Introduction to Agricultural Economics PDF ebook, Global Edition

For courses in Introduction to Agricultural or Applied Economics

Introduction to Agricultural Economics provides students with a systematic introduction to the basic economic concepts and issues impacting the U.S. food and fiber industry and offers strong coverage of macroeconomic theory and international trade.

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Strong coverage of macroeconomics, the role of government, and international agricultural trade: The coverage of macroeconomics and agricultural programs and policies allows students to further understand the domestic market economy.

Building block approach: Discusses individual consumer and producer decision-making, market equilibrium and economic welfare conditions, government intervention in agriculture, macroeconomic policy, and international trade.

Extensive chapter review: Each chapter contains an extensive list of questions designed to test student comprehension of the material covered.

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Contenu

• Part One: Introduction
• 1. What is Agricultural Economics?
• 2. The U.S. Food and Fiber Industry
• Part Two: Understanding Consumer Behavior
• 3. Theory of Consumer Behavior
• 4. Consumer Equilibrium and Market Demand
• 5. Measurement and Interpretation of Elasticities
• Part Three: Business Behavior and Market Equilibrium
• 6. Introduction to Production and Resource Use
• 7. Economics of Input and Product Substitution
• 8. Market Equilibrium and Product Price: Perfect Competition
• 9. Market Equilibrium and Product Price: Imperfect Competition
• Part Four: Government in the Food and Fiber Industry
• 10. Natural Resources, the Environment, and Agriculture
• 11. Government Intervention in Agriculture
• Part Five: Macroeconomics of Agriculture
• 12. Product Markets and National Output
• 13. Macroeconomic Policy Fundamentals
• 14. Consequences of Business Fluctuations
• 15. Macroeconomic Policy and Agriculture
• Past Six: International Agricultural Trade
• 16. Agricultural Trade and Exchange Rates
• 17. Why Nations Trade
• 18. Agricultural Trade Policy and Preferential Trading Arrangements
• Glossary
• Index