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Holt, Matthew T.; Moschini, GianCarlo. |
The role of price risk in sow farrowings is investigated by using bivariate ARCH-M and GARCH-M models and a nonparametric kernel estimator. To account for the relevant time horizon of irreversible supply decisions, predictions for mean price and conditional price variance are iterated forward. The empirical results vary markedly in terms of their implications for risk response in hog supply decisions, with the ARCH-M and GARCH-M models suggesting a small and negative risk effect. Estimates of the marginal risk premium also indicate moderate and variable departures from marginal cost pricing in sow farrowing supply decisions. |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis; Production Economics; Risk and Uncertainty. |
Ano: 1992 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30737 |
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Miranowski, John A.; Moschini, GianCarlo; Babcock, Bruce A.; Duffy, Michael D.; Wisner, Robert N.; Beghin, John C.; Hayes, Dermot J.; Lence, Sergio H.; Baumel, C. Phillip; Harl, Neil E.. |
Genetically modified organisms (GMO) crops have become increasingly popular with Iowa farmers over the past few years. The current genetic modifications are focused on pest management technologies. Although there were early efforts by environmental activists to disrupt the adoption of GMO technology, few concerns were raised by U.S. food retailers and consumers. The primary concern was getting European Union (EU) regulatory approval for each GMO crop variety event as late as spring 1999. The situation has changed dramatically in the last few months, and the current situation is highly uncertain. This paper provides the economic perspective on the issues surrounding non-GMO/GMO market segregation, the potential price impacts that may materialize with... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies. |
Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18232 |
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Langinier, Corinne; Moschini, GianCarlo. |
In this paper, we review the economic effects of intellectual property rights and specifically address the economics of the patent system. The production and dissemination of new knowledge is fraught with market failures because knowledge is a public good. Patents provide a second-best solution to the resulting appropriability problem. We review the main benefits and costs of the patent system, focusing on the role that patents play in providing incentives for innovation, in promoting the dissemination of knowledge, and in helping technology transfer and commercialization of new technology. From a more normative perspective, we address the questions of what the features of an optimal patent system are and whether the patent system is socially desirable. We... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies. |
Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18374 |
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Moschini, GianCarlo; Myers, Robert J.. |
We develop a new multivariate GARCH parameterization that is suitable for testing the hypothesis that the optimal futures hedge ratio is constant over time, given that the joint distribution of cash and futures prices is characterized by autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity. The advantage of the new parameterization is that it allows for a flexible form of time-varying volatility, even under the null of a constant hedge ratio. The model is estimated using weekly corn prices. Statistical tests reject the null hypothesis of a constant hedge ratio and also reject the null that time variation in optimal hedge ratios can be explained solely by deterministic seasonality and time-to-maturity effects. |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity; Futures; Hedging; Marketing. |
Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18516 |
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Moschini, GianCarlo. |
Biotechnology has had an important impact on the agricultural and food industries over the last twelve years by way of fast and extensive adoption of a few genetically modified (GM) crops. This has produced large efficiency gains, including higher yields and reduced costs of weed and pest control, as well as some environmental benefits. The expected development of crops with additional agronomic traits, and with output traits to improve the nutrition and health attributes of food products, holds the potential for even more pervasive impacts. Full realisation of such promises may require overcoming the constraining effects of restrictive GM product regulations. |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Biotechnology; Genetically modified products; Innovation; Regulation; Research and development.. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42811 |
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Moschini, GianCarlo. |
The notion of indirect separability is exploited to derive a new multistage demand system. The model allows a consistent parameterization of demand relations at various budgeting stages and it fulfills the requirement of flexibility while satisfying separability globally. Two propositions are derived to characterize flexible and separable functional forms, which lead to the specification of a flexible and separable translog (FAST) demand system. The model is particularly attractive for modeling large complete demand systems, and is illustrated with an application to Canadian food demand. |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; D11; D12; C51. |
Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18514 |
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