Journal•ISSN: 1058-7195
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
Oxford University Press
About: Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Agriculture & Futures contract. It has an ISSN identifier of 1058-7195. Over the lifetime, 1415 publications have been published receiving 37078 citations. The journal is also known as: Review of Agricultural Economics & Illinois Agricultural Economics.
Topics: Agriculture, Futures contract, Food security, Crop insurance, Population
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a productivity argument for investing in disadvantaged young children and show that there is no equity-efficiency trade-off for such investment, for any investment.
Abstract: This paper presents a productivity argument for investing in disadvantaged young children. For such investment, there is no equity-efficiency tradeoff.(This abstract was borrowed from another version of this item.)
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine new agricultural cooperative organizational models from an ownership rights perspective and propose a typology of discrete organizational models, in which the traditional cooperative structure and the investor-oriented firm are characterized as polar forms.
Abstract: This article examines new agricultural cooperative organizational models from an ownership rights perspective. The article adopts a definition of ownership rights comprising both residual claim and control rights. We argue that new cooperative organizational models differ in how ownership rights are assigned to the economic agents (members, patrons, and investors) tied contractually to the firm. The article proposes a typology of discrete organizational models, in which the traditional cooperative structure and the investor-oriented firm are characterized as polar forms. The typology also includes five nontraditional models that cooperatives may adopt to ameliorate perceived financial constraints. Agricultural cooperatives have played an important economic role in market
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TL;DR: The lack of a direct empirical link between index fund trading and commodity futures prices casts considerable doubt on the belief that index funds fueled a price bubble as mentioned in this paper. But, the data and methods used in these studies are subject to criticisms that limit the confidence one can place in their results.
Abstract: Some market participants and policy-makers believe that index fund investment was a major driver of the 2007-2008 spike in commodity futures prices. One group of empirical studies does find evidence that commodity index investment had an impact on the level of futures prices. However, the data and methods used in these studies are subject to criticisms that limit the confidence one can place in their results. Moreover, another group of studies provides no systematic evidence of a relationship between positions of index funds and the level of commodity futures prices. The lack of a direct empirical link between index fund trading and commodity futures prices casts considerable doubt on the belief that index funds fueled a price bubble. Copyright 2011, Oxford University Press.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the impact of Farmer Field Schools, an intensive participatory training program emphasizing integrated pest management, focusing on whether participation in the program has improved yields and reduced pesticide use among graduates and their neighbors.
Abstract: This paper evaluates the impact of Farmer Field Schools, an intensive participatory training program emphasizing integrated pest management. The evaluation focuses on whether participation in the program has improved yields and reduced pesticide use among graduates and their neighbors who may have gained knowledge from graduates through informal communications. The study utilizes panel data covering the period 1991-1999 in Indonesia. The analysis, employing a modified "difference-in-differences" model, indicates that the program did not have significant impacts on the performance of graduates and their neighbors. Several plausible explanations for this outcome are discussed, and recommendations for improvements are suggested.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a review of market events and their economic interpretations finds that recent price spikes are not as unusual as many discussions imply, and that the balance between consumption, available supply, and stocks seems to be as relevant for our understanding of these markets as it was decades ago.
Abstract: Recent volatility of prices of major grains has generated a wide array of analyses and policy prescriptions that reveal the inability of economists to approach a consensus on the nature of the phenomenon and its implications for policy. This review of market events and their economic interpretations finds that recent price spikes are not as unusual as many discussions imply. Further, the balance between consumption, available supply, and stocks seems to be as relevant for our understanding of these markets as it was decades ago. Though there is much to be learned about commodity markets, the tools at hand are capable of explaining the main forces at work, and of giving good guidance to policymakers confronted with a bewildering variety of expensive policy prescriptions.
404 citations