Quantitative methods in agricultural economics, 1940s to 1970s / George G. Judge, Richard H. Day, S. R. Johnson ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

American Agricultural Economics Association.

Series:

Survey of agricultural economics literature ; v. 2.

A Survey of agricultural economics literature ; v.2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Research.

Agriculture.

Land use, Rural.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (498 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Published by the University of Minnesota Press for the American Agricultural Economics Association, c1977.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the second volume in the comprehensive three-volume work A Survey of Agricultural Economics Literature, published for the American Agricultural Economics Association. The general editor, Lee R. Martin, was a professor of agricultural economics at the University of Minnesota. The work will have wide use for reference, review, or study by students, agricultural economists, general economists, and other social scientists.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; PART I. Estimation and Statistical Inference in Economics; Estimation and Statistical Inference in Economics; Discussion of George G. Judge's Estimation and Statistical Inference in Economics; PART II. Economic Optimization in Agricultural and Resource Economics; On Economic Optimization: A Nontechnical Survey; Optimization Models in Agricultural and Resource Economics; Agricultural Production Function Studies; PART III. Systems Analysis and Simulation in Agricultural and Resource Economics

Systems Analysis and Simulation: A Survey of Applications in Agricultural and Resource Economics PART IV. Agricultural Economic Information Systems; Developments in Agricultural Economic Data; Technical Developments in Agricultural Estimates Methodology; Assessment of the Current Agricultural Data Base: An Information System Approach; Rural Economic and Social Statistics; Appendix (Part IV). A Brief Review of the Literature by Subject Category; References (Part IV); Epilogue

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-8166-5513-8

1-4356-0632-9

OCLC:

182732602