Enhancing Agricultural and Applied Economics Educational Programs

Applied Economics

In this chapter, we will focus on the determinants of TFP and how to measure it rather than Labour Productivity. The Labour Productivity concept has its uses but the problem with this concept is that LP could be very high in one country compared to another country but the difference could be entirely due to a larger amount of nonlabour input in the first country. On the other hand, if TFP is mu...

Educational Programs: Alternative Swine Housing Educational Programs

Swine production facilities in the United States have adopted technological advancements in response to problems and opportunities as they arise. The first pressure was due mostly to economics. To improve feed efficiency, animals were moved into climate controlled buildings. To reduce labor costs, manure was handled as a liquid through slatted floors and feed and water systems were automated. L...

Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics

Sample Courses and Course Materials in Agricultural Economics Supported in part by the National Science Foundation, the DLESE offers access to electronic materials in all aspects of earth science education, including agricultural economics, for both teachers and learners at all levels. Has searchable database with such materials as maps, images, online courses, field and lab activities, curricu...

Purdue Agricultural Economics Report

Applied Economics Workshop

There is a popular belief that Chinese imports have devastated US and European manufacturing and contributed to rising inequality. Somewhat paradoxically, the consensus amongst empirical economists is that trade has not been a major cause of rising wage inequality (although this is largely based on datasets predating China’s rise). We argue that both views have underestimated the positive impac...