Handbook of Agricultural Economics, Volume Five 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 Agricultural Innovation, Climate, food and agriculture, Agricultural Labor Markets: Immigration Policy, Minimum Wages, Etc., Risk Management in Agricultural Production, Animal Health and Livestock Disease, Behavioral and Experimental Economics to Inform Agri-Environmental Programs and Policies, Big Data, Machine Learning Methods for Agricultural and Applied Economists, Agricultural data collection to minimize measurement error and maximize coverage, Gender, agriculture and nutrition, Social Networks Analysis In Agricultural Economics, and more.
1. 1 Introduction - p. 3898 2. 2 Economics of agricultural innovation and technology policy - p. 3897 3. 3 Agricultural innovation, productivity and the transformation of agriculture - p. 3905 4. 4 Broader dimensions of agricultural innovation - p. 3915 5. 5 Investments in agricultural R&D - p. 3927 6. 6 Models of the size and distribution of research benefits - p. 3934 7. 7 Returns to agricultural R&D - p. 3941 8. 8 Political economy angles on underinvestment in agricultural R&D - p. 3947 9. 9 Public policy problems and prospects - p. 3951 10. 10 Conclusion - p. 3961 11. References - p. 3960 12. Chapter 76: The empirical analysis of climate change impacts and adaptation in agriculture - p. 3981 13. Abstract - p. 3982 14. 1 Introduction - p. 3982 15. 2 Basic concepts and data - p. 3984 16. 3 Approaches for analyzing climate change impacts and adaptation - p. 3996 17. 4 Coding and other empirical matters - p. 4023 18. 5 Conclusion - p. 4056 19. References - p. 4059 20. Chapter 77: Evolving agricultural labor markets - p. 4104 21. Chapter 78: Risk management in agricultural production - p. 4135 22. Abstract - p. 4136 23. 1 Introduction - p. 4136 24. 2 Modeling agricultural decisions under risk - p. 4139 25. 3 On-farm production risk - p. 4145 26. 4 On-farm price risk - p. 4162 27. 5 Off-farm income generating opportunities - p. 4173 28. 6 Agricultural insurance and credit - p. 4180 29. 7 Decision theories, measurement, and estimation - p. 4193 30. 8 Concluding remarks - p. 4202 31. Acknowledgments - p. 4203 32. References - p. 4203 33. Chapter 79: Economics of animal health and livestock disease - p. 4233 34. Abstract - p. 4234 35. 1 Introduction - p. 4234 36. 2 Production economics of animal disease - p. 4236 37. 3 External effects: Communicable diseases - p. 4249 38. 4 Public health management - p. 4277 39. 5 International trade - p. 4284 40. 6 Economic welfare assessment - p. 4297 41. 7 Conclusions - p. 4309 42. Acknowledgments - p. 4311 43. References - p. 4311 44. Further reading - p. 4329 45. Chapter 80: Experimental and behavioral economics to inform agri-environmental programs and policies - p. 4331 46. Abstract - p. 4332 47. 1 Introduction - p. 4332 48. 2 Behavioral insights and experimental applications - p. 4336 49. 3 Designing experiments to inform agri-environmental programs and policies - p. 4350 50. 4 Contemporary issues, best practices, and recommendations - p. 4366 51. 5 Research ethics and community engagement - p. 4385 52. 6 Conclusion and framework for prioritizing research projects - p. 4391 53. Acknowledgments - p. 4393 54. References - p. 4394 55. Chapter 81: Agricultural data collection to minimize measurement error and maximize coverage - p. 4407 56. Abstract - p. 4408 57. 1 Introduction - p. 4408 58. 2 Minimizing measurement error - p. 4411 59. 3 Tradeoffs in maximizing coverage - p. 4422 60. 4 Empirical specification, data structure, and measurement error - p. 4432 61. 5 Advances in data collection - p. 4436 62. 6 Conclusions - p. 4458 63. Acknowledgments - p. 4460 64. References - p. 4460 65. Chapter 82: Gender in agriculture and food systems - p. 4481 66. Chapter 83: Machine learning in agricultural economics - p. 4551 67. Chapter 84: Social networks analysis in agricultural economies - p. 4613 68. Index - p. 4652
Handbook of Agricultural Economics, Volume Five 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 Agricultural Innovation, Climate, food and agriculture, Agricultural Labor Markets: Immigration Policy, Minimum Wages, Etc., Risk Management in Agricultural Production, Animal Health and Livestock Disease, Behavioral and Experimental Economics to Inform Agri-Environmental Programs and Policies, Big Data, Machine Learning Methods for Agricultural and Applied Economists, Agricultural data collection to minimize measurement error and maximize coverage, Gender, agriculture and nutrition, Social Networks Analysis In Agricultural Economics, and more.
1. 1 Introduction - p. 3898 2. 2 Economics of agricultural innovation and technology policy - p. 3897 3. 3 Agricultural innovation, productivity and the transformation of agriculture - p. 3905 4. 4 Broader dimensions of agricultural innovation - p. 3915 5. 5 Investments in agricultural R&D - p. 3927 6. 6 Models of the size and distribution of research benefits - p. 3934 7. 7 Returns to agricultural R&D - p. 3941 8. 8 Political economy angles on underinvestment in agricultural R&D - p. 3947 9. 9 Public policy problems and prospects - p. 3951 10. 10 Conclusion - p. 3961 11. References - p. 3960 12. Chapter 76: The empirical analysis of climate change impacts and adaptation in agriculture - p. 3981 13. Abstract - p. 3982 14. 1 Introduction - p. 3982 15. 2 Basic concepts and data - p. 3984 16. 3 Approaches for analyzing climate change impacts and adaptation - p. 3996 17. 4 Coding and other empirical matters - p. 4023 18. 5 Conclusion - p. 4056 19. References - p. 4059 20. Chapter 77: Evolving agricultural labor markets - p. 4104 21. Chapter 78: Risk management in agricultural production - p. 4135 22. Abstract - p. 4136 23. 1 Introduction - p. 4136 24. 2 Modeling agricultural decisions under risk - p. 4139 25. 3 On-farm production risk - p. 4145 26. 4 On-farm price risk - p. 4162 27. 5 Off-farm income generating opportunities - p. 4173 28. 6 Agricultural insurance and credit - p. 4180 29. 7 Decision theories, measurement, and estimation - p. 4193 30. 8 Concluding remarks - p. 4202 31. Acknowledgments - p. 4203 32. References - p. 4203 33. Chapter 79: Economics of animal health and livestock disease - p. 4233 34. Abstract - p. 4234 35. 1 Introduction - p. 4234 36. 2 Production economics of animal disease - p. 4236 37. 3 External effects: Communicable diseases - p. 4249 38. 4 Public health management - p. 4277 39. 5 International trade - p. 4284 40. 6 Economic welfare assessment - p. 4297 41. 7 Conclusions - p. 4309 42. Acknowledgments - p. 4311 43. References - p. 4311 44. Further reading - p. 4329 45. Chapter 80: Experimental and behavioral economics to inform agri-environmental programs and policies - p. 4331 46. Abstract - p. 4332 47. 1 Introduction - p. 4332 48. 2 Behavioral insights and experimental applications - p. 4336 49. 3 Designing experiments to inform agri-environmental programs and policies - p. 4350 50. 4 Contemporary issues, best practices, and recommendations - p. 4366 51. 5 Research ethics and community engagement - p. 4385 52. 6 Conclusion and framework for prioritizing research projects - p. 4391 53. Acknowledgments - p. 4393 54. References - p. 4394 55. Chapter 81: Agricultural data collection to minimize measurement error and maximize coverage - p. 4407 56. Abstract - p. 4408 57. 1 Introduction - p. 4408 58. 2 Minimizing measurement error - p. 4411 59. 3 Tradeoffs in maximizing coverage - p. 4422 60. 4 Empirical specification, data structure, and measurement error - p. 4432 61. 5 Advances in data collection - p. 4436 62. 6 Conclusions - p. 4458 63. Acknowledgments - p. 4460 64. References - p. 4460 65. Chapter 82: Gender in agriculture and food systems - p. 4481 66. Chapter 83: Machine learning in agricultural economics - p. 4551 67. Chapter 84: Social networks analysis in agricultural economies - p. 4613 68. Index - p. 4652
