On the production economics of cattle

Two empirical regularities in the beef-cattle sector have been observed for a long time. First, the time-series for cattle stock exhibits strong cyclicity with a period of several years. Second, beef supply seesms to be negatively related to price. The authors attempt to gain insight into the issue...

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Main Authors: Mundlak, Yair, Huang, He, Favaro, Edgardo
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 1995
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157071
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author Mundlak, Yair
Huang, He
Favaro, Edgardo
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description Two empirical regularities in the beef-cattle sector have been observed for a long time. First, the time-series for cattle stock exhibits strong cyclicity with a period of several years. Second, beef supply seesms to be negatively related to price. The authors attempt to gain insight into the issue of technology's role in the the dynamics of this sector. They analyze data for three countries with different technologies: Argentina, Uruguay and the United States.
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spelling CGSpace1570712025-11-06T05:56:07Z On the production economics of cattle Mundlak, Yair Huang, He Favaro, Edgardo livestock technology production economics beef Two empirical regularities in the beef-cattle sector have been observed for a long time. First, the time-series for cattle stock exhibits strong cyclicity with a period of several years. Second, beef supply seesms to be negatively related to price. The authors attempt to gain insight into the issue of technology's role in the the dynamics of this sector. They analyze data for three countries with different technologies: Argentina, Uruguay and the United States. 1995 2024-10-24T12:47:07Z 2024-10-24T12:47:07Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157071 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Mundlak, Yair; Huang, He; Favaro, Edgardo. 1995. On the production economics of cattle. TMD Discussion Paper 6. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157071
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technology
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beef
Mundlak, Yair
Huang, He
Favaro, Edgardo
On the production economics of cattle
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title_full On the production economics of cattle
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technology
production economics
beef
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