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OverviewUsing economic models and empirical analysis, this volume examines a wide range of agricultural and biofuel policy issues and their effects on American agricultural and related agrarian insurance markets. Beginning with a look at the distribution of funds by insurance programs—created to support farmers but often benefiting crop processors instead—the book then examines the demand for biofuel and the effects of biofuel policies on agricultural price uncertainty. Also discussed are genetically engineered crops, which are assuming an increasingly important role in arbitrating tensions between energy production, environmental protection, and the global food supply. Other contributions discuss the major effects of genetic engineering on worldwide food markets. By addressing some of the most challenging topics at the intersection of agriculture and biotechnology, this volume informs crucial debates. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joshua S. Graff Zivin , Jeffrey M. PerloffPublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Dimensions: Width: 1.60cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 2.40cm Weight: 0.539kg ISBN: 9780226988030ISBN 10: 0226988031 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 15 March 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJoshua S. Graff Zivin is associate professor of economics at the Universtiy of California, San Diego. He is a research associate of the NBER. Jeffrey M. Perloff is professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, and a former member of the NBER Board of Directors. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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