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Handbook of Agricultural Economics

  • 1st Edition, Volume 5 - December 8, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Christopher B. Barrett, David R. Just
  • Language: English

Handbook of Agricultural Economics, Volume Five highlights new advances in the field, with this new release exploring comprehensive chapters written by an international board… Read more

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Handbook of Agricultural Economics, Volume Five highlights new advances in the field, with this new release exploring comprehensive chapters written by an international board of authors who discuss topics such as The Economics of Agricultural Innovation, Climate, food and agriculture, Agricultural Labor Markets: Immigration Policy, Minimum Wages, Etc., Risk Management in Agricultural Production, Animal Health and Livestock Disease, Behavioral and Experimental Economics to Inform Agri-Environmental Programs and Policies, Big Data, Machine Learning Methods for Agricultural and Applied Economists, Agricultural data collection to minimize measurement error and maximize coverage, Gender, agriculture and nutrition, Social Networks Analysis In Agricultural Economics, and more.

Key features

  • Presents the latest release in the Handbook of Agricultural Economics
  • Written and contributed by leaders in the field
  • Covers topics such as The Economics of Agricultural Innovation, Climate, Food and Agriculture, Agricultural Labor Markets, and more

Readership

Graduate students and professors worldwide studying financial economics

Table of contents

1. The Economics of Agricultural Innovation
Julian M. Alston and Philip G. Pardey

2. The Empirical Analysis of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Agriculture
Ariel Ortiz-Bobea

3. Evolving Agricultural Labor Markets
Diane Charlton, Zachariah Rutledge and J. Edward Taylor

4. Risk Management in Agricultural Production
Jesse Tack and Jisang Yu

5. Economics of Animal Health and Livestock Disease
David A. Hennessy

6. Experimental and Behavioral Economics to Inform Agri-Environmental Programs and Policies
Leah Palm-Foster and Kent D. Messer

7. Machine Learning in Agricultural Economics
Kathy Baylis, Thomas Heckelei, and Hugo Storm

8. Agricultural data collection to minimize measurement error and maximize coverage
Calogero Carletto, Andrew Dillon, Alberto Zezza

9. Gender in Agriculture and Food Systems
Agnes R. Quisumbing and Cheryl R. Doss

10. Social Networks Analysis In Agricultural Economies
Zachary Barnett-Howell and Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 5
  • Published: December 8, 2021
  • Language: English

About the editors

CB

Christopher B. Barrett

Christopher B.Barrett is at Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Warren Hall Cornell University, NY, USA
Affiliations and expertise
Warren Hall Cornell University, NY, USA

DJ

David R. Just

David R. Just is at Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Warren Hall Cornell University, NY, USA
Affiliations and expertise
Warren Hall Cornell University, NY, USA

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