An Historian Looks at the Past Fifty Years of the Agricultural Economics Profession

1960 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vernon Carstensen
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Economics ◽  
The Past ◽  
Economics Profession

scholarly journals Innovative Teaching Methods: Evolutions Spanning a 25-Year Career

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-337
Author(s):  
Mary A. Marchant
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Virginia Tech ◽  
Applied Economics ◽  
Agricultural Economics ◽  
Selection Committee ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
The Past ◽  
Lifetime Achievement ◽  
Economics Profession ◽  
Lifetime Achievement Award

I begin my presentation at today’s “Southern Agricultural Economics Association’s (SAEA) Lifetime Achievement Award Winners’ Symposium” by thanking those who made this award possible. Thank you to members of the selection committee and to my nominator, Dr. Michael Wetzstein, and recommenders, Drs. Steve Blank, Eduardo Seggara, and GailCramer. These individuals have seen me “grow up” in the agricultural economics profession and I am grateful for their guidance, wisdom,and friendship. I am also grateful to the members of the SAEA and the manyopportunities the Association has provided, including serving as an officer for six years and coeditor of the Association’s Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics with Virginia Tech (VT) colleague, Darrell Bosch, for the past three years.

scholarly journals Agribusiness And The Agricultural Economics Profession: Research Agendas In Agribusiness

1992 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-35
Author(s):  
Kerry K. Litzenberg
Keyword(s):  
Academic Research ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Agricultural Economics ◽  
Data Confidentiality ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
The Past ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Economics Profession ◽  
Research Initiatives

AbstractThis paper presents a summary of work by various groups on the potential for agribusiness research by agricultural economists over the past decade. Methodology to establish research priorities in agribusiness are reviewed. This review leads to a consideration of the agribusiness research issues including: funding sources, identifying users of agribusiness research, data needs, and limitations of agribusiness research programs.The final part of the paper presents a potpourri of suggested research initiatives in agribusiness research for agricultural economists. Research in these areas may be difficult for a number of reasons including: decreased reliance on economic theory as the sole paradigm, providing competitive advantage to a single agribusiness firm while balancing public and private needs and funding sources, and data confidentiality. Suggestions for outlets for academic research are presented.

scholarly journals The Changing Missions of Agricultural Economics Research

1973 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-313
Author(s):  
Quentin M. West
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Economics ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Economics Research ◽  
Research Service

The Economic Research Service is in the midst of reorganization. For the past 1-1/2 years, ERS researchers and administrators have been working overtime to make sure that ERS research dovetails with today's priorities.

scholarly journals How to run an experimental auction: a review of recent advances

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 862-922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurizio Canavari ◽  
Andreas C Drichoutis ◽  
Jayson L Lusk ◽  
Rodolfo M Nayga
Keyword(s):  
Recent Literature ◽  
Agricultural Economics ◽  
Single Session ◽  
Experimental Auction ◽  
Experimental Auctions ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Economics Profession ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Behavioural Factors

Abstract In this paper, we review recent advances in experimental auctions and provide practical advice and guidelines for researchers. We focus on issues related to randomisation to treatment and causal identification of treatment effects, design issues such as selection between different elicitation formats, multiple auction groups in a single session and house money effects. We also discuss sample size and power analysis issues in relation to recent trends in experimental research about pre-registration and pre-analysis plans. We position our discussion with respect to how the agricultural economics profession could benefit from practices adapted in the experimental economics community. We then present the pros and cons of moving auction studies from the laboratory to the field and review the recent literature on behavioural factors that have been identified as important for auction outcomes.

scholarly journals The Role of the Agricultural Economist

1983 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Marion Clawson
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Economics ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
American Life ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Techniques ◽  
Professional Field

In the past 75 years agricultural economics as a professional field has evolved from a relatively small and fragmented group of concerns into a large professional activity, with highly developed theory, sophisticated research techniques, much data, and many outputs. Agricultural economists have developed, during the same time and as part of the same process, from a small number of pioneers, often shrewd and hardheaded men, but typically not well-trained by today's standards, into a large, well-populated, well-trained profession with many subfields. Agricultural economists today have permeated many aspects of modern American life—fact of which we boast, and one which some of our critics may deplore. How this came about, and what our role is or might be today, are the subjects of this paper.

scholarly journals Morale and Faculty Development in Agricultural Economics

1993 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne D. Purcell
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Development ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Agricultural Economics ◽  
Institutional Setting ◽  
Young Professional ◽  
Economics Profession ◽  
Building Rapport

AbstractMorale and faculty development are closely related. The agricultural economics profession must decide what it is about. There is room to practice the principle of comparative advantage and allow a degree of specialization in teaching, extension, and research. To continue in the role of an applied discipline, there must also be an opportunity for the young professional to establish rapport with, and understanding of, the private sector and the policy-making arena. If that is to happen, there must be encouragement in the institutional setting and by faculty colleagues who respect the importance of investment in building rapport and in establishing credibility. If that environment is present, morale should be good and faculty development will occur.

scholarly journals A New Degree is Needed: Master of Agricultural Economics

1977 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-22
Author(s):  
Donald J. Epp
Keyword(s):  
Training Programs ◽  
Agricultural Economics ◽  
Undergraduate Training ◽  
Economics Profession ◽  
The Impact

Most members of the agricultural economics profession are aware of the changes that are taking place in society and the impact of these changes on our programs, particularly graduate and undergraduate training programs. Certainly the journals of our profession have included many articles relating to our changing mission and the changes that are occurring or should occur in our programs. The next section of this paper contains a brief review of some of these trends in order to establish the need for a new degree, which is described and discussed in the final two sections of the paper.

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