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Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets

Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets is a research topic within Economics and Econometrics. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1950. 35.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers examines the impacts of food prices on consumer behavior, poverty, and market dynamics. It explores topics such as price transmission, consumer demand for food, poverty effects of price shocks, market power in agricultural markets, and income elasticities. The research delves into the complex relationships between food prices, consumption patterns, and welfare outcomes.

  • Food Prices
  • Price Transmission
  • Consumer Demand
  • Poverty Impact
  • Market Power
  • Asymmetric Adjustment
  • Household Consumption
  • Global Food Crisis
  • Agricultural Markets
  • Income Elasticities
Research works
13k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4.7k
per year above
Top-10% rate
35.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-11%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (387 and 112 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 387 works
  2. 2 China 112 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 54 works
  4. 4 Indonesia 47 works
  5. 5 India 43 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 42 works
  7. 7 Germany 40 works
  8. 8 Nigeria 36 works
  9. 9 Australia 32 works
  10. 10 Spain 31 works

How concentrated that is

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United States: 46.9%China: 13.6%United Kingdom: 6.5%Indonesia: 5.7%6 others listed: 27.2%47%largest
United States387 · 46.9%China112 · 13.6%United Kingdom54 · 6.5%Indonesia47 · 5.7%6 others listed224 · 27.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Economic Research Service publishes the most Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets research, followed by Kansas State University and Agricultural & Applied Economics Association.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Economic Research ServiceUnited States 11 works
  2. 2 Kansas State UniversityUnited States 10 works
  3. 3 Agricultural & Applied Economics AssociationUnited States 10 works
  4. 4 University of FloridaUnited States 8 works
  5. 5 University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleUnited States 8 works
  6. 6 The Ohio State UniversityUnited States 7 works
  7. 7 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States 7 works
  8. 8 Cornell UniversityUnited States 6 works
  9. 9 IPB UniversityIndonesia 6 works
  10. 10 University of ChicagoUnited States 6 works

Who are the leading researchers in Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets include Richard Blundell, Gary S. Becker and Angus Deaton.

  1. 1 Richard Blundell United Kingdom 5.2k citations
  2. 2 Gary S. Becker United States 4.4k citations
  3. 3 Angus Deaton United States 3.4k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets research done?

The largest centres of Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets research in 2022–2025 are Washington D.C. (United States), Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Washington D.C..

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Washington D.C. United States 35 works
  2. 2 Beijing China 28 works
  3. 3 London United Kingdom 15 works
  4. 4 Tokyo Japan 11 works
  5. 5 Milwaukee United States 11 works
  6. 6 New York United States 11 works
  7. 7 Manhattan United States 10 works
  8. 8 Nanjing China 9 works
  9. 9 Chicago United States 9 works
  10. 10 Gainesville United States 9 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Washington D.C.US · 35.3 works7.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets?

Among universities, judged by research, Kansas State University and University of Florida score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Kansas State UniversityUnited States 85.435.1%37.2×10 +23.3%
2 University of FloridaUnited States 17.129.1%6.3×8 -8.5%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2015. The fastest-growing topics are Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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