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Challenges and Opportunities for Water of the Rio Grande
Rister, M. Edward; Sturdivant, Allen W.; Lacewell, Ronald D. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 43 (2011) 03
The Rio Grande has headwaters in Colorado, flows through New Mexico, and serves as the United States.–Mexico border in Texas, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. Snow melt in Colorado and northern New Mexico constitutes the water river supply for New Mexico and the El Paso region, whereas...
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QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL LIFE: FACULTY COMPENSATION AND APPOINTMENTS
Trapp, James N. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 25 (1993) 01
The average real salary of agricultural economists has risen approximately 20 percent over the last two decades. Currently agricultural economists' salaries are approximately 6 percent above the average college of agricultural salary and 1 percent above the average of all university faculty....
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Are Consumers Willing to Pay More for Biodegradable Containers Than for Plastic Ones? Evidence from Hypothetical Conjoint Analysis and Nonhypothetical Experimental Auctions
Yue, Chengyan; Hall, Charles R.; Behe, Bridget K.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 42 (2010) 04
This study used and compared hypothetical conjoint analysis and nonhypothetical experimental auctions to elicit floral customers’ willingness to pay for biodegradable plant containers. The results of the study show that participants were willing to pay a price premium for biodegradable...
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PAYOFFS TO FARM MANAGEMENT: HOW IMPORTANT IS CROP MARKETING?
Nivens, Heather D.; Kastens, Terry L.; Dhuyvetter, Kevin C. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 34 (2002) 01
In production agriculture, good management is demonstrated by profits that are persistenly greater than those of similar neighboring farms. This research examined the effects of management practices on risk-adjusted profit per acre for Kansas farms over 1990-1999. The management practices were...
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The Marketing Performance of Illinois and Kansas Wheat Farmers
Dietz, Sarah N.; Aulerich, Nicole M.; Irwin, Scott H.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 41 (2009) 01
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Illinois and Kansas over 1982â … marketing performance of wheat farmers in Illinois and Kansas is about equal to the market if a 24- or 20-month market benchmark … harvest benchmark is used. The sensitivity of marketing performance to the market benchmark considered is explained by the …
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USEFULNESS OF PLACEMENT-WEIGHT DATA IN FORECASTING FED CATTLE MARKETINGS AND PRICES
Norwood, F. Bailey; Schroeder, Ted C. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 32 (2000) 01
regarding expected slaughter timings and improve fed cattle price forecasts and marketing strategies. Private data were …
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A Special Case of Dynamic Pricing Policy
Wernerfelt, Birger - In: Management Science 32 (1986) 12, pp. 1562-1566
This article studies the implications of experience curves and brand loyalty for optimal dynamic pricing policy. In a continuous time model, we synthesize several results from the literature on open loop equilibria. Specifically, we show that prices should decrease over time for high discount...
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Retail Channel Structure Impact on Strategic Engineering Product Design
Williams, Nathan; Kannan, P. K.; Azarm, Shapour - In: Management Science 57 (2011) 5, pp. 897-914
We examine, in a strategic setting, the broad issue of how retail channel structures--retail monopoly versus retail duopoly--impact a manufacturer's optimal new product design, both in terms of engineering design specifications as well as manufacturer and retailer profits. Our strategic...
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Multiple Market Entry, Cost Signalling and Entry Deterrence
Srinivasan, Kannan - In: Management Science 37 (1991) 12, pp. 1539-1555
A low-cost incumbent may limit price to informatively signal her cost to an uncertain potential entrant, and therefore deter entry. We enrich this model by investigating the strategic pricing behavior of the incumbent when she operates in multiple markets. We demonstrate that the low-cost...
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Patterns of Communication Among Marketing, Engineering and Manufacturing---A Comparison Between Two New Product Teams
Griffin, Abbie; Hauser, John R. - In: Management Science 38 (1992) 3, pp. 360-373
communication among marketing, engineering, and manufacturing. This paper examines communication patterns for two matched product …. Our data suggest that QFD enhances communication levels within the core team (marketing, engineering, manufacturing). QFD …
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