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Handbook of Agricultural Economics
- 1st Edition, Volume 6 - June 17, 2022
- Editors: Christopher B. Barrett, David R. Just
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 8 8 5 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 8 8 6 - 5
Handbook of Agricultural Economics, Volume Six highlights new advances in the field, with this new release exploring comprehensive chapters written by an international board of… Read more
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Request a sales quoteHandbook of Agricultural Economics, Volume Six 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 Food Loss and Waste, Empowering Communities Using an Integrated Design of Food Networks, Concentration in Food and Agricultural Markets, Agriculture and trade, Producers, Consumers, and Value Chains in Developing Countries, The Multiple Burdens of Malnutrition: Dietary Transition and Food System Transformation in Economic Development, Psychophysiological Measures and Consumer Food Choice, and The Economics of Health and Nutrition Related Food Policies: The Effects on the Public Health and Malnutrition.
- Presents the latest release in the Handbook of Agricultural Economics
- Written and contributed by leaders in the field
- Covers topics such as Economics on Food Loss and Waste, Integrated Design of Food Networks, Agriculture and Trade, and more
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- Cover
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contents of the handbook
- Contributors
- Preface
- References
- Chapter 85: Food Waste: Farms, distributors, retailers, and households
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Farm-level food loss
- 3: Wholesale food loss
- 4: Retail food loss
- 5: Food loss by consumers, households, and food service
- 6: Food Loss in developing countries
- 7: Conclusions and policy recommendations
- References
- Chapter 86: Interdisciplinary system and network perspectives in food and agricultural economics
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction and purposes of the chapter
- 2: Defining food systems and food networks
- 3: Questions we might want to answer involving systems and networks
- 4: Theories and conceptual frameworks in food system and food network research
- 5: Data and methods for the study of food systems and food networks
- 6: Examples of food system and food network research
- 7: Challenges and opportunities moving forward
- References
- Chapter 87: Concentration in food and agricultural markets
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Concentration measures from structural models
- 3: Use of concentration measures in policy
- 4: How has concentration in food and agricultural markets changed?
- 5: Consolidation in agricultural production
- 6: Research on concentration and market power in livestock
- 7: Food retail concentration
- 8: Concentration impacts beyond price
- 9: Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 88: Trade in agricultural and food products
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Stylized facts
- 3: A common model
- 4: Comparative advantage
- 5: Firm-level analysis
- 6: Trade costs: Origin and consequences
- 7: Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 89: Producers, consumers, and value chains in low- and middle-income countries
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Domestic agri-food value chains
- 3: Global agri-food value chains
- 4: Research gaps
- 5: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 90: The economics of malnutrition: Dietary transition and food system transformation
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Measurement of dietary intake and health outcomes
- 3: The nutrition transition and economic development
- 4: Dietary transition and food choice
- 5: Policies to address the multiple burdens of malnutrition
- 6: Themes and conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 91: Neuroeconomics: An overview and applications to agricultural and food economics
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Decision-making and the brain
- 3: The agenda for agricultural and applied economists
- 4: The neurophysiological toolbox
- 5: The ethics of influencing choice
- 6: Concluding remarks
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 92: The economics of food related policies: Considering public health and malnutrition
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Rationale for public policy: Some welfare considerations
- 3: Health-related food policies: Implementation and effectiveness
- 4: Economic policy evaluation: Data source and modeling issues
- 5: Emerging behavioral economic approaches to food consumption and health
- 6: Conclusions and future research directions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 586
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 6
- Published: June 17, 2022
- Imprint: North Holland
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323988858
- eBook ISBN: 9780323988865
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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, USADJ
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, USARead Handbook of Agricultural Economics on ScienceDirect