Research
Do State-Owned Enterprises Benefit More from China’s Cereal Grain Tariff-Rate Quota Regime?
Although the WTO dispute settlement body calls on China to correct its TRQ administration methods for cereal grain imports before December 31, 2019, some studies suggest that powerful states, such as China and the United States, may refuse to comply and simply live with the potential retaliation.
Testing for Pre-Committed Quantities of Australian Meat Demand
Results support improved demand modelling of Australian meat consumption and provide insights into how Australian meat demand is affected by price, expenditures, pre-committed consumption, seasonality, and trends.
2019 CEnREP Milestones
This past year saw CEnREP affiliates making strides in economics research, receiving grants to further their work, and traveling around the globe to present their findings. What else did CEnREP affiliates accomplish in 2019? Read more to find out.
How Did Politics Motivate Last Year’s Enormous Farm Subsidies?
President Trump's approximately $28 billion trade war bailout to farmers nationwide last year was more than twice the final cost of the auto industry bailout in 2008, which was about $10.2 billion.
New Publication: Valuing Buyer and Contract Characteristics
Findings from this study can benefit researchers and Cooperative Extension personnel who help to inform market development strategies for small scale specialty crop farmers.
Why Sweden Can Handle Its Spending Better Than America
Thomas Grennes asks: "Would a Swedish-style fiscal reform be useful for the United States?"
New Book: The Economics of Integrated Pest Management of Insects
Chapter contributions come from Rod Rejesus, Zachary Brown and Mike Jones, and Dominc Reisig from Entomology.
Are Greater Cattle and Grains Production the Solution to the Coming Worldwide Hunger Catastrophe?
Is “more food” the answer? This study uses World Bank data and path/structural equation modeling to determine the veracity of this position versus another.
New Research to Examine Economic Impacts of NC Commercial Fisheries
Sara Sutherland and Eric Edwards will join the interdisciplinary study of the effects of commercial fisheries on state and local economies.
Goodwin Analyzes the ‘Moral Hazard’ of US Crop Insurance
Read Barry Goodwin's latest insight into the efficacy of the US Crop Insurance Program.