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Introduction to Agricultural Economics, 7th edition

  • John B. Penson, 
  • Oral Capps, 
  • C Parr Rosson, 
  • Richard T. Woodward

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Overview

Part I: Introduction

1. What is Agricultural Economics?
2. The U.S. Food and Fiber Industry

Part II: Understanding Consumer Behavior

3. Theory of Consumer Behavior
4. Consumer Equilibrium and Market Demand
5. Measurement and Interpretation of Elasticities

Part II: Business Behavior and Market Equilibrium

6. Introduction to Production and Resource Use
7. Economics of Input and Product Substitution
8. Market Equilibrium and Product Price: Perfect Competition
9. Market Equilibrium and Product Price: Imperfect Competition

Part IV: Government in the Food and Fiber Industry

10. Natural Resources, the Environment, and Agriculture
11. Government Intervention in Agriculture

Part V: Macroeconomics of Agriculture

12. Product Markets and National Output
13. Macroeconomic Policy Fundamentals
14. Consequences of Business Fluctuations
15. Macroeconomic Policy and Agriculture

Part VI: International Agricultural Trade

16. Agricultural Trade and Exchange Rates
17. Why Nations Trade
18. Agricultural Trade Policy and Preferential Trading Arrangements

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Index

Published by Pearson (July 14th 2021) - Copyright © 2018

ISBN-13: 9780137504787

Subject: Agriculture

Category: Introduction to Agricultural Economics

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