TECHNIQUES TO MEASURE SOCIAL BENEFITS AND COSTS IN AGRICULTURE: A SURVEY

Jitendar S. Mann

Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, 1977, vol. 29, issue 4, 12

Abstract: Development is traced of the concepts of consumer's and producer's surplus, and the uses and limitations of these concepts for public policy analysis are examined. The applications to price stabilization and policy programs are surveyed. The use of decision theory as an alternative to measurement of surplus is also examined.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1977
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.148082

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