Introduction to agricultural economics /
Penson, John B.
Capps, Oral.
Rosson, C. Parr.
Woodward, Richard T.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is agricultural economics? -- The U.S. food and fiber industry -- Theory of consumer behavior -- Consumer equilibrium and market demand -- Measurement and interpretation of elasticities -- Introduction to production and resource use -- Economics of input and product substitution -- Market equilibrium and product price: perfect competition -- Market equilibrium and product price: imperfect competition -- Natural resources, the environment, and agriculture -- Government intervention in agriculture -- Product markets and national output -- Macroeconomic policy fundamentals -- Consequences of business fluctuations -- Macroeconomic policy and agriculture -- Agricultural trade and exchange rates -- Why nations trade -- Agricultural trade policy and preferential trading arrangements.
Agriculture