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The effect of taxation method on post-tax income variability
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1970)
Income variability is one of the serious disadvantages of farming. It makes it difficult to organize farm development wisely and upsets the farm family's standard of living. In the past there have been boom years when ...
Capital formation in New Zealand agriculture, 1946-67
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1970-11)
In this report, estimates of gross capital formation, net capital formation, and stocks of capital for the agricultural sector of the economy for the period 1946-67 are presented. The methodology employed is to construct ...
An economic assessment of the middle class and upper class market in Malaya as a potential outlet for New Zealand meat and dairy products
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1970)
It is only recently that the need for New Zealand to find and develop new food markets has become apparent. Up till then, her established markets, mainly the United Kingdom, have been able to absorb all the food products ...
A regional analysis of future sheep production in New Zealand; an application of spatial linear programming
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1970)
The study of supply has always interested agricultural economists. A complete understanding of the supply behaviour of farmers under different price situations is the basis of most teaching in agricultural economics and a ...
An economic analysis of soil conservation and land retirement on South Island high country
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1970)
In this paper, the soil conservation plan for Grasmere Station, Cass, is examined from the economic point of view. The conservation plan was drawn up in 1964 by the North Canterbury Catchment Board, and was to cover the 7 ...
Trends in the terms of exchange and productivity in the New Zealand dairy industry
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1970-06)
This paper sets out the available information on price trends facing the dairy industry since 1948/49, and some estimates of productivity increases over the same period. The general aim of the paper is to ascertain how the ...
A pilot optimisation model for the 1972/73 N.D.C. plan
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit, 1970-08)
This paper represents a further stage in the programme of work initiated at Lincoln some years ago under the general heading of Studies in the Structure of the New Zealand Economy, This has involved the compilation of data ...
Marketing margins for New Zealand lamb and for all lamb and mutton in the United Kingdom
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit, 1970-07)
The marketing margin is a general term used to cover all the multitude of costs and profit margins which make up the difference between the price paid for lamb by consumers in retail markets, and the price at some earlier ...
The structure of wool and wool textile production, trade and consumption 1958-69
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1970)
In this paper we have set out, in the form of charts and tables, the results of an attempt to measure the disposition of wool produced by the major producing and consuming countries in the post-war period. Our aim is to ...
The future profitability of beef production in New Zealand
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1970)
In this paper, the meaning of profitability in the context of future production is defined, and then some present and future profitability levels are calculated for various North Island farm systems. These farm systems are ...