TY - BOOK AU - Penson,John B. AU - Penson,John B. TI - Introduction to agricultural economics SN - 1292039272 U1 - 338.1 22 PY - 2014///] CY - Upper Saddle River, N.J. PB - Pearson/Prentice Hall KW - Agriculture KW - Economic aspects N1 - Rev. ed. of: Introduction to agricultural economics / John B. Penson, Jr. 3rd ed. c2002; Penson new international edition; Includes bibliographical references and index; What is agricultural economics? -- Theory of consumer behavior -- Consumer equilibrium and market demand -- Measurement and interpretation of elasticities -- Introduction to production and resource use -- Economics of input and product substitution -- Market equilibrium and product price: perfect competition -- Market equilibrium and product price: imperfect competition -- Natural resources, the environment, and agriculture -- Government intervention in agriculture -- Product markets and national output -- Macroeconomic policy fundamentals -- Consequences of business fluctuations -- Macroeconomic policy and agriculture -- Agricultural and international trade - Exchange rates and agricultural trade -- Why nations trade -- Agricultural trade policy and preferential trading arrangements ER -