AARES Conference 1999

43rd AARES Conference
Christchurch, 20-22 January 1999
 

Contributed and Invited Papers

 
Below is a list of contributed and invited papers (in alphabetical order by authors surname). Copies of the full papers may be obtained by email to the AARES Office Manager.
 
A. Abadi, M. Burton and D. PannellMore empirical evidence on the adoption of chick peas in Western Australia
Frank AgbolaThe Structure of Production and Investment in Australia's Pastoral Zone
Fredoun Z. Ahmadi-Esfahani and Glenn M. AndersonTrade Elasticities: The Significance of Trade Barriers, Multinationals and Market Structure
Fredoun Z. Ahmadi-Esfahani and Glenn M. AndersonConstant Market Share Analysis: Uses, Limitations and Prospects
Jacqueline AllanMurray-Darling Basin Commission: The Pilot InterStates Water Trading Project
Julian M. Alston, Michele C. Marra, Philip G. Pardey, and T.J. WyattResearch Returns Redux: A Meta-Analysis of the Returns to Agricultural R&D
Julian M. Alston, James A. Chalfant, and Nicholas E. PiggottA Globally Flexible Model of the Effects of Generic Advertising of Beef and Pork on U.S. Meat Demand
Richard Amor and Caroline SaundersThe value of European Union Voluntary Export Restraint Agreements to New Zealand
John Asafu-AdjayeThe Relationship between Energy Consumption, Energy Prices and Economic Growth: Time Series Evidence for Energy-Dependent Developing Countries
M. AshfaqA Multilevel Economic Analysis of the Wheat Market in Pakistan
A. AsselstineCanada’s Net Income Stabilization Accounts
Catherine Baird and Oliver GylesAdjustment to Salinity in Irrigation Regions: Ex Post Evaluation of the Tragowel Plains Plan
Tony BanksChinese Pastoral Land Tenure Reform: Outsiders' Myths and Local Realities
Jane Barnett, Peter Clough, Stephen GaleThe Marginal Value of Conservation
A. Bathgate and R. KingwellA Future for Wool? – the Role of R,D&E
Rodney Beard and Mal WegenerThe Optimal Season Length for a Sugar Mill in the Australian Sugar Industry
S. Bear and R. BellNumerical Optimal Control in Bio-Economic Simulations: An Example of a Multi-Species Fishery
R. Bell and S. BeareAlternative Strategies for the Pricing of Irrigation Water
Jeff BennettA Threshold Value Analysis of Proposed Forest Reserves
Nicholas Berger and Kym AndersonConsumer Taxes in the World Wine Market: A Quantitative Assessment
Mahadev G. Bhat, Robert R. Alexander, and Burton C. EnglishToward Controlling Nonpoint Source Pollution of Groundwater: A Hierarchical Policy Formulation Game
Russell Blamey, John Rolfe, Jeff Bennett and Mark MorrisonValuing Remnant Vegetation Using Choice Modelling: An Application to the Desert Uplands of Central Queensland
Donna BrennanPolicies For Controlling Prawn Farm Effluent In Australia
J.P. Brennan, D. Godden, M. Smale, and E. MengBreeder Demand for and Utilisation of Wheat Genetic Resources in Australia
J.P. Brennan, D. Godden, M. Smale, and E. MengVariety Choice by Australian Wheat Growers and Implications for Genetic Diversity
John P. Brennan, Rajinder Pal Singh, and Inder Pal SinghEconomic Issues in Assessing Research Priorities in Feed Grains Nutrition
L.E. Brennan, R.C. Muchow, M.K. Wegener, and A.J. HigginsImproving Competitiveness of the Australian Sugar Industry by Analysing Cane Supply Arrangements Across the Value Chain
L.E. Brennan, S.N. Lisson, N.G. Inman-Bamber, and A.I. LinedaleFactors Influencing Most Profitable use of Limited Irrigation Supplies – A Case Study of the Bundaberg District
Jonathan Brooks and Aysen Tanyeri-AburThe Effects of Agricultural Policy Reform on the Distribution of Household Incomes in Turkey
Colin Brown and Kai ChenLand Reform, Household Specialisation and Rural Development in China
Bruce BurdonRisk Management for Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines
Mike BurtonA Semi-parametric Estimator of Willingness-to-Pay for Dichotomous Choice Contingent Valuation Data
Oscar CachoMeasuring the Value of Agroforestry in the Presence of Land Degradation
David CampbellValuation of Indigenous Rights to Fish Resources
Ray Challen and Steven SchilizziHistory, Statics and Options: Transaction Costs in Institutional Change for Water Resources
Helena ClaytonA Review of Economic Issues for Sustainable Shrimp Farming in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Darron M. CookA New Approach to Dichotomous Choice CVM - A Recent Application to Minesite Rehabilitation in Victoria
Chris Coverdale, Malcolm Wegener, and Craig HardnerEconomic Evaluation Of Genetic Traits In Macadamia
J.R. Coxon and E.M. HurleyFarewell to Producer Boards - Welcome to the Future
J. Crean, P. Pagan, and C. CurthoysSome Observations on the Nature of Government Intervention in Natural Resource Management
J. Crean and S. DavenportBalancing Trade-Offs in the Provision of Environmental Flows in the Snowy River
Brian Davidson and Nanette EsparonThe Asia Pacific Rice Trade: A Preliminary Investigation
Gerry Davies and Venton CookOlive Oil - Make It For Market
Rex Davis and Steve HarrisonCommunity Action and Pest Control
Rex Davis and Clem TisdellIs the concept of an economic threshold useful for the optimal control of pests of livestock?
Laurel DawsonThe Role of Economists in Formulating Australian Agricultural Policy, 1930s And 1940s
D. Devkota, G.P.Rauniyar, and W.J. ParkerThe role of gender and ethnicity in household decision-making: Evidence from rural Nepal
Larry N. Digal and Fredoun Z. Ahmadi-EsfahaniPrice Asymmetry and Market Power in the Philippine Retail and Manufacturing Food Industry: Preliminary Evidence
Gerald A. DoeksenEconomic and Social Impacts of a Large Agricultural Processing Plant Locating in a Rural County
Brendan Doyle, Geoff Kaine, and Jean SandallSources of Stress in Farm Families: Some Preliminary Findings
B. Dyack and E. GoddardDavid and Goliath again? Wine exporters meet the Liquor Control Board of Ontario
Geoff EdwardsTrade Liberalisation and Environmentalism: Impacts on Least-cost Ways to Increase Food Supplies
Geoff Edwards, Iain Fraser, and Phillip HoneBiodiversity Policy and Regional Agricultural Land Use Decisions
Mark Eigenraam and Gary StonehamState Water Pricing Policies: The Economic Cost of Inconsistent Refor.
T. Feridhanusetyawan, M. Pangestu, and Y. RizaThe Benefit of APEC Trade Liberalization in Agriculture
Alexandria Ferris and Bill MalcolmSense and Non-sense in Dairy Farm Management Economic Analysis
Iain FraserAn Application of Data Envelopment Analysis to Irrigated Dairy Farms in Northern Victoria, Australia
Rob Fraser and Hild RygnestadDo Royalties: “Have A Disincentive Effect On Production”?
James GaffneyFrameworks for Evaluating Responses by Grain farmers to Seasonal Forecasts and Pricing Opportunities
John Gardiner and Brian DavidsonThe Effects of Changing the Asset Tests for Australian Farm Families Seeking Austudy
John GibsonHow Fast Do Urban Migrants Change Their Diets?
John GibsonCalorie Demand Elasticities with Noisy Measures of Household Resources
Marta GiesbertzManaging Herbicide Resistance: Should You Conserve Or Exploit Your Herbicides?
N.A. Glenn and M. O’ConnellOptimal Liming Strategies for Acid Soils in Western Australia
R.Q. GraftonProperty Rights For Common-Pool Resources: Achieving The "Right Mix"
R.Q. Grafton, D. Squires, and K. FoxPrivate Property And Economic Efficiency: A Study Of A Common-Pool Resource
Oliver Gyles and Catherine BairdEconomics of Reduced Water Allocations: Estimating Impacts on the Northern Victorian Dairy Industry
Oliver Gyles and Olive MontecilloLinear Programming and Future Landuse Scenarios: An Irrigated Catchment Case Study
Ahmed Hafi and Mike BryantIrrigation Infrastructure Refurbishment in the MIA: A Modelling Framework
Wayne HancockMatching Cotton Grower’s Percpetions of the Value of INGARDTM Cotton with Economic Anaysis Based on Same Farm Paired Comparisons of Performace
Allan Hansard, Kevin Burns, and David WalkerA Modelling Framework to Assess the Economic Potential of Plantations Investments: A Case Study for Australia
Jennifer Harrison and Dennis O'BrienMultiple Objectives on NSW Dairy Farms: Assigned Importance and Related Satisfaction
Scott Harrison and Lisa ChapmanProductivity Differences Across NSW Rice Farms: Links to Resource Quality
Robyn L. Hean and Oscar J. CachoManagement Strategies for Giant Clam Mariculture in Solomon Islands
Susie Hester and Oscar CachoEstimating Costs of Pest Damage Through Simulation
Christine M. HillCost of Ignorance - Evaluating a Land and Water Management Plan
G. HollowayA Bayesian Methodology for Promotion Efficiency with Application to Australian Meat and Livestock Corporation Expenditures
Muhammad Sajid Hussain, Tim Coelli, and Phil SimmonsAn Analysis of the Technical Efficiency of Cotton Farmers in the Punjab Province in Pakistan
Q. Islam, J.D. Mullen, J.P. Brennan, G. Li, and K.R. HelyarFarming Options for Ameliorating Acidifying Soils in South-Eastern Australia: An Economic Assessment
Ian Jarratt and Mary Ann Franco-DixonCost-Benefit Analysis of Bee Brood Disease Management Options in Queensland
Robin JohnsonThe Role of Institutions in Policy Making
Robin JohnsonThe Contribution of Agriculture to the National Economy of New Zealand
Geoff Kaine, Brendan Doyle, Ian Reeve, and Jim LeesAgricultural Knowledge and Information Systems: A Network Analysis
P. Kayastha, G.P. Rauniyar, and W.J. ParkerDeterminants of Off-Farm Income in Rural Nepal
Hugh Kelly and Bill MalcolmEconomics in Technical Models of Farm Systems - Better none than some
J. Kennedy, L. Davies, and A. CoxAlternative International Management Arrangements for the Southern Bluefin Tuna: Results from a Bioeconomic Model of the SBT Fishery
Ross KingwellOptimal Strategies for Regional Cultivar Testing for Various Crops
M.K. Krausse and R.R. AlexanderThe Valuation of Biodiversity
Dailin Kularatne and Mike MorrisSpatially-Based Sustainability Assessment of Irrigated Farm Enterprises
N.R. Lambie and K.B. BicknellAn Application of Bioeconomic Modeling to the Analysis of Bovine Tuberculosis Control Policy
Ross Lambie, Ross Cullen, and Graham NugentEconomic Analaysis of Deer Control on Conservation Land
Bruce LaymanA Structural Model of the World Wool Market
Bob LindnerProspects for Public Plant Breeding in a Small Country: A Research Agenda
Michael Lockwood and David CarberryStated Preference Surveys of Remnant Native Vegetation Conservation
G. Lubulwa and S. McMenimanACIAR Economic Impact Model - An overview
T.G. MacAulay, K.M. Owen, and C.J. O'DonnellIssues In Modelling The Australian Dairy Industry, Including Joint Products And Market Power
Thilak Mallawaarachchi and John QuigginDetermining Public Welfare Values in Land Allocation: A Case Study of the Sugar Industry in Northern Australia
Thilak Mallawaarachchi, Russell Blamey, Mark Morrison, Andrew Johnson, and Jeff BennettMeasuring Community Values for Environmental Protection: A Choice Modelling Study Of A Cane Farming Catchment In North Queensland
Dan MarshFarm Business Planning in Kazakhstan
Graham R. MarshallEconomics and Participatory Environmental Governance
Claire Massey and Evelyn HurleyUsing Action Research to Advance Dairy Farming Knowledge and Technology
Laura McCannAgency Perceptions of Alternative Salinity Policies: Are They Measuring Transaction Costs?
Laura McCannInduced Institutional Innovation in Response to Transaction Costs: The Case of the National Native Title Tribunal
Heather McCrostie LittleThe New Zealand Farm Woman: Secondary Income, Unpaid Work and Farm Business Survival
Heather McCrostie LittleFarm Succession, Dinosaur or Dynamic? The Inter Generational Transfer of the Farm Business
Thamrong MekhoraShould the Thai Shrimp Industry Continue to Expand Despite Environmental Costs?
E. Meng, M. Smale, R. Hu, J. Brennan, and D. GoddenMeasuring Crop Genetic Diversity From Gene Banks to Farmers' Fields: Concepts and Applications to Australian and Chinese Wheat
Miranda P.M. Meuwissen, J. Brian Hardaker and Ruud B.M. HuirneThe Feasibility of Farm Revenue Insurance in Australia
Bryony MikaEconomics of Dam Failure at Hume Dam
N. Milham and S. DavenportPlant and Animal Health Regulation: Some Competition Policy Issues
M. Milne, D. Godden, J. Kennedy, and R. KambuouEvaluating the Benefits of Conserved Crop Germplasm in PNG
Olivia P. MontecilloEx-Post Evaluation of the Community Surface Drainage Program in the Shepparton Irrigation Region
M.G. Nanere and I.M. FraserDistance Function Estimation and the Inclusion of Undesirable Outputs: A Case Study of Victorian Dairy Farms Australia
Derek L. NewmanThe Performance Appraisal and Valuation of Cooperative Organisations: The Example of the New Zealand Dairy Board
T. Nordblom and F. ShomoBalancing Food Grains, Feeds and Livestock With Rising Populations in West and Central Asia / North Africa: Implications for Exporters to the Region
B. Norman and E. GoddardCheese Imports in Asia: The Importance of Product Heterogeneity and Market Structure
P.L. NuthallManagerial Ability - Its Assessment and Modification (The Forgotten Resource)
Kate O'BrienProfitability of Intensifying Cropping in the Mallee Region of Victoria
M. O’Connell, N.A. Glenn, and A.D. BathgateEstimating the Value of Information From Soil Acidity Research in Western Australia
C.J. O'DonnellMarketing Margins and Market Power in the Australian Dairy Processing and Retailing Sectors
K.M. OwenWhat do we Know of Consumer Preferences in the Island Countries of the South Pacific?
M.S. PaineIssues and Opportunities for Improving the Management of Technologies in NZ Agriculture
David J. PannellWhy is the Adoption of Sustainable Farming Systems Often Slow or Low?
T.G. Parminter, J.A. Moore, T. Soboleva, and B.S. ThorroldFactors Effecting the Implementation by Landowners of Riparian Management Policies
Ian PatrickWhy Foreign Aid?
Ian Patrick and Tim CoelliThe Technical Efficiency of Smallholder Cattle Producers in Eastern Indonesia
Leonie Pearson, Iean Russell, Guy West, and Keith WoodfordThe Impact of Noosa National Park Within the Regional Economy: A Working Paper
Neil PerryThe “Double-Dividend” Effect of Carbon Taxes in a Kaleckian Model of Growth and Distribution
E.H. Petersen and R.W. FraserThe Role of Expected Protein Levels in Determining the Impact of Protein Payments
Karen Petersen and Evelyn HurleyInformation Needs of Organic Farmers
Tim PurcellForecasting Marketing Margins in the Australian Pig Industry
Tim Purcell and Rodney BeardNational Competition Policy and its Effects on Rural Australia: A Comparative Analysis of Three Industries
Tim Purcell, Rodney Beard, and Stuart McDonaldWalrasian and Marshallian Stability: An Application to the Australian Pig Industry
Tim Purcell and Steve HarrisonThe Effect of Imports on the Australian Pig Industry
Allan N. Rae and Thomas W. HertelAsia-Pacific Food Markets in 2005: The Influence of Livestock Productivity Convergence on Trade in Livestock Products and Grains
G. RauniyarMethodological Challenges in Rural Development Research in Developing Countries
G.P. Rauniyar and W.J. ParkerLongitudinal Analysis of Dairy Farm Income and Expenditure in New Zealand
M. Read, J. Sinden, and J. BransonValuing Victoria’s Parks
Fay Rola-RubzenIntra-Household Modelling of Farm Household Systems
John Rolfe, Jeff Bennett, and Jordan LouviereTesting for Learning and Fatigue Effects in Choice Modelling Environmental Valuation Studies?
John Rolfe and Russ ReynoldsCompetition and Exit in the Meat Processing Industry: A Queensland Case Study
Glenn Ronan and Elena PetrenasEconomic Analysis of Honey Bee Disease Management Strategies for the South Australian Apiary Industry
J.G. Ross, K.B. Bicknell, and G.J. HicklingCost-Effective Control of 1080 Bait Shy Possums
Caroline SaundersOrganic Farming Industry in New Zealand: Current and Future Prospects
Steven G.M. SchilizziDeciding Between Economic Development and Nature Preservation: A Way out of the Impasse?
Carmel SchmidtAn Economic Model to Determine the Socially Optimal use of Irrigation Water and of Waste Disposal in the Dairy Industry
Mark Schuurs and Malcolm WegenerFarm Dams - Are they an Option for the Queensland Sugar Industry
Robert R. Scott and J.A. SindenEconomic Implications of Regulations to Preserve Native Woodland on Private Property: A Case Study in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales
Frank ScrimgeourA Century of Export Agriculture in New Zealand
Nicola M. ShadboltFinancial Indicators of Sustainability
Nicola M. ShadboltSuccessful Benchmarking Through Balanced Planning
David W. Shields and Robert R. AlexanderThe Economics of Extinction: A Case Study of Otago's Yellow-eyed Penguins
Petrus SimonsModels of Farming Development Using a Rhizoid Approach
Satbir Singh, Euan Fleming, and Tim CoelliMeasuring Productivity Change in Dairy Plants in India: A Non-Parametric Approach
V.K. Singh and Jai SinghAgricultural Development and Land Degradation in Haryana (India)
Dominic SmithAnalysing the Chinese Beef Cattle Distribution System Using a Spatial Price Equilibrium Model
James Soligo and Gary StonehamAllocation of Resources to Control Weeds
D. Squires, R.Q. Grafton, M.F. Alam, and I.H. OmarWhere The Land Meets The Sea: Integrated Sustainable Fisheries Development And Artisanal Fishing
Sarah N. Ssewanyana and Fredoun Z. Ahmadi-EsfahaniDeterminants of Household Food Security in Rural Uganda: An Application of a Non-Separable Agricultural Household Model
J. Stantiall, W. Parker, and N. ShadboltDeveloping Dairy Farmer Business Management Competence Through the Preferred Future Workshop
Gary Stoneham, Vivek Chaudhri, David Goldsworthy, and Jason BarkerApplication of Auction Based Systems for Allocating Natural Resource Access Rights
Loris StrappazzonAgricultural RD&E: Is Government Intervention Appropriate?
Anna Strutt and Kym AndersonEffects of East Asia's Growth Slowdown on the Gains From Uruguay Round Implementation: The Case of Indonesia
Toto Sugiharto, Dave Pannell, and Steven SchilizziManagement of Sheep Grazing Annual Pastures in the Western Australian Wheat-Sheep Zone Under Risk Aversion
I.S. Tarbotton and M.S. PaineHow to Represent Regional Differences in a National Programme – Management of Endoparasites in New Zealand
C. Nicholas Taylor and Heather McCrostieAlternative Enterprises on New Zealand Farms: Obstacles, Challenges and Potential
R. TipplesFarm Labourer to Food Technologist - A Century of Radical Change in Farm Employment 1900-1999
J.T. Townsend and J.A. SindenEconomic Impacts of Noxious Weeds, Other Weeds, and Tree Growth on Agricultural Production in the New England Tablelands, New South Wales
L.N. Trapnell and L.R. MalcolmNet Benefits From Liming Cropping Soils
Ray TrewinAnalysis of Indonesian and Malaysian Agribusiness Trade and Investment Impediments: Application of a Returns from Policy Research Framework in Light of the East Asian Crisis
Ray Trewin and Brian JohnstonAgri-Food Developments in Indonesia, Malaysia and South Korea in Response to Changing Economic Circumstances
Jernej Turk, Emil Erjavec, and Miroslav RednakVarying Protection Levels and Corresponding Policy Implications in Slovene Agriculture in an EU Accession Environment
Martin van BuerenThe Value of Fish 'n' Trips to Recreational Anglers in South West WA
S. WaldronAgro-Industrialisation and the Chinese Cattle and Beef Industry
Sandra Walpole and Michael LockwoodInfluence of Remnant Native Vegetation on Rural Land Values: A Hedonic Pricing Application
Sandra Walpole, Carla Miles, and Michael LockwoodAssessment of the on-farm economic values of remnant native vegetation
Peter G. WarrGeneral Equilibrium Analysis of Rice Pricing Policy in Indonesia
Taiji WatanabeIncome Stabilization, Price Stabilization, and the Government Trade Policy
M.K. Wegener and I.H. DelacyOptimum Number of Regional Variety Trials for Selection of Wheat Varieties in South and Central Queensland and Northern NSW Graingrowing Regions
Malcolm Wegener, Yinggang Ou, Liangcheng Chen, Dantong Yang, and Pingxiang YuOpportunities for Mechanisation of Sugarcane Production in China: Experience with Sugarcane Machinery on Guang Qian State Farm
Kristel Whitaker and Simon MiddletonThe Profitability of Hail Netting in Apple Orchards
Barry WhiteA Simplified Benefit-Cost Calculator to Foster Research Evaluation and Monitoring
Stuart Whitten and Jeff BennettFarmer Perceptions of Wetlands and Wetland Management in the Upper South East of South Australia
Stuart Whitten and Jeff BennettPrivate Incentives for Environmental Public Goods
Rukman WimalasuriyaRisk Beyond Farmers’ Control: Grain-Sheep Mixed Farming Systems under Rainfall and Commodity Price Variability
Glyn Wittwer and Kym AndersonSources of Growth in Australia's Wine Industry: The Past Decade and the Next
Glyn Wittwer, Helder da Costa, and Kym AndersonThe Changing Structure of Protection in Indonesia: Sectoral, Regional and Income-Class Biases, 1987 to 1998
G. Wittwer and R. StringerThe Impact of Crisis Induced Policy Reforms on Indonesia Agriculture Performance and Trade
R. WooImpacts of Tariff Adjustment upon Import Demand for Australian and New Zealander Beef in Taiwan
Qiang YeHow Different is Mining from Mineral Processing? A General Equilibrium Analysis of new Resources Projects in Western Australia
Michael E.S. Young, Dawn P. Fordham, Kim W.J. Malafant, and Julian MorisonThe Economic Component of a Multi-Dimensional Biophysical, Agricultural Production and Socio-Economic Decision Support System, To Explore 20 year Profiles for Irrigation Regions in the Southern Murray Darling Basin
Lin Zhang and Ellen GoddardRevisiting Australian Pork Sales Response to Advertising 1988 - 1997
Zhang-Yue Zhou, Wei-Ming Tian, and Guang-Hua WanFarmers' Grain Disposal Behaviour in China
Zhang-Yue Zhou, Guang-Hua Wan, and Wei-Ming TianTesting Rice Market Integration in China: The Case of Guangdong and Jiangxi
 
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