THE ALLOCATION OF LISA RESEARCH AND EXTENSION FUNDING

David Abler () and Wesley Musser

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 1995, vol. 24, issue 01, 10

Abstract: This article considers the political, economic, and environmental factors associated with the allocation of federal LISA (Low Input/Sustainable Agriculture) funds among states. A tobit model is estimated with LISA allocations as the dependent variable. Results indicate that pressure groups are important. LISA funding depends positively on membership in environmental organizations, the number of farms, and the size of the rural-nonfarm population, while it depends negatively on the size of the urban population. States with host LISA institutions receive significantly more funding, as do states with Senators in leadership positions on key congressional agricultural committees.

Keywords: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1995
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.31469

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