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The Dawning of the Age of Dynamic Theory: Its Implications for Agricultural Economics Research and Teaching

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2016

James N. Trapp
James N. Trapp*
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University
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The opportunity to present a presidential address provides a rare and unique opportunity. It is perhaps the only time one gets to speak to the profession without your material either being reviewed and corrected before its presentation, or reviewed and corrected by a discussant after your presentation. Indeed the freedom that a presidential address offers takes a little getting used to, but it provides a wonderful opportunity to express one's biases. To you, the members of the profession who took the risk to allow me this opportunity, let me say thank you. I have chosen to use this opportunity to address a topic that I think provides one of the most exciting and potentially productive challenges our profession will face in our lifetimes, that is “The Dawning of the Age of Dynamic Theory.”

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Invited Papers and Discussions
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , July 1989 , pp. 1 - 11
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1989

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