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Browsing Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management by Author "Rickard, Bradley J."
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An Economic Examination of Alternative Organic Cropping Systems in New York State
(2010-11)This paper provides an economic analysis that compares the profitability and land management capability of four different organic cropping systems used to produce winter squash (Cucurbita pepo cv. ‘Delicata’) and cabbage ... -
Consumer valuation of environmentally friendly production practices in wines considering asymmetric information and sensory effects
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Does the Name Matter? Developing Brands for Patented Fruit Varieties
(Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 2011-08-01)Brands have largely been absent for fresh produce products; however, apples are one notable exception whereby varieties partially take the place of brands. Studying the role of brands in this market is particularly interesting ... -
Domestic Support Reform? A Closer Look at EU Policies Applied to Processed Fruits and Vegetables
(Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 2008-12-01)Recent trade negotiations have attracted much attention to the consequences of domestic support applied to agricultural markets. In various markets, researchers have examined the economic effects of regimes and scenarios ... -
Economic and Nutritional Implications from Changes in the U.S Agricultural Promotion Efforts
(Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 2012-12-01)Promotion programs that subsidize advertising for exported agricultural products continue to be employed in the United States and elsewhere despite much criticism that they are an inefficient use of taxpayer money. At the ... -
Evaluating advertising strategies for fruits and vegetables and the implications for obesity in the United States
(Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 2010-10-01)We investigate consumer response to various types of advertising for fruits and vegetables—a food category which health officials uniformly agree is significantly underconsumed in the United States. Using an adult, non-student ... -
Examining consumer response to commodity-specific and broad-based promotion programs for fruits and vegetables using experimental economics
(Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 2010-07-01)Generic promotion and advertising activities have traditionally been used to promote individual agricultural commodities. However, there is renewed interest in implementing a mandatory ?broad-based? promotion program for ... -
Examining the Costs of Producing Processing Snap Beans and Green Peas in New York State
(2011-12)It has been a long time since we have seen a cost of production study for horticultural crops, notably processing vegetable crops, in New York State; however, research in this arena is completed in many other states and ... -
Factors Influencing Adoption of Integrated Pest Management in Northeast Greenhouse and Nursery Production
(Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 2011-11-01)We surveyed 94 greenhouse and nursery growers in three Northeastern states to examine factors that influence integrated pest management adoption. We constructed four alternative dependent variables describing the extent ... -
Food Waste: The Role of Date Labels, Package Size, and Product Category
(Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 2015-05-01)The presence of food waste, and ways to reduce food waste, has generated significant debate among industry stakeholders, policy makers, and consumer groups in the United States and elsewhere. Many have argued that the ... -
How have agricultural policies influenced caloric consumption in the United States?
(Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 2011-04-01)Many commentators have speculated that agricultural policies have contributed to increased obesity rates in the United States, yet such claims are often made without any analysis of the complex links between real-world ... -
How important are sanitary and phytosanitary barriers in international markets for fresh fruit?
(Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 2010-10-01)International markets for agricultural products are often subject to a range of trade barriers, and horticultural products are no exception. This paper examines the economic implications of tariffs and sanitary and ... -
Impact of the Fruit and Vegetable Planting Restriction on Crop Allocation in the United States
(Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 2012-11-01)Eligibility requirements for farm payments include restrictions from planting certain horticultural crops on base acres, and there has been pressure to remove such restrictions in recent Farm Bill discussions and as part ... -
Import Demand for Horticultural Commodities in Developed and Emerging Countries
(Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 2008-12-01)International trade of horticultural commodities is increasingly important in many regions of the world, yet import patterns of key horticultural crops are understudied in the agricultural economics literature. Using data ... -
On the Political Economy of Guest Worker Programs in Agriculture
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Product Differentiation and Market Segmentation in Applesauce: Using a Choice Experiment to Assess the Value of Organic, Local and Nutrition Attributes
(Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 2009-01-01)Recently there is much interest among horticultural producers concerning the marketing of organically- and locally- produced food. Here we developed a consumer survey that asked respondents to choose an applesauce product ... -
The Salience of Excise vs. Sales Taxes on Healthy Eating: An Experimental Study
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University Licensing of Patents for Varietal Innovations in Agriculture
(Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 2013-10-01)There has been a sharp increase in the number of patented agricultural products from public universities in the United States. We develop an experiment to examine the revenue stream to universities from licensing plant-based ...
