
Nguồn ngoài
Economics of Agriculture (AGBUS 40)
With this text, students will explore agricultural economics, including the role of agriculture and farming in the economic system. You'll learn about basic economic concepts, challenges facing agriculture, regenerative vs conventional agriculture business practices, pricing and marketing issues, production factors, and the impact of state and federal farm programs on farmers' economic positions.
- Tác giả
- Ivan Huerta
- Nhà xuất bản
- Coalinga College
- Nguồn
- LibreTexts
- Giấy phép
- Mixed
- Ngôn ngữ
- EN
- Danh mục
- Kinh tế
Mục lục· 114 mục
- 01: Introduction to Agricultural Economics
- 1.01: Preface
- 1.02: Defining Economics
- 1.03: Introduction to the Study of Economics
- 1.04: Problem Sets
- 02: Market Demand and Supply in Agriculutural Context
- 2.01: Demand States
- 2.02: The Demand Schedule
- 2.03: Supply and Demand
- 2.04: Markets - Supply and Demand
- 2.05: Consumer Surplus
- 2.06: Concluding Comments
- 2.07: References
- 2.08: Problem Sets
- 03: Elasticity- Understanding Responsiveness
- 3.01: Demand Elasticities
- 3.02: Computing Demand Elasticities
- 3.03: Factors that Affect the Magnitude of Own Price Elasticities
- 3.04: Elasticities of Supply
- 3.05: Concluding Comments
- 3.06: Problem Sets
- 04: Market Equilibrium and Modeling
- 4.01: Market Equilibrium
- 4.02: Using Elasticities to Model an Equilibrium
- 4.03: Markets - Supply and Demand
- 4.04: Partial vs. General Equilibrium Models
- 4.05: Finding Solutions in Equilibrium Models with Multiple Markets
- 4.06: Concluding Comments
- 4.07: References
- 4.08: Problem Sets
- 05: Consumer Behavior in Agriculture
- 5.01: Neoclassical Consumer Theory
- 5.02: Lancasters (1966) Characteristics Model
- 5.03: Beckers (1965) Household Production Model
- 5.04: Welfare Economics - Consumer and Producer Surplus
- 5.05: Concluding Comments
- 5.06: References
- 5.07: Problem Sets
- 06: Prices Dynamics Over Time
- 6.01: The Trend
- 6.02: Seasonal Component
- 6.03: Cyclical Component
- 6.04: Random Component
- 6.05: Concluding Comments
- 6.06: References
- 6.07: Problem Sets
- 07: Market Structures in Agriculture
- 7.01: Considerations in Classifying a Market
- 7.02: Market Structures
- 7.03: Marginal Revenue for Imperfectly Competitive Markets
- 7.04: Monopolistic Competition
- 7.05: Profit Maximization for a Monopolist or Monopolistically Competitive Firm
- 7.06: Oligopoly Models
- 7.07: Profit Maximization in an Oligopoly
- 7.08: Oligopoly Collusion and Game Theory
- 7.09: Concluding Comments- Effects of Imperfect Competition on Economic Welfare
- 7.10: References
- 7.11: Problem Sets
- 08: Monopoly Market Power and Welfare
- 8.01: Overview and Objectives
- 8.02: Market Power Introduction
- 8.03: Considerations in Classifying a Market
- 8.04: Monopoly Profit-Maximizing Solution
- 8.05: Marginal Revenue for Imperfectly Competitive Markets
- 8.06: Profit Maximization for a Monopolist or Monopolistically Competitive Firm
- 8.07: Marginal Revenue and the Elasticity of Demand
- 8.08: Monopoly Characteristics
- 8.09: Monopoly Power
- 8.10: Monopsony
- 8.11: Concluding Comments- Effects of Imperfect Competition on Economic Welfare
- 8.12: References
- 8.13: Problem Sets
- 09: Price Strategies and Discrimination
- 9.01: Introduction to Pricing with Market Power
- 9.02: Price Discrimination
- 9.03: Intertemporal Price Discrimination
- 9.04: Peak Load Pricing
- 9.05: Two-Part Pricing
- 9.06: Bundling
- 9.07: Advertising
- 9.08: Perfect or First-Degree Price Discrimination
- 9.09: Second-Degree Price Discrimination
- 9.10: Third-Degree Price Discrimination
- 9.11: Some Other Pricing Schemes
- 9.12: Concluding Comments
- 9.13: References
- 9.14: Problem Sets
- 10: Strategic Interactive and Game Theory in Markets
- 10.01: Game Theory Introduction
- 10.02: Cooperative Strategy (Collusion)
- 10.03: Repeated and Sequential Games
- 10.04: First Mover Advantage
- 10.05: Problem Sets
- 11: Signals Advertising and Market Competition
- 11.01: Overview and Objectives
- 11.02: Asymmetric Information
- 11.03: Advertising
- 11.04: Advertising as Information
- 11.05: Market Signals to Counteract Asymmetric Information Problems
- 11.06: A Formal Model of Signals
- 11.07: Concluding Comments
- 11.08: References
- 11.09: Problem Sets
- 12: Policy Subsidies and Welfare Analysis in Agriculture
- 12.01: Price Ceiling
- 12.02: Price Support
- 12.03: Quantitative Restriction
- 12.04: Import Quota
- 12.05: Taxes
- 12.06: Subsidies
- 12.07: Immigration
- 12.08: Welfare Impacts of International Trade
- 12.09: Problem Sets
- 13: Agricultural Economic Case Studies