USE OF RATIOS AND GROSS MARGINS IN TIME SERIES SUPPLY ANALYSIS

John Ferris ()

No 284548, 1974 Annual Meeting, August 18-21, College Station, Texas from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: Gross margins provide a means to (1) incorporate more a priority information into time series supply analysis and (2) consolidate two or more variables into one. Implicit in applying ratios are certain restrictive assumptions. The statistical fit of "gross margin" equations on five commodities compared favorably wi.th "ratio" and "separate variable" formulations.

Keywords: Demand; and; Price; Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 12
Date: 1974-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.284548

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