WELFARE IMPLICATIONS OF MORE ACCURATE RATIONAL FORECAST PRICES

John Freebairn

Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1976, vol. 20, issue 2, 11

Abstract: Models are constructed to assess the welfare effects for producers, consumers and society of producers using forecast prices based on more accurate estimates of variables causing shifts in the demand for and supply of commodities. The basic model is a stochastic cobweb model in which producers' forecast price is the rational forecast price. The model is extended for many commodities, for partial producer response to more accurate forecast prices, and to include stock holding. In terms of economic surplus, producers and consumers gain from more accurate estimates of demand shift variables, producers gain and consumers lose from more accurate estimates of supply shift variables, and in both cases there is a net society gain.

Keywords: Demand; and; Price; Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1976
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