{"title":"Economic potential of industrial hemp in Oregon: An ex ante minimum-data assessment","authors":"John M. Antle, Seojin Cho","doi":"10.1002/aepp.13477","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13477","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper provides an <i>ex ante</i> evaluation of the economic potential of the emergent industrial hemp industry in Oregon, a state with conditions favorable to hemp cultivation. The analysis exploits available data to simulate the performance of hemp for fiber and oil in existing cropping systems. The study finds that profitability and adoption of hemp into existing crop production systems in Oregon could range widely, depending on key factors including hemp prices, costs of production, investments in production technology and supply chains, and policies affecting hemp production and utilization.</p>","PeriodicalId":8004,"journal":{"name":"Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy","volume":"47 1","pages":"241-255"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aepp.13477","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143404749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marieke Cornelia Baaken, Laure Kuhfuss, Douadia Bougherara, Mikołaj Czajkowski, Macario Rodriguez-Entrena, Julia Höhler, Carl-Johan Lagerkvist, Antonio Paparella, Erika Quendler, Jens Rommel, Julian Sagebiel, Christoph Schulze, Tanja Šumrada, Annika Francesca Tensi, Sophie Thoyer, Riccardo Vecchio, Katarzyna Zagórska
{"title":"Multi-country perspectives on best practices and barriers to preference elicitation lab-in-the-field experiments with farmers","authors":"Marieke Cornelia Baaken, Laure Kuhfuss, Douadia Bougherara, Mikołaj Czajkowski, Macario Rodriguez-Entrena, Julia Höhler, Carl-Johan Lagerkvist, Antonio Paparella, Erika Quendler, Jens Rommel, Julian Sagebiel, Christoph Schulze, Tanja Šumrada, Annika Francesca Tensi, Sophie Thoyer, Riccardo Vecchio, Katarzyna Zagórska","doi":"10.1002/aepp.13488","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13488","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this study, we define, categorize, and systematically describe best practices and barriers to implementing preference elicitation lab-in-the-field experiments with farmers based on qualitative, in-depth interviews with researchers from the Research Network on Economic Experiments for the Common Agricultural Policy (REECAP). Following an assessment of the challenges the researchers faced and the solutions they adopted, we provide a step-by-step guide to conducting such experiments. We elaborate on limitations and provide recommendations and suggestions for future research.</p>","PeriodicalId":8004,"journal":{"name":"Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy","volume":"47 2","pages":"723-746"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aepp.13488","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143840702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tim Ölkers, Shuang Liu, Oliver Mußhoff, Xiaohua Yu
{"title":"Patterns and heterogeneity in credit repayment performance: Evidence from Malian farmers","authors":"Tim Ölkers, Shuang Liu, Oliver Mußhoff, Xiaohua Yu","doi":"10.1002/aepp.13484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13484","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Formal credit can enhance farmers' purchasing power, increase productivity, and enforce resilience throughout the agricultural sector. Therefore, analyzing bank clients and credit data in the agricultural sector is of interest. This study aims to (1) investigate distinct cluster patterns among the bank's farmer clients in Mali utilizing clustering techniques on 3335 farmer clients with 9469 credit records data collected between January 2010 and April 2022, and (2) reveal whether these clusters exhibit heterogeneity regarding credit repayment performance. Our results indicate the presence of three distinct clusters differing by personal and credit characteristics: frequent low-volume farmers (FLVF), moderate-volume high-interest farmers (MVHIF), and high-volume long-term farmers (HVLTF). Each identified and distinct cluster demonstrates a dissimilar on time, late, or defaulted repayment performance. The associations between credit volume, credit duration, interest rate, repayment periodicity, and various delayed repayments differ across clusters, indicating heterogeneity. Hence, tailored financial products to different farmer clusters are needed to enhance the repayment performance of farmers in Mali.</p>","PeriodicalId":8004,"journal":{"name":"Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy","volume":"47 2","pages":"694-722"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aepp.13484","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143840741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effectiveness of misinformation corrective strategies and implications for consumers' food preferences and policy attitudes","authors":"Lin Lin, David L. Ortega, Jiayu Sun","doi":"10.1002/aepp.13487","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13487","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigates the effect of food biotechnology misinformation on consumer demand and attitudes toward bioengineered food and tests the effectiveness of pre-bunking and debunking mitigation strategies. Using choice experiment data from a sample of 1270 U.S. consumers, we find that exposure to misinformation has a significant effect on consumers' food preferences and policy attitudes. We also find that while pre-bunking is an effective mitigating strategy, debunking by itself is not sufficient. Our findings suggest that preemptively warning consumers about misinformation and the tactics used to spread it is more effective than merely correcting the misinformation afterward.</p>","PeriodicalId":8004,"journal":{"name":"Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy","volume":"47 1","pages":"217-240"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aepp.13487","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143404640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nadja El Benni, Robert Finger, Judith Irek, Gabriele Mack, Jeanine Ammann
{"title":"No evidence of a rural-urban divide in prioritizing agricultural policy goals","authors":"Nadja El Benni, Robert Finger, Judith Irek, Gabriele Mack, Jeanine Ammann","doi":"10.1002/aepp.13485","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13485","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Rural-urban divides have been found in various policy fields, but it remains unclear if they exist in agricultural policy. We analyzed the policy preferences of 1542 Swiss respondents, ranging from very rural to very urban. Respondents prioritized different pairs of conflicting goals, that is, two economic goals versus four conflicting agri-environmental goals. We find no evidence of a rural-urban divide in the prioritization of agricultural policy goals. Respondents prioritize economic goals over environmental goals. Efforts to make agriculture more environmentally sustainable do not per se create a rural-urban divide, but policies should focus on reducing trade-offs between economic and environmental goals.</p>","PeriodicalId":8004,"journal":{"name":"Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy","volume":"47 2","pages":"666-693"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aepp.13485","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143840902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexis H. Villacis, Selina Bruns, Martin Paul Jr Tabe-Ojong, David L. Ortega, Ashok K. Mishra
{"title":"Gender dynamics and aspirational disparities in agriculture","authors":"Alexis H. Villacis, Selina Bruns, Martin Paul Jr Tabe-Ojong, David L. Ortega, Ashok K. Mishra","doi":"10.1002/aepp.13486","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13486","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Despite increasing scholarly attention to individual aspirations, rural women's aspirations in agriculture remain largely unexplored. With women increasingly central to agricultural work, understanding their aspirations is crucial. Using farm surveys from Ecuador, Kenya, and Rwanda, we investigate the relationship between gender and aspiration formation in agriculture. Similar to previous findings related to education and entrepreneurship, our findings show women have lower ambitions for agricultural production. Addressing the unique challenges they face, gender-sensitive policies are vital for inclusive, sustainable agriculture. Our study contributes to a broader understanding of the multidimensional factors shaping agricultural outcomes, underscoring the importance of integrating diverse perspectives for effective policy formulation in agriculture.</p>","PeriodicalId":8004,"journal":{"name":"Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy","volume":"47 1","pages":"176-198"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aepp.13486","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143404816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What explains rice exports? An analysis of major rice-exporting countries","authors":"Poornima Varma","doi":"10.1002/aepp.13482","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13482","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study examines the drivers of rice trade. The analysis uses the standard comparative advantage model, the Heckscher–Ohlin–Vanek (HOV) framework, supplemented with a gravity-type equation. Using the Poisson pseudo-maximum likelihood (PPML) estimation for data from 2002 to 2020, the analysis broadly confirms HOV model predictions. Results indicate that arable land, along with GDP, distance, precipitation and crop season temperature, significantly influences rice trade dynamics. The results showed that the precipitation play a key role in influencing the rice trade rather than the blue water availability. However, agricultural water stress discouraged exports and encouraged imports.</p>","PeriodicalId":8004,"journal":{"name":"Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy","volume":"47 1","pages":"327-353"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143404769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"EU food price inflation amid global market turbulences during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia–Ukraine War","authors":"L. Kornher, T. Balezentis, F. G. Santeramo","doi":"10.1002/aepp.13483","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13483","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Since the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia–Ukraine War, global food markets have been in turmoil. Agricultural input and energy prices doubled between 2020 and 2022, with immediate consequences on food accessibility. We examine the drivers of the EU food inflation patterns, and how trade integration shapes these dynamics. We find that food price inflation has been mainly driven by surges in agricultural production costs and, to a lesser extent, by global food price increases. Trade openness has not exacerbated the inflating dynamics during this period. We conclude with reflections on inflationary, production, and trade policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":8004,"journal":{"name":"Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy","volume":"46 4","pages":"1563-1584"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aepp.13483","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142666012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christine Wieck, Bettina Rudloff, Kristina Mensah, Olayinka Kareem, Jose Ma Luis Montesclaros, David Orden, Niels Søndergaard, Wusheng Yu
{"title":"Geostrategic dimensions of recent food policy decisions","authors":"Christine Wieck, Bettina Rudloff, Kristina Mensah, Olayinka Kareem, Jose Ma Luis Montesclaros, David Orden, Niels Søndergaard, Wusheng Yu","doi":"10.1002/aepp.13479","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13479","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article analyzes the geostrategic dimensions in food policy responses to two recent global shocks: the Corona-SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and the Russian war against Ukraine. The analysis adds to the general assessments of economic security by providing a case study of food policy and food security as an element of economic security. Strong national path dependent trajectories in food policies can be observed. However, geostrategic dimensions related to interstate interaction and political considerations in policymaking that go beyond food security are also observed.</p>","PeriodicalId":8004,"journal":{"name":"Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy","volume":"46 4","pages":"1605-1626"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aepp.13479","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142665832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of agricultural policy evolution on long-run grain market projection","authors":"Suhwan Lee, Adrienne Ohler, Wyatt Thompson","doi":"10.1002/aepp.13474","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13474","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Long-run projections are crucial for climate change policies, food security, and agricultural productivity, yet these projections often overlook recently identified patterns in how trade policies and domestic support evolve as countries develop. The grain market projections over 50 or 100 years presented here take these policy patterns into account, as well as the risks of more significant trade policy disruptions. The results demonstrate that different assumptions about economic development can have far-reaching effects on the market context, greenhouse gas emissions, and grain prices.</p>","PeriodicalId":8004,"journal":{"name":"Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy","volume":"46 4","pages":"1585-1604"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142665993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}