The effects of farm program provisions on lease arrangements under uncertainty /

30 percent for the upper bound of the RAC did not

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Main Author: Zimmel, Peter Timothy, 1966-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1994.
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Summary:30 percent for the upper bound of the RAC did not
alternative share lease, and cash lease. The
arrangements consisted of a typical share lease,
between the cash lease and the typical share lease when
bound of the risk aversion coefficient (RAC) to
cash rent to offset not receiving any of the deficiency
change the preferred strategy. The results indicated
cropland leasing studies have ignored the effects of
density function for net present value to be used by a
determine how sensitive the lease arrangement decision
each of the five farms assuming participation and non-
effect of yield and price variability and government
farm computer simulation model (FLIPSIM) was used to
farm policies on lease terms. This study explored the
farm program, and (b) the farm program modified for
farms in the Central Plainss region of the United
four of the five farms is the alternative share lease
GATT. A sensitivity analysis was performed on the upper
In the past, the main reason for share leasing farm
It is most likely that landlords have increased the
land has been to share the price and yield risk with
may be different today than in prior years. Previous
participating in the farm program. The results from
participation in two policy scenarios: (a) the current
payments.
programs did not alter the preferred lease arrangement.
programs on the optimal rental arrangement. A whole
risk, the tenant farmer's preferred lease arrangement
simulate the economic activity of five representative
simulation model generated an empirical probability
States under three lease arrangements. The three lease
stochastic dominance program (STODOM). STODOM ranked
that participation and non-participation in the farm
the cumulative distributions of net present value for
the five farms the producer would be 'indifferent
the landowner. Because farm programs reduce price
The results show that the most preferred strategy for
the sensitivity analysis showed that a change of up to
was increased and decreased by 10, 20, and 30 percent.
was to the level of risk neutrality. -The upper bound
when comparing strategies within a policy. On three of
Item Description:"Major subject: Agricultural Economics".
Vita.
Physical Description:xv, 1966 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.