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2021-01-01

Shi, Peigu

This study uses the Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System model to estimate pork import demand in South Korea with the focus on implications to Canadian exports. Pork is highly prized in Asian cuisines, especially in South Korea due to its delicate fat content and texture. South Korea has a...

1995

Boxall, Peter C., Williams, Michael, Adamowicz, Wiktor, Louviere, Jordan J.

The measurement of passive use values has become an important element of environmental economics over the past decade. Damage assessment cases in the U.S. and Canada have prompted considerable research activity in this area, yet the topic is quite controversial and debate over the theory and...

1994

Williams, Michael, Adamowicz, Wiktor, Swait, Joffre, Boxall, Peter C., Louviere, Jordan J.

Contingent valuation (CV) has been employed by economists for approximately 30 years to value changes in natural resources and environments. Estimating the value of resource improvements or damages is analogous to the problem in marketing research of estimating the demand for new products or...

2007

Jeffrey, Scott, Yang, Danyi, Unterschultz, Jim

This study is a statistical overview of acres, yields, and prices for major field crops in western Canada. The period of study is from 1908 to 2006. The field crops considered in this study are wheat, rye, barley, oats, canola, flax, and summer fallow. The provinces covered in this study are...

2001

Lerohl, Mel, Unterschultz, Jim, Lee, M.

This study examines the nature of Supply Chain Management (SCM) in the Canadian barley industry, economic theories related to SCM, identifies SCM drivers and reviews the Canadian barley marketing system. Two surveys were conducted; one on the feed barley segment of the market; another on the malt...

2021-01-01

Pattison-Williams, John K., Xie, Lusi, Adamowicz, Vic, Goddard, Ellen, Luckert, Marty

Introduction Since the first documented case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Alberta in 2002, the disease has spread across the province with increasing speed; in 2019 17.5% of wild mule deer heads submitted in the province tested positive1. A research team in the Department of Resource...

1996

Chen, Kevin Z.

This paper derives a set of linear and nonlinear restrictions to make a n-goods linear almost ideal demand system (AIDS) symmetric when all prices are allowed to vary. When prices are scaled by their means, the conventional restricitons are sufficient to make the linear AIDS symmetric at mean....

2021-01-01

Anders, Sven, Boxall, Peter, Wyngaarden, Sarah Van

Alberta Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development (AFRED) recognizes the benefit of protecting and ensuring a sustainable environment for future generations. This includes identifying the role AFRED can play in assisting producers to manage and mitigate environmental risks through...

1992

Eales, James

The demand for meat in Canada is examined in a manner similar to previous work by Chen and Veeman, Moschini and Meilke, and Reynolds and Goddard. The current effort differs from previous studies in two important ways. First, beef demand is disaggregated into ground beef and table cut beef. This...

1996

Veeman, Michele M., Kuperis, Peter, Hrudey, Steve, Adamowicz, Wiktor

The safety of food is a continuing concern for consumers. A Consumer's Association of Canada survey found that 25% of consumers \"worry a lot\" about food safety. When asked about specific food safety issues, 42% indicated pesticides as a major source of concern. Pollution, preservatives and...