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Comprehensive Assessment of the Role of Risk in U.S. Agriculture
. Ed(S): Just, Richard E.; Pope, Rulon D.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Just, Richard E.; Pope, Rulon D. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 600 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; KCP; KNAC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 914.
After all the research on agricultural risk to date, the treatment of risk in agricultural research is far from harmonious. Many competing risk models have been proposed. Some new methodologies are largely untested. Some of the leading empirical methodologies in agricultural economic research are poorly suited for problems with aggregate data where risk averse behavior is less likely to be important.
This book is intended to (i) define the current state of the literature on agricultural risk research, (ii) provide a critical evaluation of economic risk research on agriculture to ... Read more
After all the research on agricultural risk to date, the treatment of risk in agricultural research is far from harmonious. Many competing risk models have been proposed. Some new methodologies are largely untested. Some of the leading empirical methodologies in agricultural economic research are poorly suited for problems with aggregate data where risk averse behavior is less likely to be important.
This book is intended to (i) define the current state of the literature on agricultural risk research, (ii) provide a critical evaluation of economic risk research on agriculture to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
Series
Natural Resource Management and Policy
Number of Pages
586
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441949240
SKU
V9781441949240
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Reviews for Comprehensive Assessment of the Role of Risk in U.S. Agriculture
`In the concluding chapter, the editors of the book attempt to draw together eight `themes' that emerge from the preceding sections. This is done in a very concise fashion and results in an excellent summary of the current state of play in the subject as a whole. The book shows evidence of close editorial control. It ... Read more