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TESTING FOR CHANGES IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE DEMAND FOR MEAT IN AUSTRALIA

Martin, William J.; Porter, Darrell - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 29 (1985) 01

Quarterly data from 1962 to 1983 for beef, lamb, mutton, pig meat and poultry were used to test for constancy in the structure of meat demand in Australia. The cumulative sum, cumulative sum of squares and Farley-Hinich tests were applied to a range of models to ensure that any rejection of...

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FUTURES PRICES AS FORECASTS OF COMMODITY SPOT PRICES: LIVE CATTLE AND WOOL

Giles, David E. A.; Goss, Barry A. - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 25 (1981) 01

In this paper the foundations on which the predictive interpretation of futures prices rests are discussed, and possible reasons for the differential predictive performance of futures prices as between different commodity markets examined. The predictive performances of futures, and spot prices...

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ON MARKETING QUOTAS FOR FLUID MILK

Parish, Ross M. - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 07 (1963) 01

In this article I present a static economic analysis of the operation of milk marketing schemes (such as that … administered by the New South Wales Milk Board) which employ marketing quotas for individual producers. This is a subject which has … already received some attention in this Journal: I refer to the suggestion of Harris and Candler that marketing quotas for …

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THE STATE MARKETING BOARD: RELIC OR PROTOTYPE?

Campbell, Keith O. - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 17 (1973) 03

This paper is primarily concerned with the place of producer-controlled marketing boards in contemporary agricultural … policy. The accomplishments and limitations of state marketing boards are reviewed from the standpoint of their stated … attitudes towards intervention in agricultural marketing, both in Australia and in other advanced economies. …

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A NOTE ON THE EFFECTS ON YIELDS OF SHIFTS IN THE AUSTRALIAN WHEAT BELT

Brennan, John P.; Spohr, Lorraine J. - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 29 (1985) 03

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ASPECTS OF HEDGING THEORY

Goss, Barry A. - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 24 (1980) 03

In this paper, interpretative comments are offered on some established aspects of the economics of futures trading, including the nature of the equilibrium condition in the case of an inverse carrying charge, some inferences about traders' market positions made from estimates of returns, and the...

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A HEDONIC PRICE FUNCTION FOR AUSTRALIAN PREMIUM TABLE WINE

Oczkowski, Edward A. - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 38 (1994) 01

and the impact of the year of marketing are also modelled. The consequent marketing implications for producers and …

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THE EEC SHEEPMEAT MARKET AND VOLUNTARY EXPORT RESTRAINT AGREEMENTS

Blyth, Nicola - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 28 (1984) 01

Voluntary export restraint agreements are an increasingly common measure used to restrict international trade in particular commodities. They have been applied to the EEC sheepmeat market since 1980 as part of the Common Agricultural Policy. In this paper, theoretical implications of voluntary...

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NO FEELING FOR "UDDERS"?: A CRITICAL NOTE ON THE REPORT OF THE A.C.T. MILK AUTHORITY

Albon, Robert - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 20 (1976) 01

Fluid milk marketing in Australia is generally associated with an administered system where free market forces are …

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PROFITABILITY OF INCREMENTAL EXPENDITURE ON FIBRE PROMOTION

Hill, Debbie J.; Piggott, Roley R.; Griffith, Garry R. - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 40 (1996) 03

In this paper the impact of changes in wool promotion expenditure and changes in expenditure on the promotion of competing fibres are examined using an equilibrium displacement model. The emphasis is on examining impacts on producer profits net of promotion expenditure and on benefit-cost ratios...

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