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Understanding Heterogeneous Preferences in Random Utility Models: The Use of Latent Class Analysis
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Boxall, Peter C., Adamowicz, Wiktor
Consumer preferences for goods and services are characterized by heterogeneity. Accounting for this heterogeneity in economic analysis will be useful in estimating unbiased models as well as for forecasting demand by including individual characteristics and proving a broader picture of the...
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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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Empirical Investigation of Flexible Pricing and Payment Alternatives on Canadian Wheat Board Pooling for Wheat
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Akabua, Kojo M., Unterschultz, Jim, Brooks, Harvey
The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) has a mandate to serve farm managers in Western Canada by marketing their wheat, durum and barley for export and for domestic human consumption. Currently, under the CWB Act, the CWB operates a pooling system whereby producers deliver grain during the crop year and...
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1999
University of Alberta. Dept. of Rural Economy
The annual reports collect the departmental activities for the events of each calendar year. Names of personnel, publication lists, awards, research grants, and other matters are collected here.
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Choice Environment, Market Complexity and Consumer Behavior: A Theoretical and Empirical Approach for Incorporating Decision Complexity into Models of Consumer Choice
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Adamowicz, Wiktor, Swait, Joffre
Most empirical models of consumer choice assume that the decision-maker assesses all alternatives and information in a perfect information processing sense. The complexity of the choice environment, the ability of the individual to make complex decisions and the effect of choice context on the...