Agricultural
Production Economics (Second Edition, 2012)
David L.
Debertin
Agricultural Production Economics (Second Edition, Amazon Createspace 2012) is a revised edition of the Textbook Agricultural Production Economics published
by Macmillan in 1986 (ISBN 0-02-328060-3). This is intended primarily for
adoption at the beginning graduate level although a few institutions are using
this also at the upper-division undergraduate level.
Agricultural Production Economics
is available as a FREE e-download at
http://purl.umn.edu/158319 or in paper
copy at amazon.com and at other book etailers under the ISBN numbers
ISBN-13 978-1469960647
ISBN-10
1469960648
The format and
coverage remains similar to the first edition, many small revisions and updates
have been made. All graphs have been
redrawn using the latest in computer imaging technology. The book contains a
comprehensive treatment of the traditional agricultural production economics
topics employing both detailed graphics and differential calculus. The text
focuses on the neoclassical factor-product, factor-factor and product-product
models, and is suitable for an advanced undergraduate or a beginning
graduate-level course in static production economics. Chapters also deal with
linear programming, risk and uncertainty and intertemporal
resource allocation. A basic knowledge of differential calculus is
assumed. Individual chapters are
largely self-contained, and the book is suitable for instruction at a variety
of levels depending on the specific needs of the instructor and the mathematics
background of the students.
Amazon also has bound print copies of the book at amazon.com at a nominal price (about $19) for classroom
use. Again, students can download the file but I recommend the paper copy for
serious study.
The 428 pp. book can also be ordered through college
bookstores using the following ISBN numbers:
ISBN-13
978-1469960647
ISBN-10
1469960648
A companion
100-page color book Agricultural Production Economics (The Art of Production
Theory) is also a free pdf download at http://purl.umn.edu/158320
For
instructors who want a color Powerpoint version of
all of these figures from Agricultural Production Economics for display in the
classroom, this link provides a free electronic download to all of them in ppt format
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/colorbookppt.ppt
A bound 100-pp. print copy is also
available on amazon.com and at other book retailers
at a nominal cost (about $25). Here is the Amazon link:
The companion book can also be ordered through
bookstores under the following ISBN numbers:
ISBN- 13:
978-1470129262
ISBN- 10: 1470129264
The third book is aimed at upper-division undergraduate
students of microeconomics in agricultural economics and economics. It is a
242-page book titled Applied
Microeconomics (Consumption,
Production and Markets) and is a free download. Bound print copies are also
available at amazon.com and through college
bookstores at a nominal cost under the following ISBN numbers:
ISBN‐13: 978‐1475244342
ISBN-10:
1475244347
This book Applied Microeconomics is much newer
than Agricultural Production Economics,
having been completed in 2012. As the author, I would suggest downloading and
studying this Applied Microeconomics book
before diving into Agricultural Production Economics. This
book uses spreadsheets to calculate numbers and draw graphs. Many of the
examples and numbers are the same ones used in Agricultural Production
Economics, so the two books are tied to each other. This is a microeconomic
theory book designed for upper-division undergraduate students in economics and
agricultural economics. A free pdf download of the entire book at download at
Amazon markets bound print copies of the book at amazon.com at a nominal price (about $25) for classroom
use.
The book can also be ordered through any other
bookstore using the following ISBN numbers:
ISBN‐13: 978‐1475244342
ISBN-10: 1475244347
For more information and other downloads connected to this
book, go to http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/am/am.htm
Papers, spreadsheets and other files connected to Agricultural Production Economics Second
Edition:
The article
that started it all:
“Developing
Realistic Production Functions for Use in Undergraduate Classes.” S. Journ. Agr. Econ
17:2, 1985, 207-214.
free download at http://purl.umn.edu/29983
This article was written prior to the 1986 edition of the book. The SAS
code in this article still works with only minor changes. If you want to do the
same thing using a spreadsheet, download
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/SJAE.xlsx
Matrix multiplication and
inversion in spreadsheets (used in 1985 article)
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/mat.xlsx
Simple MPP and APP using basic
model from 1985 article
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/mppapp.xlsx
Basic single input production
spreadsheet
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/single.xlsx
Complete single input production
spreadsheet
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/main.xlsx
Deriving AC and MC curves
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/acmccurves.xlsx
Single-input profit from the input
and output side
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/profitinputoutput.xls
Production and cost simple power
production function
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/prodcostpower.xlsx
Basic Production and Cost
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/prodcost.xlsx
Figure 5.1 from text
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/fig51.xlsx
General program for doing
unconstrained max, min and saddles
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/unconstrainedg.xlsx
Minimum
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/min.xlsx
Maximum
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/max.xlsx
Saddle without cross term
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/saddle.xlsx
Saddle point with cross term
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/saddle1.xlsx
Bradfordian
polynomial
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/poly.xlsx
Polynomial production function
from “journ”
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/journ3d.xlsx
Polynomial production function
from “journ” version 2
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/journ3D2.xlsx
Basic 3D profit
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/basic3Dprofit.xlsx
Pseudo scale line drawing in XLSX
file (ignore circular reference)
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/pslinesa.xlsx
Cobb Douglas with pseudo scale
lines
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/cdpseudo.xlsx
Small LP from book solved on
spreadsheet
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/lpsimple.xlsx
Harvard Graphics (now Powerpoint) software featured in “An Animated Instructional
Model for Teaching Production Economics with computer Graphics. Am. Jour. Agr. Econ. 1993, May, 1993. 485-491
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/journ.ppt
A basic 3D
graphics program in SAS. Copy and paste each program into PC SAS
editor, then run
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/graph10.txt
1985 SJAE article SAS code edited
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/ap/SJAESAS.txt
For more Information on the book
Applied Microeconomics and downloads go to
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/am/am.htm
For more information on the book
and downloads of Economics of Food and Agriculture go to
http://www.uky.edu/~deberti/efa/efa.htm