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Puzzles for Agricultural Economists in the 1980's

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Luther Tweeten
Luther Tweeten*
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Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
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The role of the economist is to identify and solve puzzles. Unsolved puzzles seem to crop up more frequently these days or perhaps my ability to solve them has diminished. The purpose of this paper is to set forth selected enigmas in hope that someone (perhaps a bright, young mind who fails to appreciate the intractability of the problem) will find solutions. I begin with national macroeconomic policy, then turn to international economics. After looking at past trends in supply and demand for farm output, I conclude with sections on farm investment behavior and the role of the agricultural economist in an affluent farming economy.

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Invited Papers
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Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , October 1981 , pp. 1 - 8
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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Journal article of the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station.

Comments of Bruce Bullock, Keith Scearce and Daryll Ray improved this paper; remaining shortcomings are sole responsibility of the author.

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