The economic effects of a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration on world
agriculture under two alternative crop response scenarios are empirically estimated. These …

SWISSland is the first agent-based model that purports to make statements about the
agricultural sector of an entire country. Although a phenomenal amount of intellectual …

Price elasticity of export demand is an important parameter that determines the effect of price
changes on export earnings. This report analyzes the price elasticity of export demand in …

Acreage reduction programs are used to reduce supplies and boost prices. In 1983, they
were used to idle a third of the land used for program crops. Acreage reduction programs …

ABSTRACT US farmers produced about 16 percent of the total world oats production during
1980-85, down from more than 29 percent during 1960-64 when the United States was the …

A partial-equilibrium, multiple-commodity, multiregion model of agricultural policy and trade
is used to simulate the effects of changes in domestic and trade policy on dairy production …

The potential surface water and ground water quality tradeoff implications from the nonpoint
source provisions of the 1987 Water Quality Act are investigated in this paper using a …

Agricultural economists and policy makers in the United States believe that the magnitude of
the export demand elasticity is one of the most important parameters used in farm policy …

This chapter provides preliminary estimates of the potential effects of climate change on
global agriculture. It focuses on identifying the sensitivities of the system, the types of market …

An economic criterion to identify the minimum variable incentive payment rates needed to
induce farmers to adopt conservation practices is presented. The Erosion Productivity …