scholarly journals The Agricultural Economics Profession at the Crossroads: Survey Results of Faculty Salary, Employment, and Hiring Prospects

1995 ◽  
Vol 77 (5) ◽  
pp. 1322-1328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary A. Marchant ◽  
Lydia Zepeda
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Economics ◽  
Faculty Salary ◽  
Economics Profession ◽  
Survey Results

scholarly journals How to run an experimental auction: a review of recent advances

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 862-922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurizio Canavari ◽  
Andreas C Drichoutis ◽  
Jayson L Lusk ◽  
Rodolfo M Nayga
Keyword(s):  
Recent Literature ◽  
Agricultural Economics ◽  
Single Session ◽  
Experimental Auction ◽  
Experimental Auctions ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Economics Profession ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Behavioural Factors

Abstract In this paper, we review recent advances in experimental auctions and provide practical advice and guidelines for researchers. We focus on issues related to randomisation to treatment and causal identification of treatment effects, design issues such as selection between different elicitation formats, multiple auction groups in a single session and house money effects. We also discuss sample size and power analysis issues in relation to recent trends in experimental research about pre-registration and pre-analysis plans. We position our discussion with respect to how the agricultural economics profession could benefit from practices adapted in the experimental economics community. We then present the pros and cons of moving auction studies from the laboratory to the field and review the recent literature on behavioural factors that have been identified as important for auction outcomes.

scholarly journals Morale and Faculty Development in Agricultural Economics

1993 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne D. Purcell
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Development ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Agricultural Economics ◽  
Institutional Setting ◽  
Young Professional ◽  
Economics Profession ◽  
Building Rapport

AbstractMorale and faculty development are closely related. The agricultural economics profession must decide what it is about. There is room to practice the principle of comparative advantage and allow a degree of specialization in teaching, extension, and research. To continue in the role of an applied discipline, there must also be an opportunity for the young professional to establish rapport with, and understanding of, the private sector and the policy-making arena. If that is to happen, there must be encouragement in the institutional setting and by faculty colleagues who respect the importance of investment in building rapport and in establishing credibility. If that environment is present, morale should be good and faculty development will occur.

scholarly journals A New Degree is Needed: Master of Agricultural Economics

1977 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-22
Author(s):  
Donald J. Epp
Keyword(s):  
Training Programs ◽  
Agricultural Economics ◽  
Undergraduate Training ◽  
Economics Profession ◽  
The Impact

Most members of the agricultural economics profession are aware of the changes that are taking place in society and the impact of these changes on our programs, particularly graduate and undergraduate training programs. Certainly the journals of our profession have included many articles relating to our changing mission and the changes that are occurring or should occur in our programs. The next section of this paper contains a brief review of some of these trends in order to establish the need for a new degree, which is described and discussed in the final two sections of the paper.

scholarly journals Understanding the diversification and specialization of farm businesses

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 269 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. HANSSON ◽  
R. FERGUSON ◽  
C. OLOFSSON
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Economics ◽  
Total Revenue ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Farm Business ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Influence Behavior ◽  
Business Structure

This paper addresses the development of farm businesses in Sweden, 2000–2007, with regard to their specialization in single farm enterprises, diversified agricultural production and diversification with new income-generating ventures. Furthermore, regression analysis is used to study the impact of farm characteristics on the observed specialization and diversification. The study is based a panel data set of about 900 farms participating in the Swedish Agricultural Economics Survey. Results show that farms are increasingly engaging in diversified activities, though in most firms these activities make only minor contributions to total revenue. Results also show that the degrees of specialization and diversification are influenced by characteristics of firms’ business structure, financial and demographic conditions. These results contribute to the understanding of farm business development, as well as show the need for policy makers and farm advisors to consider the differences between farms pursuing different development strategies in their efforts to influence behavior.;

scholarly journals Innovative Teaching Methods: Evolutions Spanning a 25-Year Career

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-337
Author(s):  
Mary A. Marchant
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Virginia Tech ◽  
Applied Economics ◽  
Agricultural Economics ◽  
Selection Committee ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
The Past ◽  
Lifetime Achievement ◽  
Economics Profession ◽  
Lifetime Achievement Award

I begin my presentation at today’s “Southern Agricultural Economics Association’s (SAEA) Lifetime Achievement Award Winners’ Symposium” by thanking those who made this award possible. Thank you to members of the selection committee and to my nominator, Dr. Michael Wetzstein, and recommenders, Drs. Steve Blank, Eduardo Seggara, and GailCramer. These individuals have seen me “grow up” in the agricultural economics profession and I am grateful for their guidance, wisdom,and friendship. I am also grateful to the members of the SAEA and the manyopportunities the Association has provided, including serving as an officer for six years and coeditor of the Association’s Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics with Virginia Tech (VT) colleague, Darrell Bosch, for the past three years.

scholarly journals Agricultural Economics and the Changing Structure of Higher Education

1976 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur J. Coutu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Agricultural Economics ◽  
Political Decision ◽  
Economics Profession ◽  
The Status ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Societal Problems ◽  
Science Departments

This paper is another of many that looks into a hazy future. The overall purpose is to identify some possible departmental strategies for the agricultural economics profession. These strategies follow from a discussion of the status of higher education, a review of findings from the Carnegie Commission reports, and from a study on alternative organizational structures—particularly institutes and centers.Strategies for the next decade relate to a serious set of issues particularly crucial to social science departments within universities. The issues seem related to clarifying the role of agricultural economics, to increased linkage of professional and political decision types, to greater balance of theory and empiricism on complex societal problems, and to increased concern for indirect effects of scientific and technological developments.

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