Working Papers (Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology)
The purpose of the Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology "Working Paper" series is to provide a forum to accelerate the presentation of issues, concepts, ideas and research results within the academic and professional community. Working Papers are published without peer review.
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- 26Adamowicz, Wiktor
- 17Unterschultz, Jim
- 14Veeman, Michele M.
- 9Jeffrey, Scott
- 8Boxall, Peter C.
- 8Luckert, Martin K.
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- 1Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, Department of/Project Reports (Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology)
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Estimating Price Rigidity in Vertically Differentiated Food Product Categories with Private Labels
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Anders, Sven, Bocionek, Milena
Due to the rapid development of private labels and their segmentation into quality levels the question arises how they have an effect on price rigidity. There is also much discussion about the impact of private label development on wholesale prices. Based on the roughly availability of...
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Estimation of Source- and Quality-Differentiated Import Demand Under Aggregate Import Quota: An Application to Japan's Wheat
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Since a seminal work by Armington (1969), estimating source-differentiated import demand has become a useful tool in applied international trade research. Trade policy evaluation and simulation require reliable estimates of the responsiveness of import demand to international price changes....
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1999
This paper examines alternative risk management strategies in terms of their effectiveness for three representative Alberta farm operations. Stochastic dynamic simulation methods are used to model financial performance for these farms, and alternative risk management programs are compared in...
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1996
Unterschultz, Jim, Vincent, Michel, Quagrainie, Kwamena K.
The province of Quebec is one of the major domestic markets for Alberta beef products. In 1994, Alberta accounted for 54.5% of beef imports into Quebec. Other competitors who also supply beef to Quebec include Ontario, the US, and Australia/New Zealand. Australia/New Zealand provide mostly...
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1996
Unterschultz, Jim, Lerohl, Mel, Price, Mick, Vincent, Michel
In 1995 interprovincial beef exports accounted for 57% of Alberta beef production, while international beef exports only represented 24%. Quebec accounted for approximately 50% of the interprovincial beef exports from Alberta and 28% of Alberta beef production. The Quebec beef market has four...
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1992
Veeman, Michele M., Veeman, Terry S.
This paper overviews the results of three separate, but related economic research projects conducted from 1985 to 1991 and funded by Farming for the Future. The topic of the first two of these concerned export markets for wheat. One might question how such topics relate to the theme of Agri-food...
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Factors Constraining Women Farmers' Access to Agricultural Extension Services in Sierra Leone
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Murray, Eloise C., Matthews, Bennett, Gill, Dhara S., Manyeh, Marie A.
Women farmers in Africa traditionally have been involved in various aspects of farming while receiving little of the infrastructural support that male farmers enjoy. This study on access to agricultural extension services among the women of Sierra Leone illustrates the situation faced by women...
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1997
Parkins, John R., Gill, Dhara S.
For decades now, there have been grave warnings about the alarming rates of tree and shrub destruction in the tropics. These warnings stressed the disastrous consequences of deforestation and predicted imminent fuelwood deficits across the African continent. However, the reality has been somewhat...
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1997
Novak, Frank, Unterschultz, Jim
This research investigates flexible pricing and payment alternatives (FPPA) that can be incorporated within the CWB pooling system for wheat. FPPA allow the CWB to remove some or all of the price uncertainty within a crop year to participating farm managers and let them arrange cash inflows more...
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1996
Watson, Leslie C., Just, Lesley, Murray, Eloise C.
This study examined the gender based differences in valuation of trees, as indicated by differences between men and women in the planting, care and use of tree resources. An analysis of differences in tree related behaviours between male headed households and female headed households was also...