pollution, reduced soil fertility due to loss of nutrients and organic matter, and green house gas (GHG) emissions. The recently developed Happy Seeder (HS) overcomes the technical problems associated with direct drilling into rice residues. The primary aim of the present study was to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the direct financial benefits and costs to farmers of use of the HS in comparison with the current practices of straw burning followed by direct drilling or conventional tillage prior to sowing. The results of the evaluation suggest that the HS technology is more profitable than conventional cultivation or direct drilling after burning, and that it is viable for farmers from a financial perspective. The net present value (NPV) of the benefits is highly sensitive to yield; a 5% increase in yield with the HS doubles the increase in NPV of the HS over conventional tillage. The NPV is also quite sensitive to changes in herbicide use, and less sensitive to changes in irrigation water saving and discount rate. Furthermore, there are significant economic, community and environmental benefits through adoption of the technology. For widespread adoption of the technology, a range of potential mechanical, technical, social, institutional and policy constraints need to be considered and addressed in conjunction with a detailed economic assessment of the HS technology. English Crop Production/Industries Farm Management Singh, R.P. Dhaliwal, H.S. Humphreys, E. Sidhu, H.S. Manpreet-Singh Yadvinder-Singh Blackwell, John b3810876-11a3-4abe-ae56-98b5fc11e137 301414 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5975/files/cp08si03.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5975 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5975 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T20:40:28Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08si03.pdf: 301414 bytes, checksum: 5b81ca7dc8ff467f099258d52c2acbb0 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T20:40:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08si03.pdf: 301414 bytes, checksum: 5b81ca7dc8ff467f099258d52c2acbb0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T20:32:12Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5976 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5976 382-2016-22639 eng Measuring Retail Food Price Variation: Does the Data Source Matter? 2008 2008 eleibtag@ers.usda.gov Leibtag, Ephraim S. 10 Conference Paper/ Presentation Selected Paper 467973 The main area of focus in this paper is variation across regions and over time in the U.S. as estimated by different food price data sets. There are a variety of potential sources for food price data, but it is important to compare the relative strengths and weaknesses of the data sources in order to estimate the magnitude of the variation in average prices from the different sources. No one data source can account for all potential measurement problems, but by estimating average food prices for similar, or even identical products, one can test for whether there are significant differences in average food prices based on the data source. English Agribusiness Demand and Price Analysis Leibtag, Ephraim S. 8ad3229d-c9f5-4281-aa56-eb9bd57bb45f 100240 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5976/files/467973.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5976 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5976 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Louise Letnes (lletnes@umn.edu) on 2008-05-09T19:58:41Z No. of bitstreams: 1 467973.pdf: 100240 bytes, checksum: b48d114af668ec82ebf8a49566e841a6 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T19:58:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 467973.pdf: 100240 bytes, checksum: b48d114af668ec82ebf8a49566e841a6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Louise Letnes (lletnes@umn.edu) on 2008-05-09T19:56:17Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 382 American Agricultural Economics Association>2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida

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22 4500 5977 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5977 1858-2016-152727 eng N33 J10 Institutions and Demographic Responses to Shocks: Wuttemberg, 1634-1870 2008 2008 timothy.guinnane@yale.edu Guinnane, Timothy Sheilagh.Ogilvie@econ.cam.ac.uk Ogilvie, Sheilagh 62 Working or Discussion Paper Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 962 Simple Malthusian models remain an important tool for understanding pre-modern demographic systems and their connection to the economy. But most recent literature has lost sight of the institutional context for demographic behavior that lay at the heart of Malthus’s own analysis. This paper estimates a short-run version of a Malthusian model for two Württemberg communities from 1646 to 1870. Württemberg differed institutionally from the northwest European societies analyzed in previous studies. The impact of institutional differences shows clearly in differing demographic reactions to economic shocks. Mortality was less sensitive to shocks than one would expect, while nuptiality was especially sensitive. Institutional and Behavioral Economics Labor and Human Capital Research Methods/Statistical Methods Malthusian models mortality fertility nuptiality guilds Guinnane, Timothy W. Ogilvie, Sheilagh b92c406f-2e2c-4d08-b126-9740980eaa5c 268295 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5977/files/dp080962.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5977 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5977 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T19:37:19Z No. of bitstreams: 1 dp080962.pdf: 268295 bytes, checksum: 9675bd15c12fe0c6500ff8dd25c4ee0a (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T19:37:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dp080962.pdf: 268295 bytes, checksum: 9675bd15c12fe0c6500ff8dd25c4ee0a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T19:32:29Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 1858 Yale University>Economic Growth Center>Center Discussion Papers

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22 4500 5978 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5978 419-2016-26618 eng Assessing the marginal dollar value losses to an estuarine ecosystem from an aggressive alien invasive crab 2008 2008 brian@Nimmo-Bell.co.nz Bell, Brian 34 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper This paper reports on a case study to establish dollar values for loss of biodiversity in the New Zealand coastal marine environment. The study uses the European Shore Crab (Carcinas maenas) as the example alien invasive species and the Pauatahanui Inlet, Wellington, New Zealand, as the ecosystem representative of the coastal marine environment. Choice modelling is the stated preference tool used to elicit marginal dollar values for these various attributes of the inlet. Reallocation of existing government expenditure is used as the payment mechanism. Results indicate a wide range of dollar values for the marginal losses to the environment, with no clear trend on a distance-decay relationship. The probability distributions of the dollar values of the environmental attributes tended to have a concentration around the median with very wide tails, especially on the high side. This indicates that most people generally agreed on a dollar value, but a very few individuals expressed extremely high values. The study concludes that the dollar values for loss of biodiversity and other environmental attributes do provide useful information to decision makers, but considerable caution needs to be exercised when applying these values in benefit cost studies. Marginal rate of substitution estimates between environmental attributes will be useful for estimating money values for attributes identified given future work estimates a statistically significant money value for one. English Environmental Economics and Policy Research Methods/Statistical Methods Resource/Energy Economics and Policy choice modelling tax reallocation biosecurity coastal marine Bell, Brian A. Menzies, Sharon Yap, Michael Kerr, Geoffrey N. 68272de9-0dad-4a21-9b2d-c1f3e94e8b8f 520476 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5978/files/cp08be03.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5978 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5978 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T19:30:15Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08be03.pdf: 520476 bytes, checksum: 8b2cb34ffa984c04bf4c0a9af527f99e (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T19:30:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08be03.pdf: 520476 bytes, checksum: 8b2cb34ffa984c04bf4c0a9af527f99e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T19:25:58Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5979 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5979 419-2016-26579 eng When should biodiversity tenders contract on outcomes? 2008 2008 Russell.Gorddard@csiro.au Gorddard, Russell 20 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Making conservation program payments conditional on outcomes offers potential efficiency and innovation improvements over input based contracts. This paper explores the trade-offs involved in choosing the payment criteria for biodiversity tenders. A model where the budget for a conservation tender can be allocated to input, outcome or mixed payments is used to explore the impacts of hidden actions, adverse selection, and landholder risk aversion on the optimal policy design. We discuss the implications of these results for the design of the ‘Nest Egg’ tender. This tender is targeting habitat and breeding of ground-nesting birds in the New South Wales Murray Catchment. English Environmental Economics and Policy OUTCOME CONTRACTS RISK AVERSION BIODIVERSITY TENDERS CONTRACT DESIGN NEST EGG Gorddard, Russell J. Whitten, Stuart M. Reeson, Andrew 271f2b1c-79dd-485b-8547-f04bf3ab94d9 170714 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5979/files/cp08go02.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5979 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5979 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T19:24:18Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08go02.pdf: 170714 bytes, checksum: 1883805dde936a96ac193466d0442852 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T19:24:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08go02.pdf: 170714 bytes, checksum: 1883805dde936a96ac193466d0442852 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T19:19:24Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5980 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5980 419-2016-26614 eng Beyond Credence: Emerging Consumer Trends in International Market 2008 2008 nickimarks@optusnet.com.au Marks, Nicki 39 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper This paper presents the findings of research on emerging global trends in consumer food preferences with credence attributes. Credence qualities cannot be evaluated in normal use. Instead the assessment of their value requires information sought through the search and experience of a product (Darbi & Karni, 1973). Key trends identified were Health and wellness foods, environmentally sustainable and ethical food production. Key drivers for these trends are corporate social responsibility, media, obesity, technology, an aging population and consumers' environmental attitudes. Conditions to operate in this market are traceability, food safety, trust, accreditation, labeling and branding. English Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety Institutional and Behavioral Economics International Relations/Trade Marketing Cuthbertson, Bron Marks, Nicki 8dad64b9-4249-4f49-9b55-9aff292672c7 1039267 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5980/files/cp08cu01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5980 oai:ageconsearch.tind.io:5980 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T19:17:16Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08cu01.pdf: 1039267 bytes, checksum: 64e2d02cc23fb9fd893d6935de99bd92 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T19:17:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08cu01.pdf: 1039267 bytes, checksum: 64e2d02cc23fb9fd893d6935de99bd92 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T19:08:47Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5981 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5981 419-2016-26575 eng Migration and Farm Efficiency: Evidence from Northern Thailand 2008 2008 rvillan2@une.edu.au Villano, Renato 17 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper This paper investigates the relationship between labour migration and agricultural productivity in the Northern Province of Thailand. Drawing on maize production data from a household survey, we estimate a stochastic production function to evaluate the effects of migration, remittances and salient characteristics of migrants on the mean maize output and levels of technical efficiency. Evidence shows that remittances and number of migrant workers facilitate maize production. It was also found that remittances, duration of migration, gender and education of migrants enhance the productive capacity of maize farmers. English Crop Production/Industries Labor and Human Capital Migration stochastic frontier technical efficiency maize Thailand Nonthakot, Phanin Villano, Renato A. 7cf8c6fe-a9c2-4c8e-9ad9-33e6e93b57fc 259342 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5981/files/cp08no01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5981 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5981 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T19:07:11Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08no01.pdf: 259342 bytes, checksum: f600e833161125c26468cbf16827bdc5 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T19:07:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08no01.pdf: 259342 bytes, checksum: f600e833161125c26468cbf16827bdc5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T19:03:40Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5982 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5982 419-2016-26610 eng Agricultural Supply Response in Fiji 2008 2008 haszler@bigpond.net.au Haszler, Henry 18 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper The agricultural sector is a central part of the Fiji Islands economy. Policies to alleviate poverty and stimulate economic growth need to be based on a sound understanding of the local agricultural systems involved. This understanding needs to extend to the responsiveness of production to price changes. To date there have been no published quantitative estimates of the responsiveness of agricultural supply in Fiji to output price changes. In this paper we present a set of highly disaggregated supply elasticities covering many of the major food crops produced and consumed in Fiji. These results have been derived from a stated intention survey of rural households. The results appear consistent with the dual nature of Fiji's agricultural sector and show that agricultural supply response in Fiji is own-price elastic for the ten commodities analysed. English Agricultural and Food Policy Demand and Price Analysis International Development Stated intention survey agricultural supply elasticities developing country Hone, Phillip Haszler, Henry Natasiwai, Tevita ca917506-1531-4409-b84e-62a4223e1ef9 301221 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5982/files/cp08ho01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5982 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5982 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T19:02:11Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ho01.pdf: 301221 bytes, checksum: 220bc827ac476032e3a00ae51ef053b3 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T19:02:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ho01.pdf: 301221 bytes, checksum: 220bc827ac476032e3a00ae51ef053b3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T18:56:59Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5983 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5983 419-2016-26570 eng Designing an effective evaluation model for the South African Department of Agriculture 2008 2008 tmadzivh@une.edu.au Madzivhandila, Percy 24 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Governments are under increasing pressure to deliver results. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency and relevance of the public service in implementing policies and programmes for social betterment. Without such evaluations, it is difficult to ensure that evidence is integrated into policy and used in practice due to lack of generalizability and learning. This paper focuses on (1) the knowledge that is relevant to understand evaluation influence, (2) the possible conceptual frameworks that enable understanding of the evaluation implementation process, (3) possible models of the process of organizational evaluation, and (4) the main ways of intervening to increase influence. The context for analysis is the South African Department of Agriculture. English Political Economy Research Methods/Statistical Methods Evaluation Evaluation Influence Policy Programmes South Africa Madzivhandila, T.P. Griffith, Garry R. Fleming, Euan M. 58f22697-151e-42ea-b555-e0ad694953d6 304491 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5983/files/cp08ma03.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5983 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5983 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T18:54:45Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ma03.pdf: 304491 bytes, checksum: 1fdfe004f58352de9a3dc5f7a1f3deb0 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T18:54:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ma03.pdf: 304491 bytes, checksum: 1fdfe004f58352de9a3dc5f7a1f3deb0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T18:49:58Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5984 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5984 419-2016-26558 eng Q54 Determinants of Participation in a Catastrophe Insurance Programme: Empirical Evidence from a Developing Country 2008 2008 sonia.akter@anu.edu.au Akter, Sonia 37 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper The paper presents empirical evidence of the determinants of catastrophe insurance participation in one of the poorest and most disaster prone countries in the world. In a large-scale household survey carried out in 2006 we ask 3,000 residents in six different districts in Bangladesh facing various environmental risk exposure levels about their willingness to participate in a catastrophe insurance programme. Combining factors put forward in risk theory and economics, we estimate a model of insurance participation. We show that the household decision to participate in the insurance programme differs depending on both exogenous and endogenous risk exposure levels. As predicted by micro-economic theory, ability to pay, measured in terms of household income and access to credit, significantly affects insurance participation. Furthermore, among the sociodemographic factors investigated in this case study, respondent education and occupation are found to significantly influence household decision making. Our study suggests that low participation rates for catastrophe insurance in a developing country can be explained by high rates of illiteracy and limited access to credit. English Consumer/Household Economics Environmental Economics and Policy International Development Risk and Uncertainty Natural disasters catastrophe insurance participation risk Bangladesh Akter, Sonia Brouwer, Roy Chowdhury, Saria Aziz, Salina d7fa7235-21aa-4d24-9e83-72d6551c9eaf 187014 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5984/files/cp08ak01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5984 oai:ageconsearch.tind.io:5984 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T18:48:12Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ak01.pdf: 187014 bytes, checksum: af551f3de7a767ed1bfce137930904d3 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T18:48:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ak01.pdf: 187014 bytes, checksum: af551f3de7a767ed1bfce137930904d3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T18:42:26Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5985 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5985 419-2016-26553 eng The economic cost of wetland destruction 2008 2008 schmidt.carmel@saugov.sa.gov.au Schmidt, Carmel Elizabeth 19 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Wetlands are often refereed to as the ‘kidney of the river’, but what is the value of the water filtration they provide, and what is the cost of wetland destruction? This paper determines the economic value of wetlands for water filtration. It demonstrates that wetlands are of considerable economic value, even where the volume of water filtered is in excess of that required for domestic consumption. It argues that if legislation required those who destroy natural wetlands to replace the water filtration process the wetlands once provided, it would be necessary to construct water filtration plants at significant cost. English Environmental Economics and Policy Land Economics/Use Political Economy ecosystem services wetlands water filtration valuation Schmidt, Carmel Elizabeth 31191f55-ae5c-41c1-adf9-7349c08b1b21 279482 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5985/files/cp08sc01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5985 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5985 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T18:39:49Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08sc01.pdf: 279482 bytes, checksum: 08a1e06ad1b895b7fbe10b76d1efed89 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T18:39:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08sc01.pdf: 279482 bytes, checksum: 08a1e06ad1b895b7fbe10b76d1efed89 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T18:35:33Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5986 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5986 419-2016-26592 eng A Multiple Criteria Decision System to Improve Performance of Federal Conservation Programs 2008 2008 goc@purdue.edu Ozgoc-Caglar, C. Derya 28 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper The Environmental Quality Incentives Program and other voluntary Federal conservation programs follow a similar approach for enrollment. Consistent with the legislation, agency personnel identify eligibility criteria, suitable conservation practices, and a process to score, rank, and select applications for funding. Our research outlines a formal multiple criteria decision analysis system that is broadly applicable to current Federal conservation programs to score, rank, and enroll applications, and distribute program funds. Then, we apply the decision system to Indiana’s EQIP program using data from 2005. The incorporation of GLEAMS model improved our estimates of water quality impacts by reintroducing the spatial heterogeneity. English Environmental Economics and Policy Research Methods/Statistical Methods Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis Federal Conservation Programs Environmental Quality Incentives Program GLEAMS Ozgoc-Caglar, C. Derya Farnsworth, Richard L. e272f4a4-cad9-44c1-8d0c-4ee25043595f 2283653 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5986/files/cp08oz01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5986 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5986 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T18:33:37Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08oz01.pdf: 2283653 bytes, checksum: cb4824a050091d98bb88ead9cb137549 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T18:33:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08oz01.pdf: 2283653 bytes, checksum: cb4824a050091d98bb88ead9cb137549 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T18:27:32Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5987 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5987 419-2016-26564 eng Hybrid Rice: Economic Assessment of a Promising Technology for Sustainable Food Grain Production in Bangladesh 2008 2008 m.azad@usyd.edu.au Azad, Md Abdus Samad 15 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Hybrid rice, one of the viable and proven technologies has been considered as a new frontier to increase rice production for meeting growing demand for staple food in Bangladesh. Using farm survey data this paper examines comparative profitability of hybrid and inbred rice cultivation and estimates a Stochastic Frontier Function to determine the effect of key variables on farm efficiency. Results show that hybrid rice gives substantially higher yield as well as net return compared to inbred rice which leads to increase and sustainable growth of food grain production. Analysis of Stochastic Frontier model shows hybrid rice farms are technically more efficient than inbred. English Crop Production/Industries International Development Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies Hybrid Rice Technology Economics Food Self-sufficiency Azad, Md Abdus Samad Mustafi, B.A.A. Hossain, Mahabub 1ca9774b-5dad-40b7-8b7f-43a054dbdbb1 135466 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5987/files/cp08az02.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5987 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5987 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T18:25:39Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08az02.pdf: 135466 bytes, checksum: deffcf0e893fefef1900818b8ff32902 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T18:25:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08az02.pdf: 135466 bytes, checksum: deffcf0e893fefef1900818b8ff32902 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T18:21:46Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5988 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5988 419-2016-26589 eng Valuing the biodiversity gains from protecting native plant communities from bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp rotundata (DC.) T.Norl.) in New South Wales: application of the defensive expenditure method 2008 2008 jsinden@une.edu.au Sinden, J.A. 21 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Valuation of the gains from protection of biodiversity is difficult because the services that provide the benefits do not normally pass through markets where prices can form. But the services sometimes pass through markets where consumers or producers behave in a market-oriented manner, and so the values implicit in this behaviour can be identified and derived. Estimates of the benefits of biodiversity protection are derived from the costs of protecting native plant communities from a major weed in Australia, by following this approach. In 1999, invasion of coastal areas of New South Wales by bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. rotundata (DC.) T. Norl.) was listed as a key process threatening native plants under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995. In accordance with the Act, the Department of Environment and Climate Change prepared a Threat Abatement Plan (TAP) to reduce the impacts of bitou bush on biodiversity at each threatened site. The costs of protecting sites vary closely with the number of priority native species and communities at each site. Following standard economic assumptions about market transactions, these costs are interpreted to provide values the benefits of protecting extra species, communities, and sites. Key words: Bitou bush, Chrysanthemoides monilifera, threat abatement plan, valuation of biodiversity, benefit-cost analysis, weed control, defensive-expenditure method. English Demand and Price Analysis Environmental Economics and Policy Bitou bush Chrysanthemoides monilifera threat abatement plan valuation of biodiversity benefit-cost analysis weed control defensive-expenditure method Sinden, Jack A. Downey, Paul O. Hester, Susan M. Cacho, Oscar J. 21feb001-7ef7-4f3a-b810-96db71def217 205185 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5988/files/cp08si02.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5988 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5988 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T18:19:48Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08si02.pdf: 205185 bytes, checksum: 2353608a224ad25a95106f07110e1338 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T18:19:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08si02.pdf: 205185 bytes, checksum: 2353608a224ad25a95106f07110e1338 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T18:14:53Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5989 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5989 419-2016-26622 eng Recovering Preferences from a Dual-Market Locational Equilibrium 2008 2008 kuminoff@vt.edu Kuminoff, Nicolai V. 45 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper This paper develops a new structural estimator that uses the properties of a market equilibrium, together with information on households and their observed location choices, to recover horizontally differentiated preferences for a vector of local public goods. The estimation is consistent with equilibrium capitalization of local public goods and recognizes that job and house location choices are interrelated. By using set identification to distinguish the identifying power of restrictions on the indirect utility function from the identifying power of assumptions on the distribution of preferences, the estimator provides a new perspective on characteristics-based models of the demand for a differentiated product. The estimator is used to recover distributions of the marginal willingness-to-pay for improved air quality in Northern California’s two largest population centers: the San Francisco and Sacramento metropolitan areas. The average marginal willingness-to-pay increases by up to 190% when job opportunities are included as a dimension of location choice. English Consumer/Household Economics Institutional and Behavioral Economics Research Methods/Statistical Methods Kuminoff, Nicolai V. 7ce15b01-3312-45de-95d5-b2994b969529 649881 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5989/files/cp08ku01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5989 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5989 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T18:11:58Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ku01.pdf: 649881 bytes, checksum: 8aeae1403c8edb81258c763e41364865 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T18:11:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ku01.pdf: 649881 bytes, checksum: 8aeae1403c8edb81258c763e41364865 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T18:07:56Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5990 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5990 419-2016-26586 eng Monitoring of compliance in Australian conservation contracts 2008 2008 croweb@cyllene.uwa.edu.au Crowe, Bronwyn 23 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Government and non-government conservation agencies have long-term goals and objectives to provide environmental services, such as conserving the biodiversity of Australian native vegetation. In addition to national parks and reserves, private lands are often included in conservation programs to achieve these objectives. Formal contracts are entered into between the private landholder and the conservation agency to provide environmental services, or more commonly to provide inputs that are likely to lead to environmental services. The paper examines the costs and benefits of monitoring these conservation contracts when biodiversity change is stochastic. English Environmental Economics and Policy conservation compliance monitoring enforcement environmental regulation Crowe, Bronwyn White, Benedict Pannell, David J. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5420-9908 Lindner, Robert K. 2295156c-e4e5-441a-844a-b8a67f95e266 286827 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5990/files/cp08cr28.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5990 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5990 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T18:06:21Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08cr28.pdf: 286827 bytes, checksum: 9e417624a66e52c7ce039eae8adc949a (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T18:06:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08cr28.pdf: 286827 bytes, checksum: 9e417624a66e52c7ce039eae8adc949a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T18:02:32Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5991 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5991 419-2016-26574 eng Professionalisation of Australian Agricultural Economics: 1920 - 1970 2008 2008 laureld@hotkey.net.au Myers, Laurel 23 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Australian agricultural economics was on the verge of professional recognition at the beginning of the 1950s. The discipline had emerged from the Second World War in a strong position due primarily to the work of the State Departments of Agriculture, the Economics Departments of the banks, and the pioneering efforts of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Agricultural economics as a field of study was being taken up by economics and agricultural science students alike, and research projects in agricultural economics were burgeoning. This paper investigates the factors which contributed to the professionalisation of agricultural economics in Australia after the Second World War. All vocations aspire to professional status but, even when it does receive professional recognition, a vocation is often still questioned regarding the legitimacy of that status. It is therefore significant to explore the origins and evolution of the agricultural economics profession in order to discover the reasons why it came into existence and the process by which the professionalisation occurred. The changed economic environment during and after the Second World War meant that agricultural economists were given opportunities to present a convincing case to pursue the professionalisation of their discipline. The distinguishing and overruling characteristic of a profession is the possession of specialized knowledge which has been acquired as a result of prolonged training. The knowledge is intellectual and based on the exploration of a recognized field of study. The way in which this knowledge is obtained is an important part of the professionalisation process. This paper identifies the economists and scientists who established the discipline of agricultural economics in Australian universities and set it on the path to professionalisation. The second most important aspect of professionalisation is the formation of a professional society for members and the development of a professional journal to disseminate research and other general information to members. The formation of the professional organisation associated with agricultural economics in Australia is examined in this paper. Australian agricultural economics was at the peak of its influence in the 1970s. All the mainland universities had at least one professor of agricultural economics, there was a strong professional association, annual conferences, and bi-annual outlook conferences, and three separate professional journals were in publication. The value of the agricultural economics profession was widely accepted throughout the policy community. 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22 4500 5992 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5992 419-2016-26609 eng Structuring Exotic Options Contracts on Water to Improve the Efficiency of Resource Allocation in the Water Spot Market 2008 2008 31 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper With the current drought in South-Eastern Australia highlighting the scarcity and value of inland Australia’s water resources, focus turns to how these resources can be allocated more efficiently. The first major step was taken almost a decade ago with the separation of land and water property rights allowing openly traded water markets. This study assesses the potential economic benefits that options contracts bring to the water market in the Murray Valley water market. Exotic call options are estimated using both Black-Scholes and skewness-and-kurtosis-amended Black-Scholes financial option pricing methods that are based on three years of data on water prices. While the presence of options would result in significant economic benefits in the more efficient trade of water on the open market for lower-value crops, there were mixed results from the attempt to price such options. English Environmental Economics and Policy Financial Economics Research Methods/Statistical Methods Resource/Energy Economics and Policy options skewness-and-kurtosis-amended Black-Scholes model water Williamson, Brendon Villano, Renato A. Fleming, Euan M. a3deec7c-0221-485f-bd4f-970b38801014 140250 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5992/files/cp08wi03.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5992 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5992 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T17:56:47Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08wi03.pdf: 140250 bytes, checksum: aec1d0171fbc7a8cd39b5d29a62cd548 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T17:56:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08wi03.pdf: 140250 bytes, checksum: aec1d0171fbc7a8cd39b5d29a62cd548 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T17:51:35Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5993 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5993 419-2016-26569 eng PRODUCT AND BRANDING INNOVATIONS IN THE AUSTRALIAN BEEF MARKETING SYSTEM 2008 2008 emorales@une.edu.au Morales, Luis Emilio 13 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Meat Standards Australia (MSA) represents a new beef classification system, derived from consumer preferences, which allows classifying beef in interesting ways to consumers and creates the basis for product differentiation and branding. Currently, branding of beef cuts occurs on a limited scale; however, research has revealed clear segmentation across consumers and premiums for preferred products in niche markets. The objective of this study is to identify the potential for large-scale differentiation and branding in the Australian beef marketing system and how this may best be done given the structure of the supply chain. English Livestock Production/Industries Marketing Innovation Branding Australian beef marketing system Morales, Luis Emilio Fleming, Euan M. Wright, Vic Griffith, Garry R. Umberger, Wendy J. 923cf726-d74a-4695-a308-c5d70cc41b60 61189 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5993/files/cp08mo02.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5993 oai:ageconsearch.tind.io:5993 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T17:50:02Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08mo02.pdf: 61189 bytes, checksum: 2ff870c21f3f374dfc38d81301e71f55 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T17:50:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08mo02.pdf: 61189 bytes, checksum: 2ff870c21f3f374dfc38d81301e71f55 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T17:45:45Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5994 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5994 419-2016-26606 eng THE USE OF ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS IN TRANSITIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES AS A TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY: CASE STUDY OF MACEDONIAN PATH TO MEET GLOBALIZATION CHALLENGES 2008 2008 pecen@eccf.ukim.edu.mk Nedanovski, Pece 16 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper The demand for harmonization of domestic policies across countries is seen as a precondition for globalization. Does globalization conflict with environmental protection? The relationship between two of them is too complex. From the viewpoint of its protection, the environment must be seen as a whole. In the same time, the utility function based on income and pollution, is not identical and homothetic across different countries. It appears that the diversity in environmental protection is legitimate. In order to provide a sustainable environmental policy in transitional circumstances, the R. of Macedonia needs a balance between the goals of social development, economic progress and environmental protection. So far, because of the institutional development gap, only few economic instruments have been implemented in environmental protection in Macedonia. Consequently, the environmental policy including economic instruments should be considered with a view to balance the environmental achievements with its social and economic implications. English Environmental Economics and Policy International Development economic instruments environmental protection sustainability globalization Nedanovski, Pece d785b011-920d-4b70-8947-ee6366fa8ce7 81196 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5994/files/cp08ne01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5994 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5994 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T17:44:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ne01.pdf: 81196 bytes, checksum: d20e44289be73092d77c52fa3a3b51d0 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T17:44:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ne01.pdf: 81196 bytes, checksum: d20e44289be73092d77c52fa3a3b51d0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T17:40:08Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5995 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5995 419-2016-26566 eng Valuing the benefits from preserving threatened native fauna and flora from invasive animal pests 2008 2008 wgong@une.edu.au Gong, Wendy 20 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Invasive animal pests inflict many kinds of damage on the environment, and threaten native fauna and flora. We attempt to value the benefits from the extra biodiversity that is protected if these threats were removed. The NSW Rural Lands Protection Board is a major agency that undertakes pest control, and is organised into 48 districts across the state. A cross-sectional set of data on Board expenditures, pest abundance, and environmental and climatic characteristics, was compiled by district and analysed. The number of threatened native plant and animal species increases with pest abundance and with the total number of native species present in the district. But the number of threatened species decreases as Board expenditures on pest control increase. The value of preserving an extra species is derived from these changes in expenditure, following conventional economic principles. Then the potential gain in economic surplus is estimated if the threats to biodiversity were removed. The results so far suggest that the value of the total benefit of protecting an extra species is at least $44,250 per year, and the potential gain in surplus for New South Wales if the threats were removed is at least $132m per year. This change in surplus is also the total economic loss because invasive pests threaten native flora and fauna. If only half the native species could be protected, the avoidable economic loss is at least $95.7m per year. The assumptions and limitations of these estimates are discussed. English Environmental Economics and Policy Political Economy Invasive animal pests unpriced values biodiversity gains native flora and fauna Gong, Wendy Sinden, Jack A. Jones, Randall E. ef7f6f54-9483-4be7-98ae-75930fbe5128 157863 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5995/files/cp08go01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5995 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5995 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T17:37:00Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08go01.pdf: 157863 bytes, checksum: a3709f53d474c07282bb0f6699f00407 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T17:37:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08go01.pdf: 157863 bytes, checksum: a3709f53d474c07282bb0f6699f00407 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T17:33:04Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5996 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5996 419-2016-26603 eng Evidence of Scope Economies in Australian Agriculture 2008 2008 pfleming@une.edu.au Fleming, Pauline 13 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Scope economies can be used in studies of farming systems to provide a measure of synergies between different farm enterprises and between activities within farm enterprises. In this paper, they are reported for farms in three benchmarking groups in Australia by estimating stochastic input distance functions and calculating an 'economies of scope parameter'. Evidence of significant scope economies between sheep and crop enterprises, and between beef and crop enterprises, is presented and discussed. Similar evidence is reported between wool and lamb activities and wool and mature sheep trading activities within the sheep enterprise. English Crop Production/Industries Livestock Production/Industries Research Methods/Statistical Methods Industrial Organization Australia Crops Livestock Sheep Scope Economics Villano, Renato A. Fleming, Pauline Fleming, Euan M. c70cbf48-355a-48a5-834c-0e82990e626a 136271 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5996/files/cp08vi02.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5996 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5996 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T17:30:21Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08vi02.pdf: 136271 bytes, checksum: c235fbe3a8d5a7cff2a01447126c7c13 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T17:30:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08vi02.pdf: 136271 bytes, checksum: c235fbe3a8d5a7cff2a01447126c7c13 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T17:27:22Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5997 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5997 419-2016-26563 eng Risk in Public Policy Making: A Neglected Issue in Australia 2008 2008 jbhardaker@northnet.com.au Hardaker, J. Brian 16 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper We argue for greater recognition of the risky nature of most policy decisions. In this context we discuss the gulf between public risk perceptions and attitudes and those of 'experts'. Public views of risk are often inconsistent and seemingly irrational. They nevertheless influence policy choices in a democracy. On the other hand, experts often claim unjustifiable levels of confidence in their predictions of policy choice outcomes, creating a lack of public faith in their recommendations. While risky policy choices deserve more systematic decision analysis, there is a need for more effective interaction between policy makers, decision analysts and the public. English Institutional and Behavioral Economics Political Economy Risk and Uncertainty Policy-making Risk Uncertainty Decision Analysis Perceptions Subjectivity Hardaker, J. Brian Fleming, Euan M. Lien, Gudbrand D. 9c8a662e-fd37-4e6d-afa3-5969bd6c445d 193199 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5997/files/cp08ha01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5997 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5997 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T17:25:56Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ha01.pdf: 193199 bytes, checksum: 57af1e63e78f9bd1cab47454d73f55d2 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T17:25:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ha01.pdf: 193199 bytes, checksum: 57af1e63e78f9bd1cab47454d73f55d2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T17:20:42Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 5998 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5998 382-2016-22525 eng Exit Timing Decisions under Land Speculation and Resource Scarcity in Agriculture 2008 2008 ram.ranjan@csiro.au Ranjan, Ram sorada.tapsuwan@csiro.au Tapsuwan, Sorada 30 Conference Paper/ Presentation Selected Paper This paper explores the concept of agricultural resilience in the context of climate change related water scarcity. Specifically, the impact of water scarcity on agricultural production is analyzed to derive the timing of exit decisions for farmers faced with the prospect of declining profitability in agriculture but increasing benefits from land rezoning in future. The prospects of land rezoning are modeled as a poison process which may or may not be influenced by farmer’s water abstraction decisions. Selling out of agriculture before land rezoning has an impatience cost as the farmer does not gain the maximum speculative rewards. The analysis highlights the role of such speculative rewards in making farmers resilient to declining profitability in agriculture and also identifies the circumstances under which the water prices may be an ineffective policy tool for allocating water. An empirical application is performed using the above model for the case of a drought prone region in Western Australia. English Environmental Economics and Policy Farm Management Land Economics/Use Resource/Energy Economics and Policy agricultural resilience exit timing water scarcity climate change Ranjan, Ram Tapsuwan, Sorada b7b597d1-62bb-4475-8829-ba01d4594f75 195723 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5998/files/452613.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5998 oai:ageconsearch.tind.io:5998 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T16:37:07Z No. of bitstreams: 1 452613.pdf: 195723 bytes, checksum: 2019fcf3d61f6c539bce3136ce672917 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T16:37:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 452613.pdf: 195723 bytes, checksum: 2019fcf3d61f6c539bce3136ce672917 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T16:35:31Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 382 American Agricultural Economics Association>2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida

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22 4500 5999 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.5999 382-2016-22559 eng Resilience in Ecology and Belief 2008 2008 ram.ranjan@csiro.au Ranjan, Ram 36 Conference Paper/ Presentation Selected Paper Replaced with revised version of paper 06/18/08. Former title: Non-Linearity in Belief and Environmental Risk Dynamics This paper explores the crucial linkage between societal risk perception and the survival of threatened ecosystems exhibiting non-linear stock dynamics. Formation of beliefs over specie’s importance and over its survival chances may be subject to resilience and therefore may differ from actual risks. Whereas, ecosystems stand a higher chance of survival if they aren’t stressed beyond their resilience thresholds. When subjective perception of risks and the affected ecosystems are both influenced by competing uses of resources, several equilibriums arise, not all of which may ensure sustainability of the ecosystem. English Environmental Economics and Policy Resource/Energy Economics and Policy Risk and Uncertainty Belief dynamics ecological hysteresis water scarcity groundwater dependent ecosystems threshold effects Ranjan, Ram 66b993dd-158d-482c-9fa4-4bf1a0218967 214184 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/5999/files/452617a.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/5999 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:5999 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T16:30:13Z No. of bitstreams: 1 452617.pdf: 213595 bytes, checksum: 71af12d5cf0effb2740d0babfc925b39 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T16:30:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 452617.pdf: 213595 bytes, checksum: 71af12d5cf0effb2740d0babfc925b39 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T16:25:51Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 382 American Agricultural Economics Association>2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida

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22 4500 6000 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6000 419-2016-26621 eng Rainfall Variability and its Impact on Dryland Cropping in Victoria 2008 2008 rukman.wimal@dpi.vic.gov.au Wimalasuriya, Rukman 29 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Conventional wisdom holds that rainfall variability represents a significant source of agriculture production risk. Surprisingly, there have been very few economic analyses exploring the link between rainfall variability and agriculture production. This paper is intended to investigate the factual basis of this assumption and to inform future government policy in such areas as drought, climate change adaptation and water policy. We investigate whether rainfall variability has had an actual impact on agricultural production, specifically dryland cropping in Victorian regions during the period 1982-83 to 2004-05. English Productivity Analysis Risk and Uncertainty Wimalasuriya, Rukman Ha, Arthur Tsafack, Esther Larson, Kristoffer 370ec749-29a5-4593-9d11-e9578fb52d8d 270743 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6000/files/cp08wi02.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6000 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6000 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T16:22:52Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08wi02.pdf: 270743 bytes, checksum: 867d350ddaf2d30a39db006d979d1ef4 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T16:22:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08wi02.pdf: 270743 bytes, checksum: 867d350ddaf2d30a39db006d979d1ef4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T16:19:04Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6001 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6001 419-2016-26582 eng Monitoring Economic and Social Changes within NSW Water Sharing Plan Areas: A Participatory Approach 2008 2008 Inderpal.Singh@dnr.nsw.gov.au Singh, Inderpal 22 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper This paper presents a participatory approach being used to monitor the changes in economic and social indicators within the Water Sharing Plan areas in NSW. The approach entails close cooperation and input from the stakeholders comprising engagement and scoping; profiling, literature review and media scanning; indicators selection; data collection; and analysis and reporting over time. The monitoring data on the key economic and social indicators will be used for review of the Water Sharing Plans as well as further refinement and development of water policies in NSW. This framework provides the basis for developing similar monitoring programs. English Land Economics/Use Research Methods/Statistical Methods Monitoring Irrigation Industry Water Sharing Plans Economic and Social Indicators Methodology Participatory Approach Bari, Maksudul Singh, Inderpal Flavel, Noel J. cc0753cc-fdae-490c-abec-7b29db23e137 143865 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6001/files/cp08ba01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6001 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6001 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T16:17:37Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ba01.pdf: 143865 bytes, checksum: f0d3c36a096a8336936808de5aae8d0f (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T16:17:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ba01.pdf: 143865 bytes, checksum: f0d3c36a096a8336936808de5aae8d0f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T16:14:12Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6002 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6002 419-2016-26617 eng The role of grazier motivations and risk attitudes in the adoption of grazing best management practices 2008 2008 romy.greiner@riverconsulting.com.au Greiner, Romy 26 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper The onus on landholders in relation to environmental performance is ever increasing. One tool for achieving environmental improvements is the design and promotion of region-specific ‘best management practices’ (BMPs). These are conservation practices aimed at reducing diffuse source pollution from agricultural lands and thus improving end-of-catchment water quality. A suite of grazing BMPs were developed for the Burdekin Dry Tropics region in a consultative fashion but without explicit consideration of knowledge of adoption processes. It is known from the literature that farmers’ goals and risk perceptions in particular influence adoption decisions. This paper utilises the data from an earlier grazier survey to explore to what extent grazier motivations and risk perceptions influence the adoption of BMPs. The results demonstrate clear correlations between both motivations and risk attitudes, and the adoption of recommended BMPs, with specific preferences for different BMPs. We conclude that a sound understanding of landholders’ motivations and risk attitudes is required—in a regional, industry and environmental context—to tailor programmes aimed at improving regional environmental performance. English Environmental Economics and Policy Farm Management Risk and Uncertainty conservation practices adoption water quality grazing Burdekin River catchment best management practices risk management motivations empirical research correlations factor analysis Greiner, Romy Miller, Owen Patterson, Louisa 96213a84-7ef4-4872-b57f-bb37d564bb18 258205 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6002/files/cp08gr28.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6002 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6002 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T16:10:04Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08gr28.pdf: 258205 bytes, checksum: 216201df2c63ccaf808d95f437fc1f67 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T16:10:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08gr28.pdf: 258205 bytes, checksum: 216201df2c63ccaf808d95f437fc1f67 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T16:05:30Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6003 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6003 419-2016-26578 eng Q22 Marine Reserves Switching under Uncertainty 2008 2008 satoshi.yamazaki@anu.edu.au Yamazaki, Satoshi 24 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper This paper analyses a fisheries management strategy, marine reserves switching, in which a non-fishing area is created, removed, or rotated from one site to another according to economic criteria through time. Using a dynamic optimisation framework under uncertainty, with the different fish dispersal processes, the optimal switching strategy and density distributions of the biomass, harvest, and net profit are simulated and compared under different management scenarios. This study will provide a decision and modelling framework for the design of marine reserves to achieve desired management goals. English Resource/Energy Economics and Policy Risk and Uncertainty bioeconomic model fisheries management marine reserves uncertainty Yamazaki, Satoshi 593101de-9d91-439d-b997-575a9a401207 357130 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6003/files/cp08ya01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6003 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6003 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T16:04:02Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ya01.pdf: 357130 bytes, checksum: 4ba85b3c10a6d5cdf96568c2d64808a4 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T16:04:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ya01.pdf: 357130 bytes, checksum: 4ba85b3c10a6d5cdf96568c2d64808a4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T16:01:11Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6004 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6004 419-2016-26548 eng Measuring Environmental Performance of Irrigated Cotton Enterprises 2008 2008 m.azad@usyd.edu.au Azad, Md Abdus Samad 18 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Irrigation enterprises can be evaluated from a perspective of technical and environmental efficiency. This study determines the technical and environmental efficiency in irrigated cotton enterprises. This is achieved by investigating efficiency at cotton enterprise in the case study area of the Mooki Catchment, located in northern New South Wales. Deep drainage loss which contributes to salinity is considered as an environmental detrimental output. Using four different specifications of Data Envelopment Analysis relative efficiency rankings are determined for each agricultural area in the catchment. This result is then compared to biophysical characteristics from previous studies to help identify the particular features of an area which may influence outcomes that are both environmentally sound and economically efficient. With the identification of the most and least efficient cotton irrigating areas in the region, policymakers can construct a relative ranking system to best determine policy directions in order to achieve economic and environmental objectives. English Crop Production/Industries Environmental Economics and Policy Land Economics/Use Cotton Irrigation Deep Drainage Environmental Efficiency Azad, Md Abdus Samad Liem, Monica Ancev, Tihomir Lee, Lisa Yu-Ting 2e02b351-d1fd-438a-b4fa-d0b32f8bcb0e 654588 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6004/files/cp08az01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6004 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6004 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T15:58:01Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08az01.pdf: 654588 bytes, checksum: f26addb894095a2d95d0849c0de47fe9 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T15:58:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08az01.pdf: 654588 bytes, checksum: f26addb894095a2d95d0849c0de47fe9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T15:53:44Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6005 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6005 419-2016-26602 eng Urban water management: optimal price and investment policy under uncertainty 2008 2008 Neal.Hughes@abare.gov.au Hughes, Neal 24 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Australian urban water utilities face a significant challenge in designing appropriate demand management and supply augmentation policies in the presence of increasing water scarcity and uncertainty over future dam inflows. This paper considers the design of optimal demand management and supply augmentation policies for urban water. In particular, scarcity pricing is considered as a potential alternative to the predominant demand management policy of water restrictions. A stochastic dynamic programming model of an urban water market is developed based on data from the Australian Capital Territory. The model involves an explicit consideration of uncertainty via a probability distribution over dam inflows. Given a specification of the demand and supply for urban water, state dependent optimal price and investment policies are estimated. The results illustrate how the optimal urban water price varies inversely with the prevailing storage level and how the optimal timing of investment differs significantly between rain dependent and rain independent augmentation options. English Public Economics Resource/Energy Economics and Policy Risk and Uncertainty Hughes, Neal Hafi, Ahmed Goesch, Tim Brownlowe, Nathan 3abb6d28-301f-49c1-a08a-1941d21e1165 392735 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6005/files/cp08hu03.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6005 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6005 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T15:51:31Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08hu03.pdf: 392735 bytes, checksum: 3db191bff22cd3cd6f2871103db4199e (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T15:51:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08hu03.pdf: 392735 bytes, checksum: 3db191bff22cd3cd6f2871103db4199e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T15:47:27Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6006 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6006 419-2016-26562 eng Economics of Global Warming 2008 2008 gillecon@bigpond.net.au Gillespie, Rob 9 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper This paper conveniently skips any controversy associated with the science of climate change. On the assumption that greenhouse gas emissions are causing climate change that is detrimental to humanity, the paper focuses on some economic dimensions of the issue which seem to be poorly understood by Australian media commentators, policy analysts, interest groups and the political parties. Using a neoclassical welfare economics framework the paper explores the costs and benefits of greenhouse gas abatement with reference to the findings of the Stern Report, the setting of greenhouse gas targets by Australian political parties, the danger of the government “picking winners” and the emerging carbon theory of value. The paper concludes with a brief review of the relative merits of a carbon tax and a cap and trade approach. Key Words: This paper conveniently skips any controversy associated with the science of climate change. On the assumption that greenhouse gas emissions are causing climate change that is detrimental to humanity, the paper focuses on some economic dimensions of the issue which seem to be poorly understood by Australian media commentators, policy analysts, interest groups and the political parties. Using a neoclassical welfare economics framework the paper explores the costs and benefits of greenhouse gas abatement with reference to the findings of the Stern Report, the setting of greenhouse gas targets by Australian political parties, the danger of the government “picking winners” and the emerging carbon theory of value. The paper concludes with a brief review of the relative merits of a carbon tax and a cap and trade approach. English Environmental Economics and Policy Political Economy Public Economics climate change economics targets policy carbon tax cap and trade Gillespie, Robert c6aee654-ea90-4b39-aa74-bf6d4c6aaf12 47241 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6006/files/cp08gi01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6006 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6006 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T15:43:32Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08gi01.pdf: 47241 bytes, checksum: c5d7358eec843cbbcf6b8d2f97c3f6ea (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T15:43:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08gi01.pdf: 47241 bytes, checksum: c5d7358eec843cbbcf6b8d2f97c3f6ea (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T15:38:49Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6007 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6007 419-2016-26599 eng Carbon markets, transaction costs and bioenergy 2008 2008 ocacho@une.edu.au Cacho, Oscar 17 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Payment for carbon sequestration by agriculture and forestry can provide incentives for adoption of sustainable agricultural practices. However, a project involving contracts with farmers may face high transaction costs in showing that net emission reductions are real and attributable to the project. This paper presents a model of project participation that includes transaction and abatement costs. A project feasibility frontier (PFF) is derived, which shows the minimum project size that is feasible for any given market price of carbon. The PFF is used to analyse how the design of a climate mitigation program may affect the feasibility of actual projects. English Environmental Economics and Policy Climate Policy Greenhouse Effect Carbon Sequestration Agroforestry Transaction Costs Cacho, Oscar J. 1af91109-0c84-42ca-b57e-fc746e10ec1c 102144 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6007/files/cp08ca02.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6007 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6007 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T15:37:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ca02.pdf: 102144 bytes, checksum: bde82593071c1ae2754e81917a694af5 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T15:37:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ca02.pdf: 102144 bytes, checksum: bde82593071c1ae2754e81917a694af5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T15:33:39Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6008 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6008 419-2016-26604 eng Upland crop technologies in Cambodia: economic evaluations and some adoption issues 2008 2008 bob.farquharson@dpi.nsw.gov.au Farquharson, Bob 23 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Dinner Agricultural research and development (R&D) has being conducted in the upland districts of Cambodia to develop new farming systems and crop management technologies. Levels of farm income in these areas are relatively low due to small farm sizes and low crop productivity. Work is also planned to encourage the process of adoption of these technologies, and here we investigate how this process can be facilitated. A literature review identifies two important technology characteristics, ‘relative advantage’ and ‘trialability’, for successful adoption. Minimum or target rates of return on investment in new technologies are discussed as a means of investigating how much improvement in relative advantage might be enough to encourage successful adoption of the technology. A number of economic assessments of new crop methodologies in Cambodian upland districts and farming systems are presented. Some technologies show an encouraging return on investment from the viewpoint of the Cambodian farmer – rhizobium inoculation of soybean seed had an indicated return of up to 600% on the investment depending on the cost to the grower. Other issues are also likely to be important in discussing change to farming systems, for instance social issues in the village/community context. We present a proposal for a participatory learning process in which economic and social issues are highlighted, to encourage adoption of new crop technologies in local Cambodian contexts. English Crop Production/Industries Institutional and Behavioral Economics Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies New technology adoption upland crops Cambodia economic assessment social Farquharson, Robert J. Scott, J. Fiona Sareth, Chea a508e5d6-bc54-4069-8fe3-19e5cbf504d8 809475 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6008/files/cp08fa02.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6008 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6008 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T15:32:15Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08fa02.pdf: 809475 bytes, checksum: 3ee9baa6bedbd360686a12267658c0a5 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T15:32:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08fa02.pdf: 809475 bytes, checksum: 3ee9baa6bedbd360686a12267658c0a5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T15:27:52Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6009 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6009 419-2016-26595 eng Multi-Output Broadacre Agricultural Production: Estimating A Cost Function Using Quasi-Micro Farm Level Data From Australia 2008 2008 dawn.nguyen@buseco.monash.edu.au Nguyen, Duong T. M. 41 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Existing econometric models for Australian broadacre agricultural production are few and have become dated. This paper estimates a multi-product restricted cost function using a unique quasi-micro farm level dataset from the Australian Agricultural and Grazing Industries Survey. Both the transcendental logarithmic and normalized quadratic functional forms are employed. Heteroskedasticity caused by the particular nature of the quasi-micro data is also assessed and accommodated. Allen partial elasticities of input substitution and own-and cross-price input demand elasticities are computed. The estimated demands for most production factors are inelastic to prices. Hired labour is responsive to own price and cropping input prices. English Production Economics Research Methods/Statistical Methods Nguyen, Duong T.M. McLaren, Keith Robert Zhao, Xueyan 124da1e2-f149-48b8-8136-6e12f71e203f 391956 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6009/files/cp08ng01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6009 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6009 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T15:25:39Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ng01.pdf: 391956 bytes, checksum: da0122c69d23e7b873dbd3a72b98e08f (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T15:25:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ng01.pdf: 391956 bytes, checksum: da0122c69d23e7b873dbd3a72b98e08f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T15:20:42Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6010 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6010 419-2016-26583 eng Q21 Q25 and Q23 Estimating Urban Residential Water-Demand With Increasing Block Prices: The Case of Perth, Western Australia 2008 2008 xayavong@cyllene.uwa.edu.au Xayavong, Vilaphonh 25 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper This study uses panel data at suburb level to estimates the elasticity water demands in Perth, Australia from 1995 to 2005. After deriving the consumer’s water demand under a non-linear budget constraint, we estimate the water demand model, which accounts for how water (and other purchased goods) is used to satisfy fundamental desires of the household. We have applied the specification of price that provided the correctly estimated marginal price from the block tariff structure, and employed a maximum likelihood estimation technique to tackle the endogeneity and heteroskedasticity issues. Our estimation of water demand price elasticities are slightly higher (more elastic) than previous study in Perth, but broadly in line with other estimates in the literature. English Demand and Price Analysis Resource/Energy Economics and Policy water demand water pricing block pricing water resource management household model Xayavong, Vilaphonh Burton, Michael P. White, Benedict 354ae733-54c1-4789-8ef0-7e2b4ccbd58e 333858 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6010/files/cp08xa01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6010 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6010 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T15:18:28Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08xa01.pdf: 333858 bytes, checksum: 663d65c5a1a36e7cf27dcda1b6298332 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T15:18:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08xa01.pdf: 333858 bytes, checksum: 663d65c5a1a36e7cf27dcda1b6298332 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T15:13:24Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6011 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6011 419-2016-26591 eng Climate Change Impacts on Investment in Crop Sowing Machinery 2008 2008 rkingwell@agric.wa.gov.au Kingwell, Ross 18 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Down-scaled global circulation modelling is combined with wheat growth simulation modelling to generate yield responses to times of sowing under current and projected climatic conditions for several locations in the grainbelt of Western Australia. A model for investment in crop sowing machinery draws on these simulated yield relationships at each location and is used to determine a farmer’s optimal investment in crop sowing work rate capacity under current and projected climate regimes. The key finding is that at most locations the projected change in climate has marked impacts on profit distributions from grain production, yet mostly modest changes in the farmer’s investment in machinery work rate form part of the profit-maximising response to climate change at each location. There is also a divergence in machinery investment response between high versus low rainfall locations, with increases and decreases in work rates respectively being forecast. However, as illustrated for a few locations, the changes in investment in work rate within a broadly similar rainfall region are not uniform; principally due to climate change differently affecting the pattern of yield response to time of sowing at each location. English Environmental Economics and Policy Farm Management climate change farm machinery farm management machinery investment Kingwell, Ross S. Farre, Imma 703fe8f8-1b06-42f4-b655-ba21c97a174f 202751 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6011/files/cp08ki01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6011 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6011 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T15:11:57Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ki01.pdf: 202751 bytes, checksum: 4e8b9c7b94aa1ef15137b9f706115dce (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T15:11:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ki01.pdf: 202751 bytes, checksum: 4e8b9c7b94aa1ef15137b9f706115dce (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T15:09:04Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6012 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6012 419-2016-26560 eng Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of Yellow-Eyed Penguin conservation measures 2008 2008 busch@umail.ucsb.edu Busch, Jonah 29 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Although an estimated US$6 billion is invested annually in our planet’s biological diversity, little research has been conducted on which conservation treatments work best or provide best value for money. Conserving biodiversity efficiently depends on identifying conservation treatments which provide greatest return on investment. Where controlled experiments are not possible, panel econometric techniques can be used to determine the effectiveness of conservation treatments. A long-running Yellow-Eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) nest count in New Zealand presents a golden opportunity to compare the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of three commonly used conservation treatments—trapping of introduced predators, revegetation, and intensive management. Following ecological theory, we specify a density-dependent population growth rate. We control for year effects and site characteristics such as land cover, slope, and elevation. We confront the possibility of selection bias in treatment with site fixed effects and with an instrumental variable based on site accessibility. Of the three treatments analyzed, only intensive management is significantly correlated with increases in site-level penguin population growth rate. We estimate the marginal cost of providing yellow-eyed penguins through intensive management to be NZ$68,600 per nest. English Environmental Economics and Policy Busch, Jonah Cullen, Ross 1d174d7c-14d8-4d99-bb38-a6fb07d2557a 732286 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6012/files/cp08bu01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6012 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6012 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T15:07:25Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08bu01.pdf: 732286 bytes, checksum: 5442d6f294d0e1627cba50e027ed4332 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T15:07:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08bu01.pdf: 732286 bytes, checksum: 5442d6f294d0e1627cba50e027ed4332 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T15:02:01Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6013 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6013 419-2016-26549 eng Q15 Q51 Flood prone risk and amenity values: a spatial hedonic analysis 2008 2008 o.samarasinghe@auckland.ac.nz Samarasinghe, Oshadhi 33 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper This study examines the impact of flood hazard zone location on residential property values. The study utilises data from over 2,000 private residential property sales occurred during 2006 in North Shore City, New Zealand. A spatial autoregressive hedonic model is developed to provide efficient estimates of the marginal effect of flood prone risks on property values. Our results suggest that a property located within a flood hazard zone sells for 4.3% less than an equivalent property located outside the flood hazard zone. Given the median house price, estimated discount associated with flood risks is approximately NZ$22,000. English Land Economics/Use Flood hazard Spatial hedonic Amenity value Samarasinghe, Oshadhi Sharp, Basil M.H. 5fa981db-7390-46c9-9241-519cb4106fa6 506037 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6013/files/cp08sa02.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6013 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6013 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T14:59:34Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08sa02.pdf: 506037 bytes, checksum: 2cb44a4c01dc2ae3130622619f8a6501 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T14:59:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08sa02.pdf: 506037 bytes, checksum: 2cb44a4c01dc2ae3130622619f8a6501 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T14:55:32Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6014 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6014 419-2016-26571 eng Three Reductions, Three Gains (3R3G) Technology in South Vietnam: Searching for Evidence of Economic Impact 2008 2008 z.huelgas@cgiar.org Huelgas, Zenaida M. 14 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper The aim of the “Three Reductions, Three Gains” (3R3G) project is to reduce production costs, improve farmers’ health, and protect the environment in irrigated rice production in Vietnam through the reduced use of seeds, nitrogen fertilizer, and pesticides. It was developed by the International Rice Research Institute and introduced to farmers in South Vietnam by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in early 2000 through traditional extension work and mass media. Farm survey data provide evidence of adoption of 3R3G primarily in terms of lowering seed rates. The resultant changes in the farm production/cost structure and farmer profits are measured. English Environmental Economics and Policy Farm Management Productivity Analysis information-intensive technology technology transfer farm-level impacts Huelgas, Zenaida M. Templeton, Deborah J. Castanar, Pamela a81f8d05-52fe-40c6-96b6-d55599420c13 184246 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6014/files/cp08hu02.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6014 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6014 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T14:54:04Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08hu02.pdf: 184246 bytes, checksum: e7b45e4e52f36e7b527f2277f16bdc33 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T14:54:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08hu02.pdf: 184246 bytes, checksum: e7b45e4e52f36e7b527f2277f16bdc33 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T14:47:21Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6015 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6015 419-2016-26612 eng A bioeconomic model for determining the optimal response to a new weed incursion in Australian cropping systems 2008 2008 rohan.jayasuriya@dpi.nsw.gov.au Jayasuriya, Rohan T. 25 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Invasions by non-indigenous plant species pose serious economic threats to Australian agricultural industries. When an invasion is discovered a decision has to be made as to whether to attempt to eradicate it, contain it or do nothing. These decisions should be based on long term benefits and costs. This paper describes a bioeconomic simulation framework with a mathematical model representing weed spread linked to a dynamic programming model to provide a means of determining the economically optimal weed management strategies over time. The modelling framework is used to evaluate case study invasive weed control problems in the Australian grains industry. English Crop Production/Industries Research Methods/Statistical Methods weeds incursion bioeconomic model Jayasuriya, Rohan T. Jones, Randall E. 6d36b381-201f-4957-8079-ebad8305d821 271336 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6015/files/cp08ja01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6015 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6015 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T14:45:57Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ja01.pdf: 271336 bytes, checksum: 0fbf7d2e6a8a7b040d7dab8f2ed1b822 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T14:45:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ja01.pdf: 271336 bytes, checksum: 0fbf7d2e6a8a7b040d7dab8f2ed1b822 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T14:41:19Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6016 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6016 419-2016-26613 eng Has the Return on Australian Public Investment in Agricultural Research Changed? 2008 2008 eran.binenbaum@adelaide.edu.au Binenbaum, Eran 13 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper We examine whether there has been a decline in the returns from Australian public investment in research on broadacre agriculture. Complementing a forthcoming paper by Mullen, we use alternative specifications for the regression equation, which employs the log of total factor productivity (TFP) as the dependent variable. The rate of return is computed on an annual basis rather than by using multi-year averages. In contrast to Mullen’s earlier preliminary analysis, we have now found some evidence of a decline in the rate of return on public R&D investment, lending some support to recently voiced concerns on this matter. English Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies R&D rate of return agricultural productivity public investment Binenbaum, Eran Mullen, John D. Wang, Chang Tao d64539f3-44a5-4715-a545-e094c72b96dd 273368 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6016/files/cp08bi01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6016 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6016 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T14:39:28Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08bi01.pdf: 273368 bytes, checksum: cf15deb368b3293104607385b1339070 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T14:39:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08bi01.pdf: 273368 bytes, checksum: cf15deb368b3293104607385b1339070 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T14:36:27Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6017 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6017 419-2016-26608 eng Continuous Improvement and Innovation as an Approach to Effective Research and Development: A 'Trident' Evaluation of the Beef Profit Partnerships Project 2008 2008 tmadzivh@une.edu.au Madzivhandila, Percy 15 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Effective socio-economic service delivery is vital for alleviating poverty in developing countries. Increased financial support without complementary investment in service delivery mechanisms often results in little or no impact. This paper contributes to the discussion on how to maximize the impact of agricultural R&D. The case study examined is the South African Beef Profit Partnerships project that is underpinned by the Continuous Improvement and Innovation process. The evidence is presented using a ‘trident’ evaluation approach: a description and analysis of the process followed; the measurement of the outcomes achieved (impact); and the perspectives of the stakeholders involved. English International Development Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies Research Methods/Statistical Methods Continuous Improvement and Innovation Beef Profit Partnerships project Socio-Economic Development Sustainable Livelihoods Research and Development Madzivhandila, T.P. Groenewald, Izak Griffith, Garry R. Fleming, Euan M. 95cb0c3d-31fb-4857-82d5-6176211694e1 298918 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6017/files/cp08ma02.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6017 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6017 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T14:34:49Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ma02.pdf: 298918 bytes, checksum: 3fc3eb5003973c2fd67d7ca6395b28b0 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T14:34:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ma02.pdf: 298918 bytes, checksum: 3fc3eb5003973c2fd67d7ca6395b28b0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T14:28:49Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6018 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6018 419-2016-26568 eng POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE ASIAN CLIMBING PERCH ON QUEENSLAND 2008 2008 miriam.east@dpi.qld.gov.au East, Miriam 14 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Risk of establishment of the freshwater climbing perch (Anabas testudineus) in mainland Queensland from the Torres Strait is high. The species is dispersed through human assistance and/or attributes that assist its own spread. The species has the potential to out-compete native freshwater and estuarine species, and has sharp well-developed gill plates and spines that may choke and kill predatory species like barramundi if swallowed. The presence of climbing perch would severely impact Queensland’s inshore and freshwater fisheries, both commercial and recreational. The net present value of expected lost fishing activity due to build-up of the climbing perch is $48.5 million when the probability of introduction is 20 per cent. Analysis of potential spending on an entry prevention strategy for the climbing perch can be justified, with a benefit cost ratio of 150 to 1. English Resource/Energy Economics and Policy Risk and Uncertainty Invasive species impact risk East, Miriam Micke, Wade 3f063568-12fc-4cb5-a8f9-d81d63ae82a6 132096 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6018/files/cp08ea01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6018 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6018 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T14:27:10Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ea01.pdf: 132096 bytes, checksum: 90e34570298a1476c704a2e6f5ad323d (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T14:27:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ea01.pdf: 132096 bytes, checksum: 90e34570298a1476c704a2e6f5ad323d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T14:26:31Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6019 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6019 419-2016-26605 eng The on-farm impact of alternative grazing management options to improve sustainability in western Chinese grasslands 2008 2008 randall.jones@dpi.nsw.gov.au Jones, Randall 20 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Chinese grasslands are suffering considerable pressures from human and livestock populations. It has been estimated that 90% of Chinese grasslands are suffering from light to heavy levels of degradation. Allied to this is the low household income of herders and farmers dependant upon livestock products for their livelihood. Although a range of reasons have been proposed for the high levels of grassland degradation, principal among these are the high stocking rates adopted by farmers. This not only results in high utilisation rates of the pasture biomass, leading to bare areas and soil erosion, but individual animal productivity rates also decline. This paper presents the results of a modelling study of a grassland system in Gansu Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in northern China. This shows that reducing stocking rates leads to not only an increase in livestock productivity, but whole-farm returns are also increased. From a sustainability perspective, the greater pasture biomass remaining on the grassland also reduces the incidence of soil erosion in the areas. English Farm Management Livestock Production/Industries Resource/Energy Economics and Policy sustainable grazing bioeconomic model China Jones, Randall E. Kemp, David R. Michalk, David Takahashi, Taro 76d8e837-1c0f-4235-9796-051c7bb283fb 597432 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6019/files/cp08jo01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6019 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6019 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T14:21:12Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08jo01.pdf: 597432 bytes, checksum: e968f7c588e8d7a856dc21cf1f7ce108 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T14:21:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08jo01.pdf: 597432 bytes, checksum: e968f7c588e8d7a856dc21cf1f7ce108 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T14:16:38Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6020 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6020 419-2016-26565 eng Evaluating Research, Development and Extension: Practical insights from the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries 2008 2008 gretchen.carrigan@dpi.qld.gov.au Carrigan, Gretchen 13 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Publicly funded agricultural research bodies are under increasing pressure to ensure efficient allocation of resources and demonstrable returns on investment. In line with its mission to, 'maximise the economic potential of Queensland's primary industries on a sustainable basis' the Queensland Department of Primary Industries routinely conducts systematic economic evaluations of its research and development programs. This paper illustrates some practical insights from the application of economic surplus models in these assessments. The implications for investment management are discussed. English Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession Carrigan, Gretchen Chudleigh, Fred Wilson, Trevor 034f7002-d5e2-46e6-bfa1-a39346a03610 64115 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6020/files/cp08ca01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6020 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6020 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T14:15:18Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ca01.pdf: 64115 bytes, checksum: 877784c79325a45de9b4504bb2fad5e5 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T14:15:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ca01.pdf: 64115 bytes, checksum: 877784c79325a45de9b4504bb2fad5e5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T14:11:30Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6021 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6021 419-2016-26551 eng The influence of weight and fat on lamb prices revisited 2008 2008 garry.griffith@dpi.nsw.gov.au Griffith, Garry 17 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Previous research has found inconsistencies in the valuation of weight and fat characteristics of lamb carcasses between the saleyard and wholesale markets. In this paper, recent New South Wales saleyard and wholesale price data on different classes of lamb are analysed using hedonic methods to determine the relative influence of weight and fat on prices received. Fat score 2 lambs are heavily discounted relative to fat score 3 lambs, and there are significant seasonal price differentials, but there are no significant premiums or discounts for weight or other fat characteristics. These results hold for both the saleyard and wholesale markets. The implication is that the efficiency of price discovery in the Australian lamb market has improved a little in recent years in the sense that premiums and discounts are now consistent across market levels. However consumers’ stated preferences for large lean lambs are not being reflected in price incentives generated in the live lamb and lamb carcass markets. English Demand and Price Analysis Livestock Production/Industries Marketing lamb marketing hedonic models carcass characteristics Hufton, Charlie Griffith, Garry R. Mullen, John D. 1cf4ef1b-7d8a-498d-9b91-13515df21fc5 93419 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6021/files/cp08hu01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6021 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6021 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T14:09:37Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08hu01.pdf: 93419 bytes, checksum: 5b7894309bb3cfb165b64fde87a4daf9 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T14:09:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08hu01.pdf: 93419 bytes, checksum: 5b7894309bb3cfb165b64fde87a4daf9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T14:05:23Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6022 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6022 419-2016-26590 eng Market power and subsidies in the Indonesian palm oil industry 2008 2008 dcha2737@usyd.edu.au Chalil, Diana 23 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Cooking oil is known as an essential commodity in Indonesia. Having such an important role, the Indonesian government often interfered the cooking oil market to assure its price remain low. To do so, the government uses a subsidy policy as one of its instruments. A dynamic duopoly model is applied to evaluate the impact of subsidies given the structure of the industry. Estimation results suggest an evidence of both an increase in the consumer surplus but a decrease in aggregate welfare due to market power. A possible reason is proposed, but, in order to obtain a clear explanation, further research is required. English Agricultural Finance Crop Production/Industries Demand and Price Analysis market power subsidy Indonesian palm oil industry Chalil, Diana ee8a25a7-4caa-4f56-8361-91812dbcec38 94174 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6022/files/cp08ch01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6022 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6022 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T14:03:32Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ch01.pdf: 94174 bytes, checksum: 450d4f59c6a8fa2818ebe63f2a8b1a60 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T14:03:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ch01.pdf: 94174 bytes, checksum: 450d4f59c6a8fa2818ebe63f2a8b1a60 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T14:00:50Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6023 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6023 419-2016-26547 eng The welfare of small livestock producers in Vietnam under trade liberalisation-- Integration of trade and household models 2008 2008 phaml02@student.uwa.edu.au Linh, Pham Thi Ngoc 34 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Vietnam has negotiated a series of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements and has made significant steps in integrating into the world economy. This integration is likely to have both positive and negative effects on different stakeholders in the economy. This paper seeks to measure the effects on the welfare of Vietnam’s small livestock producers' by linking a household model and the GTAP trade model. A GTAP utility SplitCom is used to separate out pig and poultry prior to several trade liberalisation scenarios being run. A recursive household model with a two-stage LES-AIDS model on consumption side and Cobb-Douglas functions on production side are used. Impacts of likely changes in the prices of inputs and outputs arising from different trade scenarios on behavior and welfare of the farm household are presented. English International Relations/Trade Livestock Production/Industries Linh, Pham Thi Ngoc Burton, Michael P. Vanzetti, David 40a84a38-d178-4487-a054-03066dc5d70a 213907 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6023/files/cp08li01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6023 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6023 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T13:59:17Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08li01.pdf: 213907 bytes, checksum: d4816a4c53836801baaa2f9ee22c71c4 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T13:59:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08li01.pdf: 213907 bytes, checksum: d4816a4c53836801baaa2f9ee22c71c4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T13:54:59Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6024 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6024 419-2016-26588 eng Q57 Q51 Q56 Dynamic Contingent Valuation and Choice Modelling for Ecosystem Services 2008 2008 greg.hertzler@uwa.edu.au Hertzler, Greg 50 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Non market valuation and bio economic modelling are combined in a dynamic model of ecosystem services. A mathematical proof demonstrates that the imputed price of natural capital contains all non market values and that scarcity rent is the total value of ecosystem services. A dynamic demand system, including characteristics is derived. New methods are developed for dynamic welfare analysis and both revealed and stated preference methods are proposed for estimating the price of natural capital. Estimation is simple if we avoid surveying consumers who degrade the ecosystem and instead consult owners who accrue the scarcity rent and conserve for the future. English Demand and Price Analysis Environmental Economics and Policy Research Methods/Statistical Methods Non market valuation ecosystem services Lancaster demand welfare analysis analytical solutions Hertzler, Greg 3b367763-547b-44f8-81c6-fd9bfe5507f0 520548 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6024/files/cp08he01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6024 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6024 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T13:53:13Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08he01.pdf: 520548 bytes, checksum: 569732fe7bc3a222698ea2390307223e (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T13:53:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08he01.pdf: 520548 bytes, checksum: 569732fe7bc3a222698ea2390307223e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T13:49:31Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6025 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6025 382-2016-22408 eng Towards a Measurement of Free Riding within Private Collective Action Organizations 2008 2008 frayneo@iastate.edu Olson, Frayne cookml@missouri.edu Cook, Michael L. 24 Conference Paper/ Presentation Selected Paper 467597 The objective of this study is to determine if there is a dominant free riding activity which can be identified and used as the basis for measuring free riding, or if multiple free riding actions and/or behaviors coexist within large collective action organizations. The study uses a confirmatory factor analysis model to evaluate member level survey data from a large agricultural marketing cooperative. English Institutional and Behavioral Economics Marketing Research Methods/Statistical Methods Olson, Frayne E. Cook, Michael L. 612a08a5-2a62-4e71-8eaa-e571d8d3d9ab 128294 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6025/files/467597.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6025 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6025 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Louise Letnes (lletnes@umn.edu) on 2008-05-09T13:47:21Z No. of bitstreams: 1 467597.pdf: 128294 bytes, checksum: 70151444c4935b34e20b440b52a3768f (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T13:47:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 467597.pdf: 128294 bytes, checksum: 70151444c4935b34e20b440b52a3768f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Louise Letnes (lletnes@umn.edu) on 2008-05-09T13:45:39Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 382 American Agricultural Economics Association>2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida

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22 4500 6026 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6026 419-2016-26585 eng A FRAMEWORK FOR THE ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2008 2008 JeanMarc.Kutschukian@environment.nsw.gov.au Kutschukian, Jean-Marc 51 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Economists, especially agricultural economists, have undertaken extensive analysis of the gains of technological-based scientific research. This is in stark contrast to the efforts undertaken to understand the economic effects of environmental scientific research. Economic evaluation of environmental science is important because knowledge-based government agencies are regularly required to justify their research expenditure and set clear priorities for their research programmes. This paper addresses the gap in the literature by offering a general framework for evaluating environmental scientific research. The paper is structured around two themes central to appraisals of environmental research: (a) the non-market nature of environmental outcomes; and (b) the pathways to achieve these outcomes. Some of the more important and unique issues addressed include the links between the natural systems being researched, the benefits in terms of resulting goods and services, and their subsequent values, as well as the factors influencing the overall contribution research makes to environmental decision-making. English Environmental Economics and Policy Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies Kutschukian, Jean-Marc 788de8f3-1ff0-4ef1-8f97-ef3d61e204b9 584354 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6026/files/cp08ku02.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6026 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6026 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T13:47:16Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ku02.pdf: 584354 bytes, checksum: 393b07cbde58fa557ecee803579d7376 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T13:47:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ku02.pdf: 584354 bytes, checksum: 393b07cbde58fa557ecee803579d7376 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T13:44:13Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6027 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6027 382-2016-22660 eng What's Powering Wind? Measuring the Environmental Benefits of Wind Generated Electricity 2008 2008 jcullen@email.arizona.edu Cullen, Joseph 47 Conference Paper/ Presentation Selected Paper 467679 Production subsidies for renewable energy have experienced intermittent support from the federal government. One reason for less than united support arises from uncertainty over the environmental impact of projects implemented because of such subsidies. Wind energy in particular has taken advantage of federal subsidies, but what has been the environmental impact? Taking investment in wind capacity as given, I am able to identify the short run substitution patterns between wind power and conventional power for one geographic area of the US electric grid. I exploit the exogenous nature of wind to identify generator level substitution of wind generated electricity for conventionally generated electricity. I then quantify the avoided emissions and associated costs using generator level emissions information and market clearing prices for pollution permits. The end result is the value of avoided emissions due to government subsidies. English Environmental Economics and Policy Resource/Energy Economics and Policy Cullen, Joseph 5866f521-0233-4350-9f18-b3c54d2c63e7 237942 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6027/files/467679.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6027 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6027 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Louise Letnes (lletnes@umn.edu) on 2008-05-09T13:44:30Z No. of bitstreams: 1 467679.pdf: 237942 bytes, checksum: bca0f4b08cd47a03fc8e024ced24f643 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T13:44:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 467679.pdf: 237942 bytes, checksum: bca0f4b08cd47a03fc8e024ced24f643 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Louise Letnes (lletnes@umn.edu) on 2008-05-09T13:42:57Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 382 American Agricultural Economics Association>2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida

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22 4500 6028 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6028 419-2016-26581 eng Water quality trading programs: A comparison between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres 2008 2008 greenhalghs@landcareresearch.co.nz Greenhalgh, Suzie 14 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Water quality trading is continually being explored and implemented to improve water quality in many parts of the world. They are being used to cost-effectively reduce point and/or non-point source obligations to meet water quality goals such as nutrient discharge limits. A comparison between evolving trading programs in New Zealand and some in North America illustrate a number of differences as well as similarities in terms of the successes and hurdles. These can be used to better design more effective programs. English Environmental Economics and Policy water quality trading nutrients market-based non-point source point source Greenhalgh, Suzie Selman, Mindy 134e8cd4-365d-4b0e-b121-8caf314917dc 133181 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6028/files/cp08gr03.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6028 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6028 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T13:42:39Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08gr03.pdf: 133181 bytes, checksum: 9e5d4c51386810bf02448ee27cd7e164 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T13:42:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08gr03.pdf: 133181 bytes, checksum: 9e5d4c51386810bf02448ee27cd7e164 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T13:39:41Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6029 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6029 419-2016-26567 eng Analysing options for the Red Gum Forests along the Murray River 2008 2008 jeff.bennett@anu.edu.au Bennett, Jeff 13 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper The Victorian Environmental Assessment Council is conducting an investigation into the management of the public land River Red Gum Forests of the Murray River Valley in Victoria. In this paper the authors apply the results of an earlier Choice Modelling exercise commissioned by VEAC to estimate the non-use values of the forests. A Benefit Cost Analysis of VEAC's draft recommendations included assessment of the market and non market values associated with different River Red Gum forest management strategies. It is concluded that the use of water for environmental flows is competitive with its use for irrigation. Other economic values associated with timber harvesting, grazing and duck hunting are small in comparison with the water values. English Land Economics/Use Resource/Energy Economics and Policy Choice Modelling Environment River Red Gums Benefit Cost Analysis Water Resources Bennett, Jeffrey W. Dumsday, Robert G. Gillespie, Robert aae426a5-01cb-416a-a21d-b155d730ba5c 111732 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6029/files/cp08be02.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6029 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6029 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T13:35:30Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08be02.pdf: 111732 bytes, checksum: 89153e3545706393f0ab31591e407600 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T13:35:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08be02.pdf: 111732 bytes, checksum: 89153e3545706393f0ab31591e407600 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T13:31:16Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6030 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6030 382-2016-22400 eng C79 L51 Q58 Correct (and misleading) argument for using market-based pollution control policies 2008 2008 karp@are.berkeley.edu Karp, Larry 30 Conference Paper/ Presentation Selected Paper One argument in favor of market based pollution control policies is sometimes exaggerated, and a different argument is usually ignored. Regardless of whether investment is fixed or endogenous, market based policies might lead to a higher or lower equilibrium abatement compared to the level under command and control policies. Therefore, economists should be cautious about trying to convince anti-market environmentalists of the benefit of market based policies on the grounds that these promote environmental goals. However, market based policies reduce regulatory uncertainty. Under command and control emissions policies, there are multiple rational expectations competitive equilibria at the investment stage. From the standpoint of individual firms, this multiplicity looks like regulatory uncertainty. Market based policies eliminate this uncertainty. These results hold in an environment with common knowledge about market fundamentals. In a global games setting the unique investment equilibrium under command and control emissions policies is constrained efficient. English Environmental Economics and Policy tradable permits coordination games multiple equilibria global games regulatory uncertainty climate change policies California AB32 Karp, Larry S. d8248340-3c87-47d5-a40d-e19a689cabe3 277141 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6030/files/sp08ka01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6030 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6030 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T05:38:12Z No. of bitstreams: 1 sp08ka01.pdf: 277141 bytes, checksum: 7a4460ef68d712bd10abf1ae75e41a4d (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T05:38:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 sp08ka01.pdf: 277141 bytes, checksum: 7a4460ef68d712bd10abf1ae75e41a4d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T05:34:01Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 382 American Agricultural Economics Association>2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida

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22 4500 6031 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6031 346-2016-15961 346-2016-16472 eng Costs and benefits of higher tariffs on wheat imports to South Africa 2008-03 2008-03 smcdonald@brookes.ac.uk McDonald, Scott ceciliap@elsenburg.com Punt, Cecilia lillianr@nda.agric.za Rantho, Lillian mpvs@sun.ac.za van Schoor, Melt 33 Journal Article Low international wheat prices, caused by tariffs and subsidies in developed countries, have been blamed for causing financial difficulty to South African farmers. While indignation at unfair trade practices may be valid, it does not necessarily follow that protection of the local industry is the best response. This study uses a static general equilibrium model to describe and quantify the effects of increased tariffs (by up to 25 percentage points) on the local wheat industry, other affected industries-- particularly downstream industries-- and the economy at large. The effects on factors, households and the government are also analysed. The results show that the benefits to the wheat industry are highly concentrated and smaller than the loss of income caused in other sectors. Welfare is negatively affected, especially for low-income households, for whom the effects are exacerbated by increases in relative food prices. English Crop Production/Industries Demand and Price Analysis International Relations/Trade Computable general equilibrium (CGE) wheat import tariffs McDonald, Scott Punt, Cecilia Rantho, Lillian van Schoor, Melt 19 51 Agrekon 47 01 March 2008 57f3f630-81fd-4aa5-87fd-8aa96c34d644 274684 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6031/files/47010019.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6031 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6031 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T05:31:15Z No. of bitstreams: 1 47010019.pdf: 274684 bytes, checksum: d7c224b33afcda1019b5d59bc85c0b43 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T05:31:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 47010019.pdf: 274684 bytes, checksum: d7c224b33afcda1019b5d59bc85c0b43 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-03 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T05:23:24Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 346 Agrekon>Volume 47, Issue 1, March 2008

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22 4500 6032 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6032 419-2016-26601 eng Water Trading within NSW Irrigation Industry: An Empirical Evaluation of Scale, Reasons and Attitudes 2008 2008 Inderpal.Singh@dnr.nsw.gov.au Singh, Inderpal 19 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper The paper discusses the level of water trading within the NSW Irrigation Industry along with water prices, reasons, attitudes and knowledge of both permanent and temporary water trading. It is based on the results of a survey of 1,115 irrigators representing over 10% of the total irrigators' population within NSW Water Sharing Plans that commenced during 2004 and various secondary data sources covering water trading. Temporary water trading in Murray and Lower Murray Darling and Lachlan catchments has expanded since the commencement of the Water Sharing Plans in NSW. Nearly 7% and 40% of the irrigators surveyed participated in the permanent and temporary water markets respectively. Fifty six percent of the irrigators believed that temporary trading was good for their area, whereas only 28% had similar views regarding permanent trading. English Land Economics/Use Resource/Energy Economics and Policy Water Market Irrigation Industry Social and Economic Reasons Scale of Trading Water Sharing Plans and Attitudes Singh, Inderpal Bari, Maksudul Flavel, Noel J. d90984bc-4dbc-4a92-97e9-d837cf10725e 230071 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6032/files/cp08si01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6032 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6032 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T05:20:26Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08si01.pdf: 230071 bytes, checksum: ccbe5d2c2652e8e3f9c3d9d267b4da31 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T05:20:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08si01.pdf: 230071 bytes, checksum: ccbe5d2c2652e8e3f9c3d9d267b4da31 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T05:16:33Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6033 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6033 419-2016-26561 eng Measuring assistance to the agricultural industry in Australia using a Production Assistance Index 2008 2008 d.maclaren@unimelb.edu.au MacLaren, Donald 12 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper The history of the reforms of the assistance given to Australian agriculture over the past fifty years is a remarkable story, especially when contrasted with the experiences of most other OECD countries. The effects of these reforms have been captured by the Productivity Commission (and its predecessors) and by Lloyd through time series of the nominal rates of assistance to individual agricultural commodities and to the industry as a whole. In this paper the concept of a partial equilibrium production assistance index is developed to obtain a more accurate picture of the implicit welfare consequences of this assistance for the period 1955-59 to 2000-04. This index is a mean of order 2. It is shown that the conventional average, the mean of order 1, substantially underestimates the mean of order 2, which is the correct definition of the average level of assistance. English Research Methods/Statistical Methods Agricultural and Food Policy Production Assistance Index industry assistance Trade Restrictiveness Index Australian agricultural policy MacLaren, Donald Lloyd, Peter J. 5bc47296-7bc8-4092-92e4-a0938865adb0 54431 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6033/files/cp08ma01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6033 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6033 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T05:12:54Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ma01.pdf: 54431 bytes, checksum: 8bfbb5e780b772ea1e821a7f22d3e2db (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T05:12:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ma01.pdf: 54431 bytes, checksum: 8bfbb5e780b772ea1e821a7f22d3e2db (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T05:08:49Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6034 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6034 419-2016-26598 eng F13 Q17 Tariff Escalation in the Doha Talks--Bringing the Issue to Resolution 2008 2008 John.Wainio@affa.gov.au Wainio, John 41 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Development objectives dictate that the Doha negotiations address tariff escalation. This could increase the production and export of processed goods in developing countries, expand investment and employment, and reduce dependence on primary product exports. Despite its importance, little progress has been made, notwithstanding that a final resolution to the negotiations will not be possible without bringing this issue to resolution. This paper quantifies tariff escalation within WTO members' tariff schedules and the degree to which a tiered formula could address this problem. Utilizing a detailed partial equilibrium global agricultural trade model we estimate the possible gains to developing countries from reducing tariff escalation. English International Relations/Trade tariff escalation agriculture trade tariffs WTO Wainio, John Vanzetti, David 4cb18608-e946-4c7b-bf8d-8f408481e0ae 353008 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6034/files/cp08wa01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6034 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6034 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T05:07:27Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08wa01.pdf: 353008 bytes, checksum: da79f7cf2abb44ebd005373d78de1f56 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T05:07:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08wa01.pdf: 353008 bytes, checksum: da79f7cf2abb44ebd005373d78de1f56 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T05:04:37Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6035 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6035 419-2016-26556 eng Institutional Constraints and Inter-jurisdictional Water Trade: The Case of the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales 2008 2008 l.crase@latrobe.edu.au Crase, Lin 28 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Water trade remains a contentious political issue in Australia, regardless of the acknowledged benefits to which economists continually refer. At least two sources of concern arise in discussions about water trade. First, concerns are often expressed about inter-sectoral ramifications. These usually take the form of prophecies about the profligate growth of urban centres being achieved at the expense of regional and rural communities. Second, mention of unfettered trade between jurisdictions is usually sufficient to provoke rhetoric that draws upon long-standing rivalries between states. This paper considers the benefits of water trade between agricultural interests in the Murrumbidgee Valley in New South Wales and the predominantly urban users in the Australian Capital Territory. The paper goes beyond the standard economic analysis by also pointing to the range of institutionally-based constraints that circumscribe the operation of water markets. In this regard, the arguments in the paper offer a salient caveat to the bold predictions of the National Water Plan and related statements on the operational dimensions of water policy. English Community/Rural/Urban Development Public Economics Resource/Energy Economics and Policy Pagan, Phil Crase, Lin ab340199-ba77-4e9b-b17a-7c188d1b0328 191996 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6035/files/cp08cr01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6035 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6035 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T05:02:58Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08cr01.pdf.: 191996 bytes, checksum: 71ded11fd5a5b2b0d7fa1170c3be0563 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T05:02:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08cr01.pdf.: 191996 bytes, checksum: 71ded11fd5a5b2b0d7fa1170c3be0563 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T04:58:08Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6036 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6036 419-2016-26594 eng Measuring Regional Productivity Differences in the Australian Wool Industry: A Metafrontier Approach 2008 2008 rvillan2@une.edu.au Villano, Renato 16 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Using panel data, we estimate technology gaps for four distinct sheep-producing regions in Eastern Australia (Northern New South Wales, Central and South-Eastern New South Wales, South-Western New South Wales and South-West Victoria) that reflect spatial environmental and technological differences in wool production. A deterministic stochastic metafrontier production function model is estimated that envelops the stochastic frontiers of the four regions. This metafrontier approach enables us to estimate the environment-technology gap ratio that reflects these spatial differences in the environment and variations in production technologies in the wool enterprise for benchmarked farmers in each region. As a result, a more accurate estimation is possible of changes in total factor productivity on farms in the different regions. The major findings are that environment-technology gaps do exist between regions but they are relatively small. Greater variation is apparent within regions. Variation in technical efficiency seems to depend on the harshness of the production environment and whether consultancy advice is regularly received by the benchmarking group. English Livestock Production/Industries Productivity Analysis Research Methods/Statistical Methods Efficiency Productivity Metafrontier Technology Gaps Wool Production Spatial Villano, Renato A. Fleming, Euan M. Fleming, Pauline 3aa88323-e095-4e9a-b8c9-4c70d3d645c2 395433 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6036/files/cp08vi01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6036 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6036 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T04:55:16Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08vi01.pdf: 395433 bytes, checksum: f4f49ffd6572e59dc857eae4220a3c39 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T04:55:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08vi01.pdf: 395433 bytes, checksum: f4f49ffd6572e59dc857eae4220a3c39 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T04:50:57Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6037 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6037 419-2016-26584 eng Double trouble: The importance of accounting for and defining water entitlements consistent with hydrological realities (Conference title: Water Trading in the MDBC: How well is the market functioning?) 2008 2008 mike.young@adelaide.edu.au Young, Mike 15 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper When water entitlement and water sharing systems are mis-specified, that is specified in a manner that lacks hydrological integrity, inefficient investment and water use is the result. Using Australia's Murray Darling Basin as an example, this paper attempts to reveal the economic consequences of entitlement mis-specification. Options for specification of entitlement and allocation systems in a way that has hydrological integrity are presented. It is reasoned, that if entitlement and allocation system were set up in this manner the result would be an efficient allocation regime that would autonomously adjust to climatic shifts, changes in prices and changes in technology whilst maintaining environmental integrity. English Resource/Energy Economics and Policy Interception water accounting water rights water markets water trading Young, Michael D. McColl, James C. e8e31a36-54a3-4d7a-8545-92fea5f7fe3b 114138 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6037/files/cp08yo01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6037 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6037 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T04:49:10Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08yo01.pdf: 114138 bytes, checksum: e780978294c9f2506a969e7ae00f37a8 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T04:49:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08yo01.pdf: 114138 bytes, checksum: e780978294c9f2506a969e7ae00f37a8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T04:44:51Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6038 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6038 419-2016-26619 eng Land Heterogeneity, Agricultural Income Forgone and Environmental Benefit: An Assessment of Incentive Compatibility Problems in Environmental Stewardship Schemes 2008 2008 r.fraser@imperial.ac.uk Fraser, Rob 18 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper This paper examines the issue of incentive-compatibility within environmental stewardship schemes where incentive payments to farmers to provide environmental goods and services are based on foregone agricultural income. The particular focus of the paper is on the role of land heterogeneity, whether in terms of agricultural value or environmental value, in leading to divergences between the actual and the socially optimal level of provision of environmental goods and services. It is shown that such goods and services are systematically over or under-provided depending on the characteristics of land heterogeneity both within and between landscape regions. It is therefore concluded that incentive payments should be based on social willingness-to pay for the provision of environmental goods and services. English Environmental Economics and Policy Institutional and Behavioral Economics Land Economics/Use Fraser, Rob W. 29a8b824-494e-46d3-9d02-be54bc2d4103 168310 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6038/files/cp08fr01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6038 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6038 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T04:43:19Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08fr01.pdf: 168310 bytes, checksum: 45740dde20ece558f885ff2fc36629bc (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T04:43:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08fr01.pdf: 168310 bytes, checksum: 45740dde20ece558f885ff2fc36629bc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T04:39:55Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6039 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6039 419-2016-26580 eng The New Australian Government's Primary Industries Policies: Some Implications and Opportunities 2008 2008 ronan.glenn@saugov.sa.gov.au Ronan, Glenn 50 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper After more than a decade in opposition, the win by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) at the 2007 Federal Election focuses attention on their pre-election policies. The paper summarises ALP pre-election policies for primary industries, including the resources and seafood sectors; indicates program and policy funding where it is clearly indicated in the policy papers, and commences an interpretation of the implications and opportunities that may develop as the new government proceeds to discuss its policies and their implementation. A major shift in the context for all primary industries policies to 'climate change', irrespective of whether the component policies appear to be little changed is articulated. The detail of climate change policy awaits the Climate Change Review by Professor Ross Garnaut in mid-2008. The immediate implications and opportunities for all specific policies is that they need to be viewed through the new and overarching lens of 'adapting to climate change'. English Environmental Economics and Policy Political Economy Ronan, Glenn Cartwright, Carina 847c2a3a-0b4e-4521-b3f4-68200c54247a 255779 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6039/files/cp08ro01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6039 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6039 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T04:34:38Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ro01.pdf: 255779 bytes, checksum: 821c7bcc408d424a3286a7efd2571f3c (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T04:34:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08ro01.pdf: 255779 bytes, checksum: 821c7bcc408d424a3286a7efd2571f3c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T04:30:35Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6040 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6040 419-2016-26615 eng Australian economic development and the environment: conflict or synergy? 2008 2008 jeff.bennett@anu.edu.au Bennett, Jeff 14 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper The populist view of economic development and the environment is that advances in one will necessarily result in a decline in the other. Evidence in the Australian context is that the dual goals can be achieved simultaneously. As economic development progresses, the increasing levels of income stimulate greater demand for environmental improvements. The population engages in more environmentally focused consumption and calls for its governments to introduce more policies designed to rehabilitate and protect environmental assets. Concurrently, the increasing levels of wealth allow for increasing expenditure on research and development into production processes that generate greater productivity and less environmental damage. The Australian agricultural sector provides numerous examples of concurrent improvements in productivity and environmental condition. Zero tillage broad acre grain cultivation practices have led to lower rates of soil erosion and have enriched soil biota while delivering higher productivity. Similarly, the introduction of integrated pest management, including the planting of pest and herbicide tolerant species, has improved water quality in cotton growing areas. A key implication from this analysis is that policies to improve environmental conditions should not be focused on stifling economic growth. Rather, governments should strive for policies that will encourage economic growth--such as the installation of property rights that are both well defined and defended. Concurrently, policies specifically designed to deal with potential environmental problems should be enacted. For instance, the establishment of property rights to water and the setting aside of allocations for environmental flows will encourage both economic development and environmental protection. English Environmental Economics and Policy Financial Economics Political Economy Resource/Energy Economics and Policy economic development environmental protection agriculture policy Bennett, Jeffrey W. Gillespie, Robert Dumsday, Robert G. e2116e64-cf06-47ad-a0a4-088083eb67ec 65041 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6040/files/cp08be01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6040 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6040 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T04:28:53Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08be01.pdf: 65041 bytes, checksum: 3c73555a1df5c495d8214b795438ec6a (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T04:28:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08be01.pdf: 65041 bytes, checksum: 3c73555a1df5c495d8214b795438ec6a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T04:21:46Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6041 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6041 419-2016-26576 eng Using Environmental Offsets in Wetlands Management 2008 2008 rduncan@csu.edu.au Duncan, Rod 23 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Environmental offsets have been proposed as a technique for managing the environmental impacts of new developments in regions that are not in compliance with environmental standards. By requiring developers to 'offset' any impacts by purchasing 'environmental credits', environmental quality can be maintained or even improved. Environmental offsets have a lot of intuitive appeal, and are being used widely in the USA, Australia and other countries. However there is at present no robust theoretical framework for analyzing the use of offsets, which has led to some of the weaknesses of existing programs and criticisms against the use of offsets. We present an economic model for designing offset programs that is based on identifying and valuing environmental service flows. We also discuss a number of factors that influence the effectiveness efficiency of offset programs including fungibility, effects on incentives of landholders and uncertainty and make recommendations about how to respond to these factors based on our model. The distributional effects of offsets are also explored and it is noted that offsets are not distributionally neutral. We argue on the basis of distributional effects that it is not appropriate to use offsets alone to seek to improve environmental quality. Furthermore, we recommend the combining of offsets with other market-based instruments such as Pigouvian taxes or cap and trade systems in order to reduce the negative distributional effects of offset programs, provide greater scope for achieving environmental improvements and to increase the probability of achieving first best (socially optimal) solutions. English Environmental Economics and Policy Resource/Energy Economics and Policy offsets market-based instruments efficiency distribution Duncan, Roderick Morrison, Mark 5dadd0d4-d219-480c-89b8-2645ddbff12e 137282 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6041/files/cp08du01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6041 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6041 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T04:18:41Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08du01.pdf: 137282 bytes, checksum: 3a6f3c162cd70eccca17246cab66df4b (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T04:18:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08du01.pdf: 137282 bytes, checksum: 3a6f3c162cd70eccca17246cab66df4b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T04:10:53Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6042 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6042 419-2016-26611 eng Emissions Trading and the Convergence of the Australian Electricity and Transport Markets 2008 2008 luke.reedman@csiro.au Reedman, Luke 16 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Bottom up partial equilibrium modelling of the energy sector has tended to focus on the electricity sector given its typically large share of total emissions, the deregulation of that market in many countries and the relatively well understood technology options. In contrast, this paper employs a model of the energy sector to investigate the proportion electricity and transport may contribute given the relative cost of abatement in those sectors, for specified emission targets. A related issue is the potential convergence of the two sectors through greater uptake of electrically powered transport. English Environmental Economics and Policy Public Economics Energy Emissions trading Electricity and transport integrated modelling Reedman, Luke J. Graham, Paul W. e5ecf8e1-dac0-4358-ad40-09d39eb0a7f4 113868 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6042/files/cp08re01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6042 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6042 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T04:09:19Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08re01.pdf: 113868 bytes, checksum: cd40eb3cf96c4242711c622c23440a2c (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T04:09:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08re01.pdf: 113868 bytes, checksum: cd40eb3cf96c4242711c622c23440a2c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T04:05:50Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6043 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6043 419-2016-26572 eng Corruption and economic growth in Lebanon 2008 2008 m.farida@usyd.edu.au Farida, Moe 27 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper This paper seeks to examine the impact of corruption on economic growth in Lebanon. Using a neoclassical model, we hypothesise that corruption reduces the country's standard of living as measured by real per capita GDP. We show that corruption deters growth indirectly through reducing the factor input productivity in a Cobb-Douglas production function. We provide empirical evidence suggesting that corruption increases inefficiencies in government expenditure and reduces investment and human capital productivity, leading to a negative impact on output. The implications of the analysis are explored. English Institutional and Behavioral Economics Labor and Human Capital Public Economics corruption economic growth investment human capital government expenditure foreign aid Farida, Moe Ahmadi-Esfahani, Fredoun Z. 8a88c812-aee4-4389-b262-110450a28847 170033 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6043/files/cp08fa01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6043 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6043 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T02:54:57Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08fa01.pdf: 170033 bytes, checksum: 1ccfceaf3b8d5809549559dc2b32a287 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T02:54:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08fa01.pdf: 170033 bytes, checksum: 1ccfceaf3b8d5809549559dc2b32a287 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T02:48:40Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6044 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6044 419-2016-26607 eng F13 Q17 Do Sensitive Products Undermine Ambition? 2008 2008 david.vanzetti@anu.edu.au Vanzetti, David 19 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper The long-running WTO negotiations remain unresolved. Agriculture is the main stumbling block. Members have agreed to linear tariff reductions within bands, but proposed exemptions for sensitive products, while providing for much needed flexibility, threaten to undermine the ambition. A detailed partial equilibrium global agricultural trade model is used to analyse the likely impact of exemptions from the formula tariff reductions. Applying one third of the formula cuts to the five per cent of lines with the highest tariffs increases the final developed country average agricultural tariff from 16 to 24 per cent but the negative impacts on trade and welfare are less dramatic. English International Relations/Trade agriculture trade tariffs WTO Vanzetti, David Peters, Ralf 5983fdae-a436-4cff-b95a-105d1bda627e 174699 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6044/files/cp08va01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6044 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6044 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T02:46:47Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08va01.pdf: 174699 bytes, checksum: 67b48fd876f5dbfe5d827073c1757250 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T02:46:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08va01.pdf: 174699 bytes, checksum: 67b48fd876f5dbfe5d827073c1757250 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T02:43:08Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6045 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6045 419-2016-26597 eng Uncertainty aversion in Australian regulation of agricultural gene technology 2008 2008 egra1721@mail.usyd.edu.au Gray, Emily 19 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper There is potential for over-provision of environmental harms and under-provision of environmental benefits associated with GM crops. As a result, strong public regulation is needed to ensure that full social values are considered. However, one reason for opposition to GM crops is a lack of public trust in regulatory institutions and science, and the limited opportunities afforded to public-participation and nonscientific concerns. We aim to demonstrate the trade-off between social cost and managing the risks of gene flow arising from environmental release of GM canola in Australia, using the framework of a probabilistic risk assessment and safety-rule decision mechanism. English Crop Production/Industries Institutional and Behavioral Economics Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies Risk and Uncertainty safety-rule uncertainty biotechnology regulation canola Gray, Emily M. Ahmadi-Esfahani, Fredoun Z. f2a6d9ec-cb50-4757-a978-7b4e363fe09c 142670 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6045/files/cp08gr01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6045 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6045 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T02:41:28Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08gr01.pdf: 142670 bytes, checksum: dc5e1f2a9eca5a6c8e014de3a6290855 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T02:41:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08gr01.pdf: 142670 bytes, checksum: dc5e1f2a9eca5a6c8e014de3a6290855 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T02:37:12Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6046 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6046 419-2016-26555 eng Jointly selecting for fibre diameter and fleece weight: A market-level assessment of the QPLU$ Merino breeding project 2008 2008 smounte2@une.edu.au Mounter, Stuart 15 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper The QPLU$ Merino breeding project began in the early 1990s. The aim of the project was to demonstrate the efficiency of using a selection index to achieve breeding objectives. A number of selection lines were created from three strains of Merino sheep. During the ten-year course of the project, selection of each line was undertaken using an index based on measurements of fleece weight and fibre diameter. Different emphases were placed on each trait in each selected line. This paper estimates the potential aggregate returns of the project to the Australian sheep and wool industries using an equilibrium displacement model. English Livestock Production/Industries Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies Research Methods/Statistical Methods Australian sheep and wool industries equilibrium displacement model cross-commodity relationships R&D evaluation Mounter, Stuart W. Griffith, Garry R. Mullen, John D. 9536ae9c-1953-44a2-ae59-45c8cf255287 140806 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6046/files/cp08mo01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6046 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6046 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T02:35:12Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08mo01.pdf: 140806 bytes, checksum: dad2046609cd647c8b93799b25cc31d0 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T02:35:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08mo01.pdf: 140806 bytes, checksum: dad2046609cd647c8b93799b25cc31d0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T02:31:07Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6047 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6047 419-2016-26593 eng Optimal Coverage of Installations in a Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) 2008 2008 tsan9629@mail.usyd.edu.au Sanderson, Todd 39 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper Trading schemes for emission allowances have become a panacea for nations aspiring to reduce their aggregate emissions of greenhouse gases from industry in a cost-effective manner. The contention of this paper is that an emissions trading scheme (ETS) should not be based on blanket coverage of installations on a downstream level, but should rather be designed to include some installations, and from some industrial sectors. In the case of an ETS there are high costs of administration, monitoring and transacting imposed on the installations covered. These costs are supposed to be more than offset by the cost savings realised through trading in the market for emission allowances. However, the paper shows that not all installations can fully offset administrative costs, and are therefore exposed to higher cost compared to a situation under an alternative instrument (e.g. standard). The paper formulates a conceptual framework for analysing overall cost and benefits from an ETS in the light of administration and transactions costs. It theoretically establishes a threshold point for optimal coverage of installations on a downstream level. The paper uses data from EU ETS to empirically determine optimal coverage for selected sectors. The results indicate that blanket coverage is more costly than the determined optimum coverage plan. English Environmental Economics and Policy International Relations/Trade Climate Change Emissions Trading Scheme European Union Marginal Abatement Costs Environmental Policy Sanderson, Todd Ancev, Tihomir Betz, Regina 66e4cc8e-f4a1-4513-bb5d-a478c74b5b78 166415 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6047/files/cp08sa01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6047 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6047 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T02:29:10Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08sa01.pdf: 166415 bytes, checksum: 2e0bf55b927c6a8f8d755d30b3fd5406 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T02:29:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08sa01.pdf: 166415 bytes, checksum: 2e0bf55b927c6a8f8d755d30b3fd5406 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T02:25:15Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6048 20251006123940.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6048 419-2016-26550 eng Sugarcane smut: the political economy of biosecurity 2008 2008 george.antony@dpi.qld.gov.au Antony, George 12 Conference Paper/ Presentation Conference Paper The discovery of sugarcane smut in one Queensland cane region, in June 2006, triggered a clear-cut biosecurity response aimed at containment and eradication. Farm financial analyses helped to set the incentives offered to canegrowers to gain their cooperation in the eradication effort financed by the Queensland and Australian governments. Eradication was abandoned when the smut became endemic in November 2006, and the disease management that took its place was now entirely Queensland's responsibility. A number of conflicting stakeholder objectives had to be reconciled by the Queensland government in determining the type and extent of industry assistance. An independent inquiry was called to consider the scientific, production, economic and social aspects of the problem. Economic modelling of farmer decisions, farm economics analyses and regional adaptation scenarios were carried out. The results indicated that government largesse would not actually contribute to industry's adjusting to the endemic disease. Instead, a smaller but targeted contribution to plant breeding was offered. The industry cooperated with the process and accepted the outcomes. English Agricultural Finance Crop Production/Industries Public Economics Antony, George 41002af7-6901-42b7-8441-fa9f8898d670 57752 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6048/files/cp08an01.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6048 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6048 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T02:23:28Z No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08an01.pdf: 57752 bytes, checksum: 9cb8bacbda5d4ac3dd77554b6c3956ac (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T02:23:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 cp08an01.pdf: 57752 bytes, checksum: 9cb8bacbda5d4ac3dd77554b6c3956ac (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T02:15:57Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 419 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2008>2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia

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22 4500 6049 20251006123941.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6049 888-2016-65131 eng Diversification of Rural Incomes and Non-Farm Rural Employment: Evidence from Russia 2008 2008 lerman@agri.huji.ac.il Lerman, Zvi 17 Working or Discussion Paper Discussion Paper No. 3.08 English Consumer/Household Economics Farm Management Zvyagintsev, Dmitry Shick, Olga Serova, Eugenia Lerman, Zvi d577b014-1dc2-49d2-abe2-4a3c82e34a9d 309911 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6049/files/dp080003.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6049 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6049 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T02:12:11Z No. of bitstreams: 1 dp080003.pdf: 309911 bytes, checksum: 760f71584518e8dd61ec06f24b4f8de7 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T02:12:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dp080003.pdf: 309911 bytes, checksum: 760f71584518e8dd61ec06f24b4f8de7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T02:06:08Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 888 Hebrew University of Jerusalem>Department of Agricultural Economics and Management>Discussion Papers

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22 4500 6050 20251006123941.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6050 888-2016-65112 eng Tajikistan: An Overview of Land and Farm Structure Reforms 2008 2008 lerman@agri.huji.ac.il Lerman, Zvi 17 Working or Discussion Paper Discussion Paper No. 2.08 English Farm Management Land Economics/Use Lerman, Zvi 114e9157-f410-48b9-a3cc-9e379e3a208b 640992 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6050/files/dp080002.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6050 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6050 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T01:05:43Z No. of bitstreams: 1 dp080002.pdf: 640992 bytes, checksum: 406f97c99a6e846f46e5004221596333 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09T01:05:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dp080002.pdf: 640992 bytes, checksum: 406f97c99a6e846f46e5004221596333 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09T01:03:13Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 888 Hebrew University of Jerusalem>Department of Agricultural Economics and Management>Discussion Papers

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22 4500 6051 20251006123941.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6051 1044-2016-85378 eng Steady Supplies or Stockpiles? Demand for Corn-Based Distillers Grains by the U.S. Beef Industry 2008 2008 rclemens@iastate.edu Clemens, Roxanne babcock@iastate.edu Babcock, Bruce 42 Working or Discussion Paper MATRIC Briefing Paper 08-MBP 14 The projected expansion in U.S. corn-based ethanol production over the next several years has created concern that large surpluses of distillers grains may result. Most of the distillers grains currently being produced are consumed by the domestic livestock and poultry industries, especially the beef industry. A recent study by the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development projects that the U.S. ethanol industry could produce between 40 million and 88 million metric tons of distillers grains (dry matter basis) per year by 2011. The proportion of these distillers grains that would need to be consumed by the beef industry to prevent surpluses poses questions about how much distillers grains can be included in beef rations, the effects of feeding distillers grains on beef quality, and how current consumption patterns are likely to change as production of distillers grains increases. As more data from feeding trials have become available, a better understanding of the benefits and effects of feeding distillers grains is emerging. In this paper, we use results from a recent USDA producer survey about co-product use in beef production to project how current patterns of use are likely to change as the volume and availability of distillers dried grains increases. We then review recent results from feeding trials using distillers grains in beef rations, including nutritional value and effects on live animal performance and beef quality. Finally, we discuss some of the new technologies being used to improve distillers grains as a ration ingredient and present some general conclusions. English Agribusiness Livestock Production/Industries Resource/Energy Economics and Policy beef feeding trials beef quality distillers dried grains ethanol co-products Clemens, Roxanne Babcock, Bruce A. 8dcb10b8-690e-4001-bb38-63340ec06876 228176 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6051/files/bp080014.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6051 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6051 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09 No. of bitstreams: 1 bp080014.pdf: 228176 bytes, checksum: 690b5d0eca84d19b93fab09424aba331 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09 (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 bp080014.pdf: 228176 bytes, checksum: 690b5d0eca84d19b93fab09424aba331 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09 (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 1044 Iowa State University>Midwest Agribusiness Trade Research and Information Center>MATRIC Briefing Paper Series

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22 4500 6052 20251006123941.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6052 1557-2016-132824 eng 410 026 The Failure of Strategic Industrial Policies Due to the Manipulation by Firms 1993 1993 karp@are.berkeley.edu Karp, Larry perloff@are.berkeley.edu Perloff, Jeffrey M. 31 Working or Discussion Paper CUDARE Working Paper 584, Rev The strategic effects of subsidies on output and subsidies on investment differ substantially in dynamic models where a government's commitment ability is limited. Output subsidies remain effective even as the period of commitment vanishes, but investment subsidies may become completely ineffective. This difference has been obscured because most existing models of strategic trade policy are static. English International Relations/Trade Research Methods/Statistical Methods Strategic trade policy convex adjustment costs Markov perfect equilibria Karp, Larry S. Perloff, Jeffrey M. 38cb0661-6756-4830-86a2-cf2e0335d4ff 819729 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6052/files/wp930584.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6052 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6052 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09 No. of bitstreams: 1 wp930584.pdf: 819729 bytes, checksum: 905d090674925a4e69de464b054221b0 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09 (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 wp930584.pdf: 819729 bytes, checksum: 905d090674925a4e69de464b054221b0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1993 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09 (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 1557 University of California, Berkeley>Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics>CUDARE Working Papers

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22 4500 6053 20251006123941.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6053 1557-2016-132986 eng Consistency of Empirical Likelihood and Maximum A-Posteriori Probability Under Misspecification 2008 2008 grendar@are.berkeley.edu Grendar, Marian judge@are.berkeley.edu Judge, George 16 Working or Discussion Paper CUDARE Working Paper 1052 Using a large deviations approach, Maximum A-Posteriori Probability (MAP) and Empirical Likelihood (EL) are shown to possess, under misspecification, an exclusive property of Bayesian consistency. Under conditions of consistency, regardless of prior the MAP estimator asymptotically coincides with EL. The consistency property is also studied for sampling processes other than iid. English Research Methods/Statistical Methods Grendar, Marian Judge, George G. b431638c-48cd-47b0-b733-dc811281056a 283422 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6053/files/wp081052.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6053 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6053 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09 No. of bitstreams: 1 wp081052.pdf: 283422 bytes, checksum: d3d782f4550b1886fa49f837b2359e7e (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09 (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 wp081052.pdf: 283422 bytes, checksum: d3d782f4550b1886fa49f837b2359e7e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09 (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 1557 University of California, Berkeley>Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics>CUDARE Working Papers

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22 4500 6054 20251006123941.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6054 1557-2016-132795 eng A Larger Slice or a Larger Pie? An Empirical Investigation of Bargaining Power in the Distribution Channel 2007 2007 draganska@are.berkeley.edu Draganska, Michaela klapper@are.berkeley.edu Klapper, Daniel villas-Boas@are.berkeley.edu Villas-Boas, Sofia 59 Working or Discussion Paper CUDARE Working Paper 1046 This research aims to provide insights into the determinants of channel profitability and the relative power in the channel by considering consumer demand and the interactions between manufacturers and retailers in an equilibrium model. In a departure from the standard empirical channel literature, which assumes that manufacturers set wholesale prices unilaterally, we explicitly model the negotiations between manufacturers and retailers. To this end, we formulate a Nash bargaining game to determine wholesale prices and thus how margins are split in the channel. Equilibrium margins are thus a function of demand primitives and of retailer and manufacturer bargaining power. Bargaining power is itself a function of exogenous retail and manufacturer characteristics such as firm size and service level. The parties' bargaining positions are determined endogenously from the estimated substitution patterns on the demand side. Applying our model to the German ground coffee industry, we find that size is a key driver of bargaining power. We conclude that the growth of retailers over the past decade may indeed have strengthened their hand. English Demand and Price Analysis Industrial Organization Research Methods/Statistical Methods Draganska, Michaela Klapper, Daniel Villas-Boas, Sofia Berto 64cfa757-33f9-4a19-b011-d242456c1e30 393954 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6054/files/wp071046.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6054 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6054 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09 No. of bitstreams: 1 wp071046.pdf: 393954 bytes, checksum: ba5f055b30cf1ab62232645c39843f94 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09 (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 wp071046.pdf: 393954 bytes, checksum: ba5f055b30cf1ab62232645c39843f94 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09 (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 1557 University of California, Berkeley>Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics>CUDARE Working Papers

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22 4500 6055 20251006123941.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6055 1557-2016-132610 eng Expert Opinion and the Demand for Experience Goods: An Experimental Approach 2007 2007 hilger@are.berkeley.edu Hilger, James rafert@are.berkeley.edu Rafert, Greg villas-Boas@are.berkeley.edu Villas-Boas, Sofia B. 32 Working or Discussion Paper CUDARE Working Paper 1049 There exist two significant obstacles to analyzing the effect of expert opinion on consumer demand for experience goods: (1) the relationship between good reviews and high product demand may be spurious and driven by high product quality, and (2) even if expert opinion increases consumer demand, it is unclear whether it does so by providing quality information or by alerting consumers to the existence of a particular product. We utilize an experimental approach in a retail grocery chain in which we display expert opinion information for a group of randomly selected wines to overcome these obstacles. We find that although there is no overall consumer response to expert opinion provision, a subset of highly reviewed wines experienced an increase in demand. Results indicate that consumers utilize quality information provided by expert opinion labels, as opposed to solely using the label to learn of a wine's existence. English Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety Institutional and Behavioral Economics Marketing Hilger, James Rafert, Greg Villas-Boas, Sofia Berto 7e4dad01-0f7d-47f2-a1ae-be6ba94bb165 285906 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6055/files/wp071049.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6055 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6055 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09 No. of bitstreams: 1 wp071049.pdf: 285906 bytes, checksum: 65e249726ea610d0631a4870b802613b (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09 (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 wp071049.pdf: 285906 bytes, checksum: 65e249726ea610d0631a4870b802613b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09 (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 1557 University of California, Berkeley>Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics>CUDARE Working Papers

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22 4500 6056 20251006123941.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6056 1557-2016-133083 eng Large Deviations Approach to Bayesian Nonparametric Consistency: the Case of Polya Urn Sampling 2007 2007 grendar@are.berkeley.edu Grendar, M. judge@are.berkeley.edu Judge, George niven@are.berkeley.edu] Niven, R.K. 6 Working or Discussion Paper CUDARE Working Paper 1048 The Bayesian Sanov Theorem (BST) identifies, under both correct and incorrect specification of infinite dimensional model, the points of concentration of the posterior measure. Utilizing this insight in the context of Polya urn sampling, Bayesian nonparametric consistency is established. Polya BST is also used to provide an extension of Maximum Non-parametric Likelihood and Empirical Likelihood methods to the Polya case. English Research Methods/Statistical Methods Polya L-divergence Bayesian maximum (A posterior) Probability method Maximum Non-Parametric Likelihood method Empirical likelihood method Grendar, Marian Judge, George G. Niven, R.K. dd4fe62b-a7d4-43ea-931a-a7dea2fe6942 132027 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6056/files/wp071048.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6056 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6056 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09 No. of bitstreams: 1 wp071048.pdf: 132027 bytes, checksum: 55e97331c50928d1983a29b6a63500a7 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-09 (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 wp071048.pdf: 132027 bytes, checksum: 55e97331c50928d1983a29b6a63500a7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 License granted by Martha Ruddy (ruddy005@gmail.com) on 2008-05-09 (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 1557 University of California, Berkeley>Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics>CUDARE Working Papers

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22 4500 6057 20251006123941.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6057 1379-2016-112661 1379-2016-114583 eng Q12 Q16 Does On-Farm Quality Assurance Pay? A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Grainsafe Program 2007-12 2007-12 16 Journal Article Since the introduction of genetically modified (GM) crops, the commodity grain system has been under pressure to segregate GM and non-GM crops. Starting at the level of the grain handler, members of the grain supply chain have successfully used quality assurance and identity preservation programs to segregate non GM crops. Producers delivering high-value, identity-preserved crops have become interested in implementing these quality management systems at the farm level. We conduct a cost-benefit analysis that shows that quality assurance program may be profitable for producers, depending on their farm size and equipment management strategy. English Crop Production/Industries Risk and Uncertainty risk cost-benefit analysis identity preservation on-farm quality assurance Karaca, Umit Alexander, Corinne E. Maier, Dirk E. 541 556 Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 39 3 December 2007 b24d2530-039a-4174-b12a-0126eeafc794 7893439 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6057/files/39030541.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6057 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6057 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Louise Letnes (lletnes@umn.edu) on 2008-05-08T21:38:12Z No. of bitstreams: 1 39030541.pdf: 7893439 bytes, checksum: c15dae9c9c79657d54c699f0cbba7011 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-08T21:38:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 39030541.pdf: 7893439 bytes, checksum: c15dae9c9c79657d54c699f0cbba7011 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-12 License granted by Louise Letnes (lletnes@umn.edu) on 2008-05-08T21:36:02Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 1379 Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics>Volume 39, Number 03, December 2007

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22 4500 6058 20251006123941.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6058 1379-2016-112651 1379-2016-114195 eng Q13 D12 C24 Consumer Likelihood to Purchase Chickens with Novel Production Attributes 2007-12 2007-12 16 Journal Article Typical supermarket chickens are produced with novel or controversial attributes. This continues despite contrasting growth in consumer interest in organic and natural foods. This study surveyed Delaware consumers’ likelihood to purchase chicken given different attributes: free range, given antibiotics, irradiated, fed genetically modified (GM) fee, GM chicken, and price. Examining conjoint analysis data with a heteroskedastic two-limit tobit model, GM chicken and other novel attributes were found to lower purchase likelihood significantly. Understanding these results should help the industry meet consumer preferences while aiding its continued expansion to benefit workers and growers across the South. English Consumer/Household Economics Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety antibiotics chicken conjoint analysis genetically modified heteroskedastic irradiated tobit Bernard, John C. Pesek, John D., Jr. Pan, Xiqian 581 596 Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 39 3 December 2007 358ccb37-f0e2-4a2b-be85-d4805a4ac67d 8055129 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6058/files/39030581.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6058 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6058 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Louise Letnes (lletnes@umn.edu) on 2008-05-08T21:34:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 39030581.pdf: 8055129 bytes, checksum: d93dcbdac829a27a1507c9782dc9b9a5 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-08T21:34:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 39030581.pdf: 8055129 bytes, checksum: d93dcbdac829a27a1507c9782dc9b9a5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-12 License granted by Louise Letnes (lletnes@umn.edu) on 2008-05-08T21:31:56Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 1379 Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics>Volume 39, Number 03, December 2007

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22 4500 6059 20251006123941.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6059 1379-2016-112659 1379-2016-115172 eng C25 Q16 Q23 Q26 Analyzing Landowner Demand for Wildlife and Forest Management Information 2007-12 2007-12 13 Journal Article Determining appropriate topics and target audiences is essential to design effective educational outreach programs. Based on landowner responses to a mail survey, we determined both the importance and the availability of wildlife and forest management information topics to Mississippi landowners. Combining this information clearly identified the appropriate subject matter for outreach programs-topics important to landowners and for which information was relatively unavailable. The importance of wildlife and forest management information relative to its availability depended on the region, land use patterns, and landowner characteristics, thus demonstrating which segments of the population should be targeted to maximize program impact. English Land Economics/Use Resource/Energy Economics and Policy complementary log-log link landowner information needs odds ratio ordinal regression outreach program budget Munn, Ian A. Hussain, Anwar West, Ben Grado, Stephen C. Jones, W. Daryl 557 569 Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 39 3 December 2007 fb43c4de-aedd-4441-b2b8-36e942fbbd89 6107072 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6059/files/39030557.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6059 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6059 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Louise Letnes (lletnes@umn.edu) on 2008-05-08T21:29:36Z No. of bitstreams: 1 39030557.pdf: 6107072 bytes, checksum: 9265f4491a6a048700508451de82af57 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-08T21:29:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 39030557.pdf: 6107072 bytes, checksum: 9265f4491a6a048700508451de82af57 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-12 License granted by Louise Letnes (lletnes@umn.edu) on 2008-05-08T21:26:49Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 1379 Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics>Volume 39, Number 03, December 2007

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22 4500 6060 20251006123941.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6060 1379-2016-112649 1379-2016-114794 eng Q13 Determining Returns to Storage: Does Data Aggregation Matter 2007-12 2007-12 9 Journal Article Aggregate data are commonly used to determine returns to storage. However, recent studies have shown that aggregating data may lead to underestimated returns. This article compares aggregate and elevator data from Oklahoma to determine if aggregate data underestimate returns. We find no difference between the mean returns estimated with aggregate data and the mean returns estimated with transaction level data from grain elevators in Oklahoma. English Agribusiness aggregate data data collection information loss returns to storage Klumpp, Joni M. Brorsen, B. Wade Anderson, Kim B. 571 579 Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 39 3 December 2007 9203fb26-2386-48b8-9c1c-8ce5f983128d 4153197 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6060/files/39030571.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6060 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6060 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Louise Letnes (lletnes@umn.edu) on 2008-05-08T21:24:35Z No. of bitstreams: 1 39030571.pdf: 4153197 bytes, checksum: b3e0a28b4c35695b79a7beec08db3b72 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-08T21:24:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 39030571.pdf: 4153197 bytes, checksum: b3e0a28b4c35695b79a7beec08db3b72 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-12 License granted by Louise Letnes (lletnes@umn.edu) on 2008-05-08T21:22:17Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 1379 Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics>Volume 39, Number 03, December 2007

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22 4500 6061 20251006123941.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6061 382-2016-22380 eng Modeling Crop prices through a Burr distribution and Analysis of Correlation between Crop Prices and Yields using a Copula method. 2008 2008 hatejeda@ncsu.edu Tejeda, Hernan A. 39 Conference Paper/ Presentation Selected Paper 469837 Replaced with revised version of paper 07/18/08. The U.S. crop insurance program has major policy implications in terms of resource allocations, with government subsidies playing a major role. Efficient implementation of crop revenue insurance contracts requires accurate measures of risk for both crop prices and yields. In addition, rating methods are to consider the natural hedge between prices and yields. Empirical evidence shows that crop prices tend to be positively skewed with fat tails. This paper analysis is two-fold. It first studies crop prices using a Burr distribution, with parameters that capture skewness and kurtosis (fat tails), providing a better fit than current normal or log-normal distributions being used. It then uses a copula method to measure the correlation between crop prices and yields, for the study of crop revenue insurance. Results indicate a smaller probability of payout than present methods being used, having direct implications on the design and rating of crop and revenue insurance contracts. English Crop Production/Industries Demand and Price Analysis Crop insurance Burr XII distribution Copula methods indemnity payouts Tejeda, Hernan A. Goodwin, Barry K. f4cfa847-b1f9-45f5-b8be-76bd6c80fde5 1384973 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6061/files/sp08te01b.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6061 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6061 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Molly Neil (neilx018@umn.edu) on 2008-05-08T21:01:20Z No. of bitstreams: 1 sp08te01.pdf: 1012180 bytes, checksum: 306de59af68097027904e027d768fa2d (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-08T21:01:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 sp08te01.pdf: 1012180 bytes, checksum: 306de59af68097027904e027d768fa2d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Molly Neil (neilx018@umn.edu) on 2008-05-08T21:00:12Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 382 American Agricultural Economics Association>2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida

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22 4500 6062 20251006123941.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6062 382-2016-22488 eng Consumer Preferences for Animal Welfare Attributes: Case of Gestation Crates 2008 2008 gtonsor@msu.edu Tonsor, Glynn T. olynknic@msu.edu Olynk, Nicole wolfch@msu.edu Wolf, Christopher 27 Conference Paper/ Presentation Selected Paper 468759 Paper replaced with revised version 06/13/08 Animal welfare concerns are having dramatic impacts on food and livestock markets. Here we examine consumer preferences for pork products with a focus on use of gestation crates. We examine underlying consumer valuations of pork attributes while considering preference heterogeneity as well as voluntary and legislative alternatives in producing gestation crate-free pork. Our results suggest that prohibiting swine producers from using gestation crates fails to improve consumer welfare in the presence of a labeling scheme documenting voluntary disadoption of gestation crates. English Livestock Production/Industries animal welfare economics of legislation gestation crates market failure pork voluntary labeling willingness to pay Tonsor, Glynn T. Olynk, Nicole J. Wolf, Christopher A. a4aa78f2-7ae8-49c3-85a6-fdbcfe4e8394 276842 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6062/files/468759a.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6062 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6062 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Molly Neil (neilx018@umn.edu) on 2008-05-08T20:59:06Z No. of bitstreams: 1 468759.pdf: 225480 bytes, checksum: fe0dfad040a979e81056df99bffc18e8 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-08T20:59:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 468759.pdf: 225480 bytes, checksum: fe0dfad040a979e81056df99bffc18e8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Molly Neil (neilx018@umn.edu) on 2008-05-08T20:57:14Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 382 American Agricultural Economics Association>2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida

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22 4500 6063 20251006123941.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6063 1699-2016-138541 eng Department Publications 2007 2008-04 2008-04 lletnes@umn.edu Letnes, Louise skill@umn.edu Kill, Sharon 36 Report This publication is a list of staff papers, extension publications, Center for International Food and Agricultural Policy papers, The Food Industry Center working papers, Economic Development Center papers, Center for Farm Financial Management papers, Minnesota Council on Economic Education publications, International Science & Technology Practice and Policy publications, journal articles, books, chapters, monographs, speeches, web pages, computer software and theses authored by members of the University of Minnesota Department of Applied Economics in 2007. English Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession Letnes, Louise Kill, Sharon ed6f6e0d-7e91-42be-b1ff-6f8565cda227 173371 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6063/files/publis07a.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6063 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6063 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Louise Letnes (lletnes@umn.edu) on 2008-05-08T21:01:50Z No. of bitstreams: 1 publis07.pdf: 618282 bytes, checksum: 3d5ee7d66614e419efededf4dd66a8fb (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-08T21:01:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 publis07.pdf: 618282 bytes, checksum: 3d5ee7d66614e419efededf4dd66a8fb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-04 License granted by Louise Letnes (lletnes@umn.edu) on 2008-05-08T20:56:51Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 1699 University of Minnesota>Department of Applied Economics>Publications Lists

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22 4500 6064 20251006123941.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6064 382-2016-22658 eng Effects of U.S. Farm Programs on Equity and Efficiency 2008 2008 mmpope@purdue.edu POPE, Micah rkeeney@purdue.edu KEENEY, Roman 28 Conference Paper/ Presentation Selected Paper 469285 This paper analyzes the tradeoffs present between equity and efficiency in farm policy. In terms of equity, we are concerned with the implications of policies on the distribution of income. For efficiency we consider how the profitability of farms is impacted by the same government policies. Specifically of interest will be the relative contributions of direct payments, commodity payments, and conservation payments to each of these measures. Results show that relative to direct payments commodity payments are more efficient (in terms of increasing average farm profitability) but less equitable (large farmers dominate the income gains). Conservation payments are found to be both less equitable and efficient relative to direct payments. We identify segmentation of the farm household population as a limitation of the analysis with respect to measuring impacts of conservation payments. English Agricultural and Food Policy U.S. Farm Policy Equity Efficiency Pope, Micah Keeney, Roman d49197e2-1f68-4443-bb19-2c265ba73b3b 188317 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6064/files/469285.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6064 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6064 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Molly Neil (neilx018@umn.edu) on 2008-05-08T20:55:55Z No. of bitstreams: 1 469285.pdf: 188317 bytes, checksum: c07939ace7f415a85b60b64d1218fd9a (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-08T20:55:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 469285.pdf: 188317 bytes, checksum: c07939ace7f415a85b60b64d1218fd9a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Molly Neil (neilx018@umn.edu) on 2008-05-08T20:54:28Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 382 American Agricultural Economics Association>2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida

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22 4500 6065 20251006123941.0 doi 10.22004/ag.econ.6065 382-2016-22623 eng The yield/quality trade-off and contractual choice 2008 2008 maferno@unizar.es Olmos, Marta Fernandez jrosell@unizar.es Rosell-Martinez, Jorge espitia@unizar.es Espitia-Escuer, Manuel Antonio 26 Conference Paper/ Presentation Selected Paper 471926 This paper provides an analysis of the choice of governance mechanism in agriculture using an integrated perspective based on agency theory. The main ways of organizing agriculture are compared: spot market and incentive contract. With the analytical development of both models, it is explored that the choice of the optimal mechanism depends on initial conditions such as uncertainty, the risk aversion of the agents or the number of competitors. Moreover, according to the predictions made by the economic literature on agrarian organization, the results support the coexistence of both governance alternatives. English Crop Production/Industries Olmos, Marta Fernandez Rosell-Martinez, Jorge Espitia-Escuer, Manuel Antonio 39739c3a-3019-446b-ad07-d86b4c0bc525 194035 https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6065/files/471926.pdf http://purl.umn.edu/6065 oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:6065 GLOBAL_SET Submitted by Molly Neil (neilx018@umn.edu) on 2008-05-08T20:53:39Z No. of bitstreams: 1 471926.pdf: 194035 bytes, checksum: 9a1a2a1115c49ba1c388cb5822817a18 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2008-05-08T20:53:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 471926.pdf: 194035 bytes, checksum: 9a1a2a1115c49ba1c388cb5822817a18 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 License granted by Molly Neil (neilx018@umn.edu) on 2008-05-08T20:52:29Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author's Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 382 American Agricultural Economics Association>2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida ___p80_xf5u