WAEA Presidential Address: Comments on Agricultural Economics Research

WAEA Presidential Address: Comments on Agricultural Economics Research

Agricultural economics research has changed over my career. Articles have gotten longer, with more equations, tables, and figures. We now use maximum likelihood almost as much as least squares. I use this talk as an opportunity to discuss the strengths of our research as well as areas where we could...

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Main Author: B. Wade Brorsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Agricultural Economics Association 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Subjects:
econometrics
research methodology
research metrics
Online Access:https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/252750
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spelling doaj-bf1aa1019f5740a1b2476da727b9bf812020-11-25T00:15:36ZengWestern Agricultural Economics AssociationJournal of Agricultural and Resource Economics1068-55022327-82852017-01-014211910.22004/ag.econ.252750252750WAEA Presidential Address: Comments on Agricultural Economics ResearchB. Wade BrorsenAgricultural economics research has changed over my career. Articles have gotten longer, with more equations, tables, and figures. We now use maximum likelihood almost as much as least squares. I use this talk as an opportunity to discuss the strengths of our research as well as areas where we could improve. I also make a few suggestions about directions of future applied econometric research.https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/252750econometricsresearch methodologyresearch metrics
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publisher Western Agricultural Economics Association
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description Agricultural economics research has changed over my career. Articles have gotten longer, with more equations, tables, and figures. We now use maximum likelihood almost as much as least squares. I use this talk as an opportunity to discuss the strengths of our research as well as areas where we could improve. I also make a few suggestions about directions of future applied econometric research.
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research methodology
research metrics
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