Introduction to Agricultural Economics - Paperback
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Introduction to Agricultural Economics runs from consumer and business behavior through market dynamics to natural resources and trade.
Three Texas A&M economists set it out over seven areas, all of them applied to the United States food and fiber industry rather than to the abstract firm.
What it covers
The scope of the field itself, consumer and business decisions, how the markets move, where government sits in them, natural resource economics, the macroeconomic links back into agriculture, and world trade.
Updated for the eighth edition
More on natural resources, and specifically what climate change does to farming. Data refreshed through the tables and figures. A substantial rework of the macroeconomic chapters and how those events reach the farm gate.
From the publisher
The robustly updated eighth edition of the seminal textbook Introduction to Agricultural Economics provides students with a systematic overview to the fundamental economic concepts and issues within the U.S. food and fiber industry. The authors cover various aspects of both microeconomics and macroeconomics affecting the decisions of key industry participants ranging from producers to consumers.
The comprehensive text is structured around seven main areas: the scope of agricultural economics, consumer and business behaviors, market dynamics, the role of government, the economics of natural resources, macroeconomic linkages to agriculture, and international trade. Within these sections, the book explores how economic principles employed by agricultural economists can aid in understanding, predicting, and assessing the impact of economic behavior on societal well-being.
Key Updates to the Eighth Edition:
- Contains added coverage of natural resource issues, particularly repercussions of climate change on agriculture.
- Reflects the most currently available data throughout, including in all tables and figures.
- Features an extensive revision of key macroeconomic topics and how macroeconomic events affect agriculture.
This book is ideally suited for undergraduate courses in agricultural economics, providing a framework for students to think for themselves with respect to economic issues.
is Executive Professor and Regents Professor, Director of the Agribusiness, Food and Consumer Economics Research Center, and Southwest Dairy Marketing Endowed Chair at Texas A&M University.Rosson, Parr: - Parr Rosson is Professor and Extension Specialist/Associate Department Head for Extension in the Department of Rangeland, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management at Texas A&M University.Woodward, Richard T.: - Richard T.
Woodward is Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University.
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8th Edition
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