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Economics Department Working Papers

2005

ISU Economics Working Papers

Measuring the Impact of Meat Packing and Processing Facilities in the Nonmetropolitan Midwest: A Difference-in-Differences Approach
Author(s):   Georgeanne M Artz, Peter Orazem, Daniel Otto
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #03003, November 16, 2005
Published In:   American Journal of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 89, 3, pp. 557-570, August, 2007
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Reexamining Rural Decline: How Changing Rural Classifications Affect Perceived Growth
Author(s):   Georgeanne M. Artz, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05001, January 5, 2005
Published In:   Review of Regional Studies , Vol. 36, 2, pp. 163-191, Fall, 2006
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A Toolbox for the Numerical Study of Linear Dynamic Rational Expectations Models
Author(s):   P. Marcelo Oviedo
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05002, January 26, 2005
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Bayesian Modeling of School Effects Using Hierarchical Models with Smoothing Priors
Author(s):   Mingliang Li, Justin Tobias
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05004, February 8, 2005
Published In:   Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics , Vol. 9, 3, pp. Article 4, 2005
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Bayesian Analysis of Structural Effects in an Ordered Equation System
Author(s):   Mingliang Li, Justin Tobias
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05005, February 8, 2005
Published In:   Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics
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Schools, School Quality and Academic Achievement: Evidence from the Philippines
Author(s):   Marigee Bacolod, Justin Tobias
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05006, February 11, 2005
Published In:   Economics of Education Review
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Sub-optimality of the Friedman rule in Townsend's turnpike and stochastic relocation models of money: Do finite lives and initial dates matter?
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya, Joseph Haslag, Antoine Martin
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05007, March 23, 2005
Published In:   Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control , Vol. 30, 5, pp. 879-897, 2006
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U.S. Financial Transmission Rights: Theory and Practice
Author(s):   Junjie Sun
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05008, March 24, 2005
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Are Intellectual Property Rights Detrimental to Innovation?
Author(s):   Claude Crampes, Corinne Langinier
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05009, March 25, 2005
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Contributory Infringement Rule and Patents
Author(s):   Corinne Langinier, Philippe Marcoul
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05010, April 11, 2005
Published In:   Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization , Forthcoming
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Fisheries Management with Stock Growth Uncertainty and Costly Capital Adjustment: Extended Appendix
Author(s):   Matthew Doyle, Rajesh Singh, Quinn Weninger
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05011, April 14, 2005
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Partially Identifying Treatment Effects with an Application to Covering the Uninsured
Author(s):   Brent Kreider, Steven C. Hill
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05013, April 17, 2005
Published In:   Journal of Human Resources , Vol. 44, 2, pp. 409-49, April, 2009
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Binge Drinking and Labor Market Success: A Longitudinal Study on Young People
Author(s):   Shao-Hsun Keng, Wallace Huffman
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05014, April 25, 2005
Published In:   Journal of Population Economics , Vol. 20, pp. 35-54
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Is the Taylor Rule Missing? A Statistical Investigation
Author(s):   Helle Bunzel, Walter Enders
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05015, May 1, 2005
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Optimal Choice of Monetary Instruments in an Economy with Real and Liquidity Shocks
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya, Rajesh Singh
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05016, May 10, 2005
Published In:   Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control , Vol. 32, 4, pp. 1273-1311, April, 2008
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Optimal Wage Taxation When Human Capital and Employment Are Endogenous
Author(s):   Brent Kreider
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05017, May 11, 2005
Published In:   Economic Inquiry , Vol. 46, 4, pp. 660-675, October, 2008
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World Interest Rate, Business Cycles, and Financial Intermediation in Small Open Economies
Author(s):   P. Marcelo Oviedo
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05018, May 17, 2005
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Competition of Multinationals from Different Cultural Backgrounds: Does Familiarity Breed Contempt?
Author(s):   Chul-Woo Kwon, Harvey E. Lapan
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05019, May 24, 2005
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Public and Private Expenditures on Health in a Growth Model
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya, Xue Qiao
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05020, June 28, 2005
Published In:   Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control , Vol. 31, 8, pp. 2519-2535, August, 2007
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On the Use of Racial Profiling as a Law Enforcement Tool
Author(s):   Helle Bunzel, Philippe Marcoul
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05021, July 14, 2005
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Comparing the Stock Market and Iowa Land Values: A Question of Timing
Author(s):   Michael Duffy
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05022, May 4, 2005
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Agent-Based Computational Modeling And Macroeconomics
Author(s):   Leigh S. Tesfatsion
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05023, July 26, 2005
Published In:   Post Walrasian Macroeconomics: Beyond the Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
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Termination of Dynamic Contracts in an Equilibrium Labor Market Model (2008 update)
Author(s):   Cheng Wang
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05024, July 28, 2005
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Optimal Monetary Policy and Economic Growth
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya, Joseph Haslag, Antoine Martin
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05025, September 15, 2005
Published In:   European Economic Review , Forthcoming
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Returns to Graduate and Professional Education: The Roles of Mathematical and Verbal Skills by Major
Author(s):   Moohoun Song, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05028, October 12, 2005
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Expected Wages and Other Labor Market Factors Affecting the Labor Force Decisions of Nurses in the State of Iowa
Author(s):   Todd Doorenbos, Mark D. Imerman, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05029, November 8, 2005
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Statistical Moments Analysis of Production and Profits in Multi-Product Cournot Oligopoly
Author(s):   David A. Hennessy, Harvey E. Lapan
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05030, November 8, 2005
Published In:   International Journal of Industrial Organization , Vol. 26, 2, pp. 598-606, March, 2008
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Convergent Validity of Contingent Behavior Responses in Models of Recreation Demand
Author(s):   Yongsik Jeon, Joseph A. Herriges
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05031, November 14, 2005
Published In:   Environmental and Resource Economics , Forthcoming
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The Role of Water Quality Perceptions in Modeling Lake Recreation Demand
Author(s):   Yongsik Jeon, Joseph A. Herriges, Catherine L. Kling, John Downing
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05032, November 14, 2005
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Economics of Domestic Cultural Content Protection in Broadcasting, The
Author(s):   Mukhtar Bekkali, John C. Beghin
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05033, November 17, 2005
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Developments in the Organization and Finance of Public Agricultural Research in the United States, 1988-1999
Author(s):   Wallace Huffman
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05034, December 9, 2005
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CARD Working Papers

Multilateral Trade and Agricultural Policy Reforms in Sugar Markets (Revised)
Author(s):   Amani Elobeid, John C. Beghin
Series:  CARD Working Paper #04-WP 356 (Revised), September 1, 2005
Published In:   Journal of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 57, 1, pp. 23-48, April 1, 2006
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Estimation of a Binary Choice Model with Grouped Choice Data
Author(s):   Lyubov Kurkalova, Sergey Rabotyagov
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 381, January 1, 2005
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Impact of the European Enlargement and Common Agricultural Policy Reforms on Agricultural Markets: Much Ado about Nothing? The
Author(s):   Jacinto F. Fabiosa, John C. Beghin, Fengxia Dong, Amani Elobeid, Frank H. Fuller, Holger Matthey, Simla Tokgoz, Eric Wailes
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 382, February 1, 2005
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Tariff Equivalent of Technical Barriers to Trade with Imperfect Substitution and Trade Costs
Author(s):   Chengyan Yue, John C. Beghin, Helen H. Jensen
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 383 (Revised), November 1, 2005
Published In:   American Journal of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 88, 4, pp. 947-960, November, 2006
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Economic and Environmental Co-benefits of Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils: Retiring Agricultural Land in the Upper Mississippi River Basin
Author(s):   Hongli Feng, Lyubov Kurkalova, Catherine L. Kling, Philip W. Gassman
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 384, February 1, 2005
Published In:   Climatic Change , Vol. 80, 1-2, pp. 91-107, January 1, 2007
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Evaluating the Saskatchewan Short-Term Hog Loan Program
Author(s):   Donald Lien, David A. Hennessy
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 385, February 1, 2005
Published In:   Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 55, pp. 83-96
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Dynamics of Carbon Sequestration and Alternative Carbon Accounting, with an Application to the Upper Mississippi River Basin, The
Author(s):   Hongli Feng
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 386 (Available On-line only), March 1, 2005
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Using a Farmer’s Beta for Improved Estimation of Actual Production History (APH) Yields
Author(s):   Miguel A. Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 387, March 1, 2005
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Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils: Discounting for Uncertainty
Author(s):   Lyubov Kurkalova
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 388, March 1, 2005
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Designation of Co-benefits and Its Implication for Policy: Water Quality versus Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils, The
Author(s):   Silvia Secchi, Manoj Jha, Lyubov Kurkalova, Hongli Feng, Philip W. Gassman, Catherine L. Kling
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 389, March 1, 2005
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Consequences of Co-benefits for the Efficient Design of Carbon Sequestration Programs, The
Author(s):   Hongli Feng, Catherine L. Kling
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 390, March 1, 2005
Published In:   Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 53, 4, pp. 461-476, December, 2005
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Labeling Regulations and Segregation of First- and Second-Generation Genetically Modified Products: Innovation Incentives and Welfare Effects
Author(s):   GianCarlo Moschini, Harvey E. Lapan
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 391, April 1, 2005
Published In:   Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology: Economics and Policy , Springer Publishers, New York, pp. 263-282
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Analysis of Regional Economic Growth in the U.S. Midwest (An)
Author(s):   Daniel C. Monchuk, John Miranowski, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 392, April 1, 2005
Published In:   Review of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 29, 1, pp. 17-39, Spring, 2007
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Influence of the Premium Subsidy on Farmers’ Crop Insurance Coverage Decisions
Author(s):   Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 393, April 1, 2005
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Got milk? The rapid rise of China's dairy sector and its future prospects
Author(s):   Frank H. Fuller, Jikun Huang, Hengyun Ma, Scott Rozelle
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 394, May 1, 2005
Published In:   Food Policy , Vol. 31, pp. 201-215
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Feeding and the Equilibrium Feeder Animal Price-Weight Schedule
Author(s):   David A. Hennessy
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 395, June 1, 2005
Published In:   Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics , Vol. 31, 2, pp. 239-261, August, 2006
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Calibration and Validation of SWAT for the Upper Maquoketa River Watershed
Author(s):   Pipat Reungsang, Ramesh S. Kanwar, Manoj Jha, Philip W. Gassman, Khalil Ahmad, Ali Saleh
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 396, June 1, 2005
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Historical Development and Applications of the EPIC and APEX Models
Author(s):   Philip W. Gassman, Jimmy R. Williams, Verel W. Benson, R. César Izaurralde, Larry M. Hauck, C. Allan Jones, Jay D. Atwood, James R. Kiniry, Joan D. Flowers
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 397, June 1, 2005
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Informed Control Over Inputs and Extent of Industrial Processing
Author(s):   David A. Hennessy
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 398, June 1, 2005
Published In:   Economics Letters , Vol. 94, 3, pp. 372-377, March, 2007
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Outlook for Asian Dairy Markets: The Role of Demographics, Income, and Prices,
Author(s):   Fengxia Dong
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 399, June 1, 2005
Published In:   food policy , Vol. 31, 3, pp. 260-271, June 1, 2006
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Growing Demand for Animal-Protein-Source Products in Indonesia: Trade Implications
Author(s):   Jacinto F. Fabiosa
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 400, July 1, 2005
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Dairy Food Consumption, Production, and Policy in Japan
Author(s):   Isabelle Schluep Campo, John C. Beghin
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 401, August 1, 2005
Published In:   Food Policy , Vol. 31, 3, pp. 228-237, 2006
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Conservation Reserve Program in the Presence of a Working Land Alternative: Implications for Environmental Quality, Program Participation, and Income Transfer, The
Author(s):   Hongli Feng, Catherine L. Kling, Lyubov A. Kurkalova, Silvia Secchi, Philip W. Gassman
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 402, August 1, 2005
Published In:   American Journal of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 87, 5, pp. 1231-1238, December, 2005
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Vertical Product Differentiation, Entry-Deterrence Strategies, and Entry Qualities
Author(s):   Yong-Hwan Noh, GianCarlo Moschini
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 403, September 1, 2005
Published In:   Review of Industrial Organization , Vol. 29, 3, pp. 227-52 , November, 2006
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Parallel Research, Multiple Intellectual Property Right Protection Instruments, and the Correlation among R&D Projects
Author(s):   Harun Bulut, GianCarlo Moschini
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 404, September 1, 2005
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Common Labels and Market Mechanisms
Author(s):   Christine Boizot-Szantai, Sébastien Lecocq, Stéphan Marette
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 405, September 1, 2005
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Collective-Quality Promotion in the Agribusiness Sector: An Overview, The
Author(s):   Stéphan Marette
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 406, October 1, 2005
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Tariff Escalation and Invasive Species Damages
Author(s):   Anh Tu, John C. Beghin, Estelle Gozlan
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 407, October 1, 2005
Published In:   Ecological Economics , Vol. 67, 4, pp. 619-629, 2008
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Cooperatives and Contracting in Agriculture: The Case of West Liberty Foods
Author(s):   Roger Ginder, Brent Hueth, Philippe Marcoul
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 408, October 1, 2005
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Production and Abatement Distortions under Noisy Green Taxes
Author(s):   Hongli Feng, David A. Hennessy
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 409, October 1, 2005
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Managing Quality under Heterogeneous Consumer Demand and Product Quality
Author(s):   Miguel A. Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 410, October 1, 2005
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On the Segregation of Genetically Modified, Conventional, and Organic Products in European Agriculture: A Multi-market Equilibrium Analysis
Author(s):   GianCarlo Moschini, Harun Bulut, Luigi Cembalo
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 411, October 1, 2005
Published In:   Journal of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 56, 3, pp. 347-372, December, 2005
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Inspection Intensity and Market Structure
Author(s):   Stéphan Marette
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 412, October 1, 2005
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Biosecurity and Infectious Animal Disease
Author(s):   David A. Hennessy
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 413, November 1, 2005
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EU Enlargement and Technology Transfer to New Member States
Author(s):   Simla Tokgoz
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 414, November 1, 2005
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Business Organization and Coordination in Marketing Specialty Hogs: A Comparative Analysis of Two Firms from Iowa
Author(s):   Brent Hueth, Maro Ibarburu, James Kliebenstein
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 415, November 1, 2005
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Regulatory Choice between a Label and a Minimum-Quality Standard, The
Author(s):   Stèphan Marette
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 416, December 1, 2005
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U.S. Proposal for WTO Agriculture Negotiations: Its Impact on U.S. and World Agriculture
Author(s):   Jacinto F. Fabiosa, John C. Beghin, Fengxia Dong, Amani Elobeid, Frank H. Fuller, Chad E. Hart, Holger Matthey, Simla Tokgoz, Tun-Hsiang Yu, U Missouri Columbia FAPRI, Eric Wailes
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 417, December 1, 2005
Published In:   Agricultural Subsidies , ICFAI University Press, Bangalore, India
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Behavioral Incentives, Equilibrium Endemic Disease, and Health Management Policy for Farmed Animals
Author(s):   David A. Hennessy
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 418, December 1, 2005
Published In:   American Journal of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 89, 3, pp. 698-711, August, 2007
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Estimating Consumers’ Valuation of Organic and Cosmetically Damaged Apples
Author(s):   Chengyan Yue, Helen H. Jensen, Douglas Bonett, Daren S. Mueller, Gail R. Nonnecke, Mark L. Gleason
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 419, December 1, 2005
Published In:   HortScience , Vol. 42, October, pp. 1366-1371, October, 2007
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