Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Robust Dynamic Space–time Panel Data Models Using εε-contamination: An Application to Crop Yields and Climate Change -- Chapter 3. Unbiased Estimation of the OLS Covariance Matrix When the Errors are Clustered -- Chapter 4. Refined GMM Estimators for...

This paper deals with estimation of risk and the risk preference function when producers face uncertainties in production (usually labeled as production risk) and output price. These uncertainties are modeled in the context of production theory where the objective of the producers is to maximize...

One of the foremost objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in the European Union (EU) is to increase agricultural productivity through subsidization of farmers. However, little empirical research has been done to examine the effect of subsidies on farm performance and, in particular,...