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Price-endogenous technology, producer welfare, and ex ante impact assessment: The case of industrial hemp 价格-内生技术、生产者福利和事前影响评估：以工业大麻为例

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American Journal of Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2023-05-18 DOI: 10.1111/ajae.12411

Seojin Cho, John M. Antle

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Corrigendum to “Modeling Corners, Kinks, and Jumps in Crop Acreage Choices: Impacts of the EU Support to Protein Crops” 作物种植面积选择中的拐点、岔路和跳跃建模：欧盟对蛋白作物支持的影响" 更正

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American Journal of Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2023-05-17 DOI: 10.1111/ajae.12412

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Moving policies toward racial and ethnic equality: The case of the supplemental nutrition assistance program* 走向种族和民族平等的政策:补充营养援助计划的案例*

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American Journal of Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2023-05-04 DOI: 10.1111/ajae.12402

Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Hugo B. Jales, Judith Liu, Norbert L. Wilson

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Impacts of U.S. countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizers 美国反补贴税对磷肥的影响

IF 4.2 2区经济学

American Journal of Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2023-04-26 DOI: 10.1111/ajae.12401

Ashley Beeler, K. Aleks Schaefer, Jacob Sestak, Glenn Conover

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Estimating SNAP purchasing power and its effect on participation 评估SNAP购买力及其对参与度的影响

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American Journal of Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2023-04-12 DOI: 10.1111/ajae.12399

Qingxiao Li, Metin Çakır

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Estimating the effect of time-invariant characteristics in panel data: wheat adoption in Western Canada 面板数据中时间不变特征的影响估计：加拿大西部的小麦采用

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American Journal of Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2023-04-04 DOI: 10.1111/ajae.12400

Jennifer Syme, Henry An, Mohammad Torshizi

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Multi-plant coordination in the U.S. beef packing industry 美国牛肉包装行业的多工厂协调

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American Journal of Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2023-03-23 DOI: 10.1111/ajae.12391

Christopher C. Pudenz, Lee L. Schulz

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Diversification and resilience of firms in the agrifood supply chain 农业食品供应链中企业的多元化和弹性

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American Journal of Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2023-03-22 DOI: 10.1111/ajae.12398

Andrew W. Stevens, Jim Teal

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Endogenous price fluctuations: Evidence from the chicken supply chain in Pakistan 内生价格波动：来自巴基斯坦鸡肉供应链的证据

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American Journal of Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2023-02-28 DOI: 10.1111/ajae.12394

Muhammad Imran Chaudhry, Mario J. Miranda

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The role of animal breeding in productivity growth: Evidence from Wisconsin dairy farms 动物饲养在生产力增长中的作用：来自威斯康星州奶牛场的证据

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American Journal of Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2023-02-27 DOI: 10.22004/AG.ECON.313882

Jared P Hutchins, Y. Gong, Xiaodong Du

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