TECHNIQUES TO MEASURE SOCIAL BENEFITS AND COSTS IN AGRICULTURE: A SURVEY

Development is traced of the concepts of consumer's and producer's surplus, and the uses and limitations of these concepts for public policy analysis are examined. The applications to price stabilization and policy programs are surveyed. The use of decision theory as an alternative to measurement of surplus is also examined.

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Year of publication:	1977
Authors:	Mann, Jitendar S.
Published in:	Agricultural Economics Research. - Economic Research Service. - 1977, 4
Publisher:	Economic Research Service
Subject:	Consumer's surplus \| producer's surplus \| stabilization \| policy analysis \| decision theory \| Community/Rural/Urban Development \| Demand and Price Analysis \| Research Methods/ Statistical Methods

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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