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Julian AlstonDistinguished Professor emeritus, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics … Verified email at ucdavis.edu Cited by 20842 |
The incidence of agricultural policy
JM Alston, JS James - Handbook of agricultural economics, 2002 - Elsevier
This chapter first discusses what economists mean by “the incidence of agricultural policy”
and why we care about it. Then it reviews models of the determinants of the differential …
and why we care about it. Then it reviews models of the determinants of the differential …
Making science pay: The economics of agricultural R&D policy
… Julian Alston and Philip Pardey have provided a major study of public science policy in …
Alston and Pardey review this long history and the current state of policy. They show that, …
Alston and Pardey review this long history and the current state of policy. They show that, …
[BOOK][B] Science under scarcity: Principles and practice for agricultural research evaluation and priority setting
… The correct citation for this article is: Alston, Julian M.; Norton, George, W.; and Pardey,
Philip G. 1995. … This volume by Alston, Norton and Pardey is the culmination of both the rate …
Philip G. 1995. … This volume by Alston, Norton and Pardey is the culmination of both the rate …
[PDF][PDF] Demand for food in the United States: A review of literature, evaluation of previous estimates, and presentation of new estimates of demand
Many findings and policy recommendations in the academic literature are influenced by
published estimates of elasticities of demand for food. How ever, the quality of these estimates is …
published estimates of elasticities of demand for food. How ever, the quality of these estimates is …
Elasticities in AIDS models
R Green, JM Alston - American journal of agricultural …, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
… Alston are a professor and an assistant professor, respectively, Department of Agricultural
Economics, University of California, Davis. Senior authorship is not assigned. Giannini …
Economics, University of California, Davis. Senior authorship is not assigned. Giannini …
[BOOK][B] A meta-analysis of rates of return to agricultural R&D: Ex pede Herculem?
… Alston, Craig, and Pardey laid out a model in which current production depends on the
utilization of a stock of useful knowledge, which is itself a function of the entire history of …
utilization of a stock of useful knowledge, which is itself a function of the entire history of …
Agricultural research, productivity, and food prices in the long run
In a recent update of earlier estimates ( 1 ), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of
the United Nations reported that more than one billion people now suffer malnutrition ( 2 ). …
the United Nations reported that more than one billion people now suffer malnutrition ( 2 ). …
Persistence Pays: US Agricultural Productivity Growth and the Benefits from Public R & D Spending
… Alston, Andersen, James, and Pardey rectify this deficiency with a brilliant book that
represents a major contribution to our understanding of technological change—this is the …
represents a major contribution to our understanding of technological change—this is the …
Agriculture in the global economy
… 8 These represent an updated version of the data we used in Alston, Andersen, James,
and Pardey (2010). Details on data sources and methods used to compute the indices can be …
and Pardey (2010). Details on data sources and methods used to compute the indices can be …
Research returns redux: a meta‐analysis of the returns to agricultural R&D
A total of 289 studies of returns to agricultural R&D were compiled and these provide 1821
estimates of rates of return. After removing statistical outliers and incomplete observations, …
estimates of rates of return. After removing statistical outliers and incomplete observations, …