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The intended and unintended effects of U.S. agricultural and biotechnology policies /

Using economic models and empirical analysis, this volume examines a wide range of agricultural and biofuel policy issues and their effects on American agricultural and related agrarian insurance markets. Beginning with a look at the distribution of funds by insurance programs-created to support far...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Graff Zivin, Joshua S., Perloff, Jeffrey M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2012.
Colección:National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Using economic models and empirical analysis, this volume examines a wide range of agricultural and biofuel policy issues and their effects on American agricultural and related agrarian insurance markets. Beginning with a look at the distribution of funds by insurance programs-created to support farmers but often benefiting crop processors instead-the book then examines the demand for biofuel and the effects of biofuel policies on agricultural price uncertainty. Also discussed are genetically engineered crops, which are assuming an increasingly important role in arbitrating ten.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (298 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780226988061
0226988066
1299104762
9781299104761