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Futures Basis for Cotton: Impact of Globalization and Structural Change

MacDonald, Stephen; Meyer, Leslie A. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009

A model of commodity futures contract basis was developed based on Working’s theory of the price of storage. An error-correction model was estimated for the basis for the InterContinental Exchange (ICE) #2 cotton contract maturing in December during 2000-08. The model was also extended to...

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Do Native and Invasive Labels Affect Consumer Willingness to Pay for Plants? Evidence from Experimental Auctions

Yue, Chengyan; Hurley, Terrance M.; Anderson, Neil O. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009

The ultimate objective of commercial horticultural activities is to satisfy the needs of the final consumer. Consumer demand for novel plants drives the ornamental plant industry. Therefore, dispersal of native and invasive horticultural plants can be understood by considering the...

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World Soybean Demand: An Elasticity Analysis and Long-Term Projections

Masuda, Tadayoshi; Goldsmith, Peter D. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009

Soybeans are one of the most valuable crops in the world and are characterized by their multi-purpose uses: food, feed, fuel and other industrial usages such as paint, inks, and plastics. Out of 183.9 million tons of world supply/demand of soybeans in 2001-03 year, about 10% of them were...

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Mergers Simulation and Demand Analysis for the U.S. Carbonated Soft Drink Industry

Lai, Pei-Chun; Bessler, David A. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009

Replaced with revised version of paper on 09/29/09. Former title: Mergers, Price Competition for the U.S. Carbonated Soft Drink Industry

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Measures of Brand Loyalty

Allender, William J.; Richards, Timothy J. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009

Though brand loyalty has been studied extensively in the marketing literature, the relationship between brand loyalty …

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The Spatial Effect of Ethanol Biorefinery Locations on Local Corn Prices

Katchova, Ani L. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009

This study examines whether the local competition for corn to produce ethanol has lead to significantly higher prices for farmers located close to ethanol plants. If any, such price premiums for spatial closeness would be in addition to the general level of corn price changes experienced by...

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The Impact of Trade Costs on Firm Entry, Exporting, and Survival in Korea

Kim, Sooil; Reimer, Jeffrey J.; Gopinath, Munisamy - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009

This study uses a unique firm-level dataset to examine how falling trade costs from 1993-2001 affected entry, exit, productivity, and exporting in the Korean manufacturing sector. We verify many of the predictions of recent heterogeneous-firm models of international trade. For example, falling...

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Taste and Visual Influences on Hispanic Consumers' Preferences and Willingness-to-Pay for Pasture-Fed Beef

Luo, Jie; Mainville, Denise Y.; You, Wen; Nayga Jr., … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009

Experimental Economics methods are used to determine Hispanic consumers’ sensory acceptance of pasture-fed beef and evaluate visual and taste influences on their overall preferences and willingness-to-pay (WTP). Two hundred and thirty-one Hispanic consumers in four experimental sites in...

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Industry, firm, year, and country effects on profitability: Evidence from a large sample of EU food processing firms

Schiefer, Jan; Hartmann, Monika - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009

This paper analyzes the variance in accounting profitability within the European food industry. Based on a large panel data set, the variance in return on assets (ROA) is decomposed into year, country, industry, and firm effects. Further on, we include all possible interactions between year,...

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Analysis of Marketing Margins under Food Recalls and BSE Outbreaks in the U.S. Beef Industry

Dhoubhadel, Sunil P.; Castillo, Sergio C.; Capps Jr., Oral - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009

marketing chain. To shed light on this issue, we estimate the collective impact of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and … food recalls on marketing margins associated with the U.S. beef industry over time. In previous research, the effects of … estimates of elasticities of price transmission along the marketing chain. …

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