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Principles of Agricultural Economics Andrew Barkley

Principles of Agricultural Economics By Andrew Barkley

Principles of Agricultural Economics by Andrew Barkley


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Principles of Agricultural Economics continues to showcase the power of economic principles to explain and predict issues and current events in the food, agricultural, and agribusiness sectors with a succinct and reader-friendly format.

Principles of Agricultural Economics Summary

Principles of Agricultural Economics by Andrew Barkley

  • Introduces the full range of approaches and topics which constitute agricultural economics (including international trade, agribusiness, environmental econ, natural resources, and international development) and illustrates them through real-world case studies to provide a comprehensive, international and up-to-date introduction to ag econ.
  • Starting from core economic principles, the text explores how micro and macro ideas can be applied to issues, events and decision-making in the agricultural sector which makes this text ideal for ag econ courses where students do not have a background in econ.
  • Written in a succinct and reader-friendly format, this text provides students and instructors with a clear, up-to-date, and straightforward approach to learning how a market-based economy functions.

About Andrew Barkley

Andrew Barkley is Professor and University Distinguished Teaching Scholar in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University, USA.

Paul W. Barkley is Professor Emeritus, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, and Adjunct Professor in the Applied Economics Department at Oregon State University, USA.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to the Economics of Agriculture 2. The Economics of Production 3. The Costs of Production 4. Profit Maximization 5. Optimal Input Selection 6. Optimal Output Selection 7. Consumer Choices 8. Supply 9. Demand 10. Markets 11. Government Policies 12. The Competitive Firm 13. Market Power 14. Agriculture and the Global Economy 15. Economics, Agriculture, and the Environment 16. Farm and Agribusiness Management

Additional information

NGR9781032435770
9781032435770
1032435771
Principles of Agricultural Economics by Andrew Barkley
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2023-08-31
490
N/A
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