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An Almost Ideal Demand System Analysis Of Orange And Grapefruit Beverage Consumption In The United States, Catrice Taylor
An Almost Ideal Demand System Analysis Of Orange And Grapefruit Beverage Consumption In The United States, Catrice Taylor
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This thesis estimates a demand system for natural fruit juices and flavored citrus drinks. Consumption and price data from the Florida Department of Citrus is used to estimate a Linear Approximate Almost Ideal Demand System for natural fruit and fruit juice drink elasticities. The monthly data covers the period from October 2004 to June 2014. Elasticities show orange juice does not have a substitute among the other beverages. 100% orange juice and grapefruit juice are compliments, although other studies have found them to be substitutes.
Application Of Modern Statistical Tools To Solving Contemporary Economic Problems: Evaluation Of The Regional Agricultural Campaign Impact And The Usda Forecasting Efforts, Ran Xie
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The research is comprised with three studies to implement statistical tools for examining two economic issues: the impact of a regional agricultural campaign on participating restaurants and efforts of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecasting reports in agricultural commodity markets. The first study examined how various components of the Certified South Carolina campaign are valued by participating restaurants. A choice experiment was conducted to estimate the average willingness to pay (WTP) for each campaign component using a mixed logit model. Three existing campaign components--Labeling, Multimedia Advertising, and the 'Fresh on the Menu' program were found to have a significant positive …
An Examination Of The Feasiblity Of A Food Hub For The Pee Dee Region, Emily Purcell
An Examination Of The Feasiblity Of A Food Hub For The Pee Dee Region, Emily Purcell
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Horry County, the home of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, attracts a large level of spending by visitors who are helping to fuel growing demand for locally produced food. Regional growers are interested in meeting this demand but are limited by retail requirements with respect to lot size, timing, and quality (including food safety aspects such as Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) certification). A number of communities have turned to food hubs as a means of aggregating production by local growers and providing appropriate marketing functions, such as storage and meeting standards. Hence, food hubs can fill a gap between producers and …