Browsing Department of Agricultural Economics (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Westhoff, Patrick C. (Patrick Charles), 1958-"
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Adaptations to the agricultural risk coverage program and their consequences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)The Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) program was created in the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 2014 as a shallow loss program protecting against year to year declines in farm income. The 2014 farm bill redirected commodity ... -
Analysis of the average crop revenue election program, a representative farm approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program was created in the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008. The program is intended to help offset years of low market revenues for agricultural producers. However, those ... -
The changing policy environment for agriculture in the European Union
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The EU has undergone two major expansions in just three years, enlarging from 15 members (EU-15) to 25 members in May 2004, and then adding Bulgaria and Romania in January 2007. Agriculture has played a central role in all ... -
The economic and performance impact of technology adoption
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Since first commercialized in 1996, biotech corn has experienced rapid adoption. By 2010 over 75% of the corn planted area in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, and the Philippines was planted with ... -
A partial equilibrium analysis of global fertilizer supply and demand
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A partial equilibrium model of Afghanistan wheat market
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)This study focuses on the construction of a structural economic model for the wheat market in Afghanistan. We create two models with alternative approaches to model closure, one based on a price linkage approach and the ... -
Projecting corpland rental rate and asset values : using a hybrid of past approaches to harvest new estimates
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)The net worth of farming operations has been boosted by increases in cropland values, but lower crop prices mean many are concerned that cropland prices could fall again. This thesis develops an economic model that can be ... -
Three essays on the idiosyncrasies of a perennial crop : the case of the US almond market
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)The United States (US) is the dominant global producer and exporter of almonds, and its exports are sensitive to both the supply and demand in other countries. In the first essay a proposed framework that captures supply ...