... to cointegration, nonstationarity, and nonlinearity. Todd H. Kuethe can be contacted at: Tkuethe@ers.usda.gov © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Farmland values Surveys State space Farms Land In many ways, changes in farmland values are a barometer of the overall financial health...

...Christopher Zakrzewicz; B. Wade Brorsen; Brian C. Briggeman Purpose Consistent and reliable data on farmland values is critical to assessing the overall financial health of agricultural producers. However, little is known about the idiosyncrasies and similarities of standard land value data...

... “Evidence of land hoarding behavior in US agriculture” Adesoji O. Adelaja, Yohannes G. Hailu and Ahadu T. Tekle Land Policy Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA Saichon Seedang Institute of Water Resources, Michigan State University, East...

...Nicholas D. Paulson; Gary D. Schnitkey; Bruce J. Sherrick Purpose This study seeks to evaluate the impacts of land rental arrangements on crop insurance and grain marketing decisions. Design/methodology/approach The analysis is conducted in an Illinois corn‐soybean setting in which optimal...

...Adesoji O. Adelaja; Yohannes G. Hailu; Ahadu T. Tekle; Saichon Seedang Purpose The purpose of the study is to test how land owners respond to the appreciation of land values in the presence of speculation. This paper introduces the concept of “land hoarding,” which is land owners' response...

.... James M. Williamson can be contacted at: jwilliamson@ers.usda.gov © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 United States of America Rural areas Farms Land Taxes Legislation While a growing body of research has looked at a number of factors to explain rapid growth in farmland...

...Pamela Guiling; Damona Doye; B. Wade Brorsen Purpose This paper aims to determine the effects of agricultural, recreational and urban variables on Oklahoma land prices. Design/methodology/approach An econometric model is estimated using price of agricultural land parcels as the dependent...

... implications Results point to the importance of land in the wealth portfolio of farm households and the influence of farms locations on wealth accumulation. The findings highlight the importance of maintaining a stable agricultural economy, particularly for farm households who derive their wealth from farming...

...Paul D. Gottlieb; Adesoji Adelaja Purpose This paper aims to build a mathematical model to determine the price of an acre of developable land, whether it is part of a large open tract (farm) or a smaller residential parcel that can legally be subdivided. The primary purpose of the model...

... Land Profit Assets management This study uses the DuPont expansion of returns to all factors of production to examine how the financial structure attributes of the agricultural production sector contributed to financial difficulties in the US farm sector from 1960 to 2004. Our analysis...