Agricultural Sector Models for the United States Descriptions and Selected Policy Applications,9780813808628

Agricultural Sector Models for the United States Descriptions and Selected Policy Applications

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780813808628
ISBN10: 0813808626
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1993-09-16
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

Comprehensive comparison of major agricultural modeling methods

Agricultural Sector Models for the United States provides a key reference for economists, legislators, program administrators, and others with a vested interest in agricultural outcomes. Detailing the many quantitative models available, this book offers the first side-by-side comparison of how different models handle the same problem. The accompanying discussion delves into each model's suitability for specific applications, suggests possibilities for improvement, and offers insightful suggestions for reporting model-based analyses.

Author Biography

C. Robert Taylor and Katherine H. Reichelderfer are the authors of Agricultural Sector Models for the United States: Descriptions and Selected Policy Applications, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 3
POLYSIM: A National Agricultural Policy Simulatorp. 11
AGSIM: An Econometric-Simulation Model of Regional Crop and National Livestock Production in the United Statesp. 31
AGMOD: An Econometric Model of U.S. and World Agriculturep. 60
The CARD LP Model: A Documentation Summaryp. 80
The BLS Model Operated at CARD: A Documentation Summaryp. 108
The FAPRI Modeling System: A Documentation Summaryp. 129
General Design of COMGEM: A Macroeconomic Model Emphasizing Agriculturep. 151
Instructions to Modelers and Comparison of the Baselinesp. 183
Policy Evaluations with POLYSIM: Reduced Target Prices and Unilateral Free Tradep. 186
Policy Evaluation Exercises with AGSIMp. 197
AGMOD Policy Evaluationp. 208
Policy Evaluations with the CARD LP Modeling Systemp. 226
Policy Scenarios with the BLS Model Operated at CARDp. 246
Policy Scenarios with the FAPRI Modeling Systemp. 273
Application of COMGEM to Farm Policy Analysisp. 296
A Comparative Assessment of Model Resultsp. 321
Utility of Models for Policy Analysis and Decision Makingp. 328
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