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Growth and Technological Leadership in US Industries: A Spatial Econometric Analysis at the State Level, 1963-1997

Pede, Valerien O.; Florax, Raymond J.G.M.; Groot, Henri … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2007

government, and including a combined sector of totals. The results indicate that none of the sectors exhibits ó-convergence, but … they all show strong evidence of â-convergence with a convergence club pattern that is apparent for the wholesale …

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Benefits to Regional Pest Management: Estimating the Spatial Externalities of Conventional Pesticide Use On Beneficial Insects in the California Citrus Industry

Grogan, Kelly A. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010

Replaced with revised version of paper 08/06/10.

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Spatial and Cluster Analysis for Multifunctional Agriculture in New England Region

Marasteanu, I. Julia; Liang, Chyi-Lyi; Goetz, Stephan - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

The purpose of the research presented in this poster is to investigate factors impacting farmers’ decisions to engage in multifunctional activities, which are hypothesized to enhance the sustainability and prosperity of farms and their communities. To achieve this research goal, we break it up...

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Clusters of Organic Operations and their Impact on Regional Economic Growth in the United States

Marasteanu, I. Julia; Jaenicke, Edward C. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of clusters of certified organic operations on county-level general economic indicators in order to assess the potential of organic clustering as an economic development tool. We first identify clusters of organic operations using the Local...

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VALUING ACCESS TO MULTIPLE WATER SUPPLY SOURCES IN IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE WITH A HEDONIC PRICING MODEL

Mukherjee, Monobina; Schwabe, Kurt A. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012

Increasing aridity, more frequent and intense drought, and greater degrees of water scarcity create unique challenges for agriculture. In response to these challenges, which often manifest themselves in the form of lower and more variable surface water supplies as well as depleted and degraded...

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Agglomeration and Spatial Dependence in Certified Organic Operations in the United States

Marasteanu, I. Julia; Jaenicke, Edward C. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

The purpose of this paper to provide added insight into clustering as it pertains to the United States organic sector. I identify clusters of United States certified organic operations by showing how a formal definition of spatial clusters can emerge from an estimated model that accounts for...

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The Identification and Formation of Clusters of Northeastern United States Farms Participating in Multifunctional Activities

Marasteanu, I. Julia; Liang, Chyi-Lyi; Goetz, Stephan; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

The purpose of this research is to investigate factors impacting farmers’ decisions to engage in multifunctional activities, which are hypothesized to enhance the sustainability and prosperity of farms and their communities. To achieve this research goal, I will break it up into two specific...

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Obesity in Urban Food Markets: Evidence from Geo-referenced Micro Data

Chen, Susan E.; Florax, Raymond J.G.M.; Snyder, Samantha D. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009

This paper provides quantitative estimates of the effect of proximity to fast food restaurants and grocery stores on obesity in urban food markets. Our empirical model combined georeferenced micro data on access to fast food restaurants and grocery stores with data about salient personal...

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Convergence in nutrient intakes and examination of nutrition-income elasticities in sub Saharan Africa: Implications on Health and welfare

Ogundari, Kolawole - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

The objective of the study is twofold: first, to investigate whether a nutrition convergence process exists in sub … covering 1975-2009 cum balanced panel of 1505 observations was employed for the analysis. The convergence hypothesis is … Curve. However, the empirical results show that the null hypothesis of no nutrition convergence is strongly rejected, which …

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Global Energy Use: Decoupling or Convergence?

Csereklyei, Zsuzsanna; Stern, David I. - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2014

driven by economic growth, convergence in energy intensity, and weak decoupling. There is no sign of strong decoupling. …

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