Reversing urban bias in African rice markets: A review of 19 National Rice Development Strategies

M Demont - Global Food Security, 2013 - Elsevier
Economic development in poor countries is often hampered by urban bias. Partly as a result
of historical urban bias, African countries have become heavily dependent on food imports …

The economics of agricultural innovation

JM Alston, PG Pardey - Handbook of agricultural economics, 2021 - Elsevier
Throughout history and in every part of the world, innovation in agriculture has played
crucial roles in economic development by increasing farm productivity, enhancing the …

Wine quality and varietal, regional and winery reputations: hedonic prices for Australia and New Zealand

G Schamel, K Anderson - Economic Record, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
We estimate hedonic price functions for premium wine from Australia and New Zealand,
differentiating implicit prices for sensory quality ratings, wine varieties and regional as well …

Comparative advantage in demand and the development of rice value chains in West Africa

M Demont, R Fiamohe, AT Kinkpe - World Development, 2017 - Elsevier
National rice development strategies in Africa are often supply-focused and implicitly
assume that consumers will readily substitute imported for domestic rice. However, due to …

Reversing urban bias in African rice markets: evidence from Senegal

M Demont, P Rutsaert, M Ndour, W Verbeke - World Development, 2013 - Elsevier
Urban bias constitutes an important institutional impediment to economic development in
poor countries. Some African governments now recognize that they should invest in …

Demand for marijuana, alcohol and tobacco: Participation, levels of consumption and cross‐equation correlations

X Zhao, MN Harris - Economic Record, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated marijuana, alcohol and tobacco consumption using micro‐unit data from the
Australian National Drug Strategy Household Surveys. We estimated a multivariate probit …

[图书][B] Growth and cycles in Australia's wine industry: A statistical compendium, 1843 to 2013

K Anderson, NR Aryal - 2015 - library.oapen.org
Another magisterial statistical compendium from Kym Anderson, with the assistance of
Nanda Aryal: surely no nation's wine endeavours have ever been more precisely tracked …

Fertilizer industry subsidies in China: who are the beneficiaries?

S Li, Y Zhang, D Nadolnyak, J David Wesley… - China Agricultural …, 2014 - emerald.com
Purpose–Since 2004, subsidies increased by 670 percent in the Chinese fertilizer industry
to reduce the farmer's burden. The purpose of this paper is to assess whether subsidies …

Regional economic impacts of a plant disease incursion using a general equilibrium approach

G Wittwer, S McKirdy, R Wilson - Australian Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The present study uses a dynamic multiregional computable general equilibrium (CGE)
model to estimate the micro‐and macroeconomic effects of a hypothetical disease or pest …

A Benefit‐Cost Analysis of US Agricultural Trade Promotion

HW Kinnucan, H Cai - American Journal of Agricultural …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Subsidies for nonprice export promotion can harm domestic consumers by increasing price
in the domestic market and by diverting funds from domestic market promotion. Taking these …