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Sustainable economic growth in Iraq : role of industrialization, deforestation, trade, employment, technology, and agriculture
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2023)
In the present study, the sustainable economic growth of Iraq is evaluated by analyzing six key explanatory variables, namely industrialization, deforestation, trade, employment, and agricultural expansion, which is measured by arable land...
A Measure of Media Bias
(Department of Economics, 2005)
In this paper we estimate ADA (Americans for Democratic Action) scores for major media outlets such as the New York Times, USA Today, Fox News' Special Report, and all three network television news shows. Our estimates allow us to answer...
A Nonlinear IV Likelihood-Based Rank Test for Multivariate Time Series and Long Panels
(Berkeley Electronic Press, 2010)
A test for the rank of a vector error correction model (VECM) or panel VECM based on the well-known trace test is proposed. The proposed test employs instrumental variables (IV's)generated by a class of nonlinear functions ...
Compliance costs for regulatory approval of c4 rice
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2017)
or non-food crop. However, whether a new biotech crop with multiple transformed genes would cost significantly more and take much more time to be approved is unknown. This paper estimates the compliance costs for the regulatory approval of C4 rice, a new...
The Role of Biotechnology in a Sustainable Biofuel Future
(AgBioForum, 2009)
Biofuel production has increased dramatically since 2000, impacting markets for food and fuel. This article uses a partial equilibrium model to simulate biofuel impacts. We find that US biofuel production imposes costs on ...
Family finances in urban China : evidence from a national survey
(2010)
This paper presents an overview of consumer financial well-being in transitional China. It provides an up-to-date and overall description of the Chinese urban households’ assets, liabilities, income, and consumption patterns. The data employed were...
U.S. adult attitudes about biotechnology and risk aversion to gene editing
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2023)
While attitudes toward genetically modified (GM) foods have a long study history, there is still much to learn about U.S. adults’ attitudes toward gene edited (GnEd) food. We combine results from two online surveys; one ...
Economic Impacts of Not Extending Biofuel Subsidies
(AgBioForum, 2007)
The exponential growth of the biofuels industry has created significant increases in feed prices to the livestock sector. In February and March of 2007, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the National Pork ...
Will Agbiotech Applications Reach Marginalized Farmers? Evidence from Developing Countries
(AgBioForum, 2006)
Findings from two studies on agricultural research indicate that although developing countries invest in agricultural biotechnology and genetically modified crop research, their policy and investment environments inhibit ...
Natural disaster, information technology, and agriculture production in Vietnam : evidence from panel data analysis
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2023)
influence coping mechanisms for responding to natural disasters and so increase agricultural productivity. This paper examines (1) the degree to which agriculture production in Vietnam is impacted by natural disasters such as floods, drought, typhoons...
Millennials' retirement saving behavior : account ownership and balance
(2017)
Millennials is the largest population in the United States. Compared with their parents and grandparents, they have to shoulder more responsibilities to prepare financially for retirement. It is critical for Millennials ...
Bales and Balance : A Review of the Methods Used to Assess the Economic Impact of Bt Cotton on Farmers in Developing Economies
(AgBioForum, 2006)
We assess 47 peer-reviewed articles that have applied stated economics methods to measure the farm-level impacts of Bt cotton in developing agriculture from 1996. We focus on methods, although findings are also contrasted and compared in qualitative...
Location determinants of manufacturing industry in rural areas
(Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1978-07)
The spatial distribution of economic activity has been the subject of much theoretical study during the last 150 years. The two-state study which provides primary evidence for this article is, to the authors' knowledge, the first attempt to analyze...
US Maize Yield Growth Implications for Ethanol and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(AgBioForum, 2011)
During the past half century, per-acre maize yields have increased due to improved cultivars, better management, and favorable weather. Recent US biofuel legislation, e.g., revised Renewable Fuel Standard, has increased ...
Debt types and burdens by family structures
(2020)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine family structure differences in debt types and burdens of American families. Design/methodology/approach: Data are obtained from the 2016 Survey of Consumer Finances. Eight ...
Bt Cotton Adoption in The United States and China : International Trade and Welfare Effects
(AgBioForum, 2006)
.7% and reduced the world cotton price by 1.4 cents per pound. Global economic benefits were $836 million. Consumer surplus increased $63 million. Chinese producers gained by $428 million and US producers by $179 million. The fall in world price reduced rest...
Biosafety regulatory systems overseeing the use of genetically modified organisms in the Latin America and Caribbean region
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2017)
The development of a legal framework and the establishment of an administrative system are two fundamental elements when building a biosafety regulatory system. Further, the ability to process applications and make decisions ...
Florida citrus growers' first impressions on genetically modified trees
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2017)
Citrus greening is jeopardizing the Florida citrus industry. A line of research some expect to be the ultimate solution to the disease is developing trees that are resistant to it by using genetic modification. Little, ...
Adoption of Conservation-Tillage Practices and Herbicide-Resistant Seed in Cotton Production
(AgBioForum, 2009)
Agricultural Resource Management Survey data for 2003 were used to estimate logit models for adoption of conservation-tillage practices and herbicide resistant/ stacked-gene cottonseed in the United States. The specification ...
Something old and something new : future directions in vocational research with people of color in the United States
(SAGE Publications Inc., 2019)
Vocational psychology scholarship has largely overlooked the work experiences of people of color. In this article, we present evidence that vocational research that addresses the work issues of people of color has been neglected in the key outlets...