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Dataset on German farmers risk preference, risk perception and risk management strategies
(2017)The extent to which people are willing to take on risk, i.e. their risk preferences as well as subjective risk perception plays a major role in explaining their behavior. This is of particular relevance in agricultural production, which is inherently risky. The data presented here was collected amongst a total of 64 German farmers in 2015. It includes results of three different risk preference elicitation methods (multiple price list, ...Dataset -
Drosophila suzukii in Swiss plum production – Data from a survey on risk management strategies in 2016
(2017)The here presented dataset is based on a survey that was conducted with Swiss plum growers with the specific aim to identify risk management strategies taken in response to Drosophila suzukii as well as to survey perceived infestation levels and harvest losses. The survey was conducted from February to mid-March 2017 and questions were related to the plum harvest of 2016 with in total 112 responses. Farm and farmers’ characteristics were ...Dataset -
Monthly price data for milk processed into cheese in Switzerland (2000-2012)
(2017)Price data for milk processed into cheese in Switzerland (2000-2012). Milk price for Industry cheese, Emmentaler cheese and Gruyere cheese Data used in Finger, Listorti, Tonini: The Swiss payment for milk processed into cheese: ex-post and ex-ante analysis. Agricultural Economics Monthly milk prices, start month of price observations: January 2000 - August 2012. Source: Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture, OFAG, secteur ...Dataset -
Dataset on a Meta‐Analysis on the Elasticity of Demand for Pesticides
(2017)This dataset summarizes data collected in a meta‐analysis based on 31 studies that have estimated pesticide demand elasticities in Europe and North America. (Böcker, T., Finger, R. (2017). A Meta-Analysis on the Elasticity of Demand for Pesticides. Journal of Agricultural Economics 68(2): 518-533) From the selected studies, we obtained the following information, as available: (i) the year of publication, (ii) the period of analysis/data ...Dataset