The price responsiveness of U.S. corn yields

THE PAPER EXAMINES THE PRICE RESPONSIVENESS OF US MAINZE YIELDS WHEN BOTH OUTPUT AND INPUT PRICES ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. THE ANALYSIS IS BASED ON A PRODUCTION FUNCTION OF LAND RELATING TOTAL OUTPUT TO THE QUANTITY OF LAND AND FERTILIZERS USED. THE ESTIMATES SUGGEST THAT THE RELATIVE PRICE OF FERTIL...

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Published inAmerican journal of agricultural economics Vol. 58; no. 4-Part-1; pp. 731 - 734
Main Authors Houck, James P., Gallagher, Paul W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Menasha, Wis Oxford University Press 01.11.1976
American Agricultural Economics Association
American Farm Economic Association
Subjects
AGRICULTURE (INCLUDING HUNTING AND GATHERING)
Coefficients
Corn
Corn prices
Crop economics
Crop year
Fertilizers
Government programs
PRICE
Price elasticity
PRODUCTIVITY
Proxy reporting
PUBLIC POLICY
UNITED STATES, 1945 TO PRESENT
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Summary:THE PAPER EXAMINES THE PRICE RESPONSIVENESS OF US MAINZE YIELDS WHEN BOTH OUTPUT AND INPUT PRICES ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. THE ANALYSIS IS BASED ON A PRODUCTION FUNCTION OF LAND RELATING TOTAL OUTPUT TO THE QUANTITY OF LAND AND FERTILIZERS USED. THE ESTIMATES SUGGEST THAT THE RELATIVE PRICE OF FERTILIZERS TO MAIZE HAS EXERTED A MEASUREABLE INFLUENCE ON MAIZE YIELD APART FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.
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ISSN:0002-9092
1467-8276
DOI:10.2307/1238817