Includes: Front Cover, Editorial Information, JAAE Manuscript Submission Guidelines

Includes: JAAE Manuscript Submission Guidelines; Back Cover; Southern Agricultural Economics Association Executive Committee; Membership and Subscription Information

Includes: Front Cover, Table of Contents, Editorial Information

Includes front cover and editorial information.

Includes: Back Cover, JAAE Manuscript Submission Guidelines, Executive Officers, Membership and Subscription Information

This article tests the efficiency of the hog options market and assesses the impact of the 1996 contract redesign on efficiency. We find that the hog options market is efficient, but some options yielded excess returns during the live hogs period but not during the lean hogs period. Our findings...

The increase in energy prices between 2004 and 2007 has several potential consequences for aggregate agriculture in the U.S. We estimate the derived input demand elasticities for energy as well as capital, labor, and materials using the differential supply formulation. Given that the derived...