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33 - 1Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Economics of Agriculture
Effect of Output Changes on Farm Prices and Income
Long-Run Farm Problem
Economics of Farm Policy
Economics of Price Supports
Effect of Price Supports
Criticism, Politics, and Reform
Key Terms
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AGRICULTUREECONOMICS AND
POLICY
33C H A P T E R
33 - 2Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Economics of Agriculture
Effect of Output Changes on Farm Prices and Income
Long-Run Farm Problem
Economics of Farm Policy
Economics of Price Supports
Effect of Price Supports
Criticism, Politics, and Reform
Key Terms
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ECONOMICS OF AGRICULTURE
Short Run Problem:Price and Income Instability
Inelastic Demand for Agricultural Products
Fluctuations in Output
Fluctuations in Demand
Unstable Foreign Demand
33 - 3Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Economics of Agriculture
Effect of Output Changes on Farm Prices and Income
Long-Run Farm Problem
Economics of Farm Policy
Economics of Price Supports
Effect of Price Supports
Criticism, Politics, and Reform
Key Terms
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EFFECT OF OUTPUT CHANGES ONFARM PRICES AND INCOME
Pp
Pn
Pb
Qp Qn Qb
Small changes in quantity produced...
D
Make large changesin farm prices
33 - 4Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Economics of Agriculture
Effect of Output Changes on Farm Prices and Income
Long-Run Farm Problem
Economics of Farm Policy
Economics of Price Supports
Effect of Price Supports
Criticism, Politics, and Reform
Key Terms
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EFFECT OF OUTPUT CHANGES ONFARM PRICES AND INCOME
P1
P2
Qn
Small changes in demand...
D1
Make largechanges infarm prices
D2
33 - 5Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Economics of Agriculture
Effect of Output Changes on Farm Prices and Income
Long-Run Farm Problem
Economics of Farm Policy
Economics of Price Supports
Effect of Price Supports
Criticism, Politics, and Reform
Key Terms
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Long Run Problem:A Declining Industry Technology and
Supply Increases
Population GrowthAgribusiness
Income-Inelastic Demand
Graphically...
ECONOMICS OF AGRICULTURE
33 - 6Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Economics of Agriculture
Effect of Output Changes on Farm Prices and Income
Long-Run Farm Problem
Economics of Farm Policy
Economics of Price Supports
Effect of Price Supports
Criticism, Politics, and Reform
Key Terms
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P1
Demand Increases...
D2D1
S1
Q1
LONG-RUN FARM PROBLEM
33 - 7Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Economics of Agriculture
Effect of Output Changes on Farm Prices and Income
Long-Run Farm Problem
Economics of Farm Policy
Economics of Price Supports
Effect of Price Supports
Criticism, Politics, and Reform
Key Terms
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P2
P1
Are Offset by Larger Supply Increases
D2D1
S1 S2
Q1 Q2
Technology causessupply to increaseeven more thereby
reducing farmprices
LONG-RUN FARM PROBLEM
33 - 8Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Economics of Agriculture
Effect of Output Changes on Farm Prices and Income
Long-Run Farm Problem
Economics of Farm Policy
Economics of Price Supports
Effect of Price Supports
Criticism, Politics, and Reform
Key Terms
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EthiopiaMozambique
ChinaIndia
BrazilRussiaJapan
FranceGermany
United States
0 25 50 75 100
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVEPercentage of Labor Force inAgriculture, Selected Nations
Source: International Labour Office
33 - 9Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Economics of Agriculture
Effect of Output Changes on Farm Prices and Income
Long-Run Farm Problem
Economics of Farm Policy
Economics of Price Supports
Effect of Price Supports
Criticism, Politics, and Reform
Key Terms
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ECONOMICS OF FARM POLICY
Rationale for Farm Subsidies
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
Parity ConceptParity Ratio
Prices received by farmers
Prices paid by farmers
ParityRatio =
33 - 10Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Economics of Agriculture
Effect of Output Changes on Farm Prices and Income
Long-Run Farm Problem
Economics of Farm Policy
Economics of Price Supports
Effect of Price Supports
Criticism, Politics, and Reform
Key Terms
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ECONOMICS OF PRICE SUPPORTS
• Surplus Output• Gain to Farmers• Loss to Consumers• Resource Overallocation • Other Social Losses• Environmental Costs• International Costs
33 - 11Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Economics of Agriculture
Effect of Output Changes on Farm Prices and Income
Long-Run Farm Problem
Economics of Farm Policy
Economics of Price Supports
Effect of Price Supports
Criticism, Politics, and Reform
Key Terms
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EFFECT OF PRICE SUPPORTS
Pe
D
S
QeQc Qs
Surplus
Ps
Surplus beingcreated by the
subsidies
Q
P
Price SupportLevel
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Economics of Agriculture
Effect of Output Changes on Farm Prices and Income
Long-Run Farm Problem
Economics of Farm Policy
Economics of Price Supports
Effect of Price Supports
Criticism, Politics, and Reform
Key Terms
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ECONOMICS OF PRICE SUPPORTS
Reduction of Surpluses•Restricting Supply
•Acreage Allotment Programs
•Bolstering Demand•New Uses•Domestic and Foreign Demand
33 - 13Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Economics of Agriculture
Effect of Output Changes on Farm Prices and Income
Long-Run Farm Problem
Economics of Farm Policy
Economics of Price Supports
Effect of Price Supports
Criticism, Politics, and Reform
Key Terms
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CRITICISM, POLITICS, AND REFORM
Misguided SubsidiesPolicy Contradictions
Symptoms, Not Causes
The Politics of Farm PolicyPublic Choice Theory
Changing Politics•Declining Political Support•World Trade Considerations
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Economics of Agriculture
Effect of Output Changes on Farm Prices and Income