Overview

Mathematical Programming for Agricultural, Environmental, and Resource Economics educates students on the techniques of mathematical programming and their application to agricultural, resource, and environmental economics problems.  This text artfully combines an introductory text in math programming, algebraic and geometric concepts while also presenting differential calculus designed for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students. This text is designed specifically to help students develop the quantitative skills necessary for cutting edge research and techniques.

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Author:   Harry M. Kaiser ,  Kent D. Messer
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 26.20cm
Weight:   0.862kg
ISBN:  

9780470599365

ISBN 10:   0470599367
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   22 February 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 LINEAR PROGRAMMING. Chapter 1 INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS AND THE GRAPHICAL APPROACH TO LINEAR PROGRAMMING. Chapter 2 THE SIMPLEX METHOD TO SOLVING LINEAR PROGRAMMING PROBLEMS. Chapter 3 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS USING THE SIMPLEX METHOD AND DUALITY. Chapter 4 FARM-LEVEL LINEAR PROGRAMMING MODELS. Chapter 5 TRANSPORTATION AND ASSIGNMENT MODELS FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL MARKETS. Chapter 6 NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS APPLICATIONS OF LINEAR PROGRAMMING. Part 2 RELAXING THE ASSUMPTIONS OF LINEAR PROGRAMMING. Chapter 7 INTEGER AND BINARY PROGRAMMING. Chapter 8 OPTIMIZATION OF NONLINEAR FUNCTIONS. Chapter 9 GLOBAL APPROACHES TO NONLINEAR OPTIMIZATION. Chapter 10 RISK PROGRAMMING MODELS. Chapter 11 PRICE ENDOGENOUS MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING MODELS. Chapter 12 GOAL PROGRAMMING. Chapter 13 DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING. Index.

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Harry Kaiser is an economist and the Gellert Family Professor of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University. Kent D. Messer is the author of Mathematical Programming for Agricultural, Environmental, and Resource Economics, published by Wiley.

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