Purdue Agricultural Economics Report
November 2011
We have reformatted the PAER report. It is now a PDF file that may be downloaded for viewing and printing. (November 2011 PAER Report)
In this Issue:
Managing the Risk–Capturing the Opportunity in Crop Farming --Michael Boehlje and Brent Gloy -- The risk in crop production, is greater than it has been in the past, but there is opportunity to be rewarded for taking that risk. This article focuses on several management strategies farmers can implement limit risk in increasingly turbulent times.
New Faculty--Jacob Ricker-Gilbert -- His research and teaching activities are primarily related to economic growth and poverty reduction in developing countries. He has a special interest in how technology, market access, and public policy affect people's decisions and well-being.