Agriculture and Economic Growth (Theory and Measurement)

Author: (USA) Earl Mundell
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This book aims to provide a flat and measurement framework for analyzing the impact of important agricultural policy measures on agriculture. Is it a textbook or a reference book? This book combines elements of both. From the perspective of its systematic presentation, it is a textbook, but the purpose of doing so is to introduce readers to the current research field. In the empirical analysis of economics, it is impossible to find a textbook that frequently uses normative model tools while paying less attention to their applicability and can be learned directly. If we want to think about real economic problems, we must be familiar with the combination of models and data. This book is divided into four parts. Part I presents comparative static models for analyzing agriculture using a static general equilibrium framework; Part II involves factor accumulation and inter-sectoral allocation issues, and introduces the meaning of intertemporal decision-making; Part III covers different aspects of production analysis; Part IV focuses on economic performance after changes in the economic environment. Target Audience: Agricultural economists and researchers.