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Production and uses of subject‐matter research in federal service: observations from research on Farmer Mac
Author(s) -
Hiemstra Stephen W.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.29
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1574-0862
pISSN - 0169-5150
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-0862.1991.tb00155.x
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , subject matter , production (economics) , corporation , subject (documents) , service (business) , research policy , agriculture , business , economics , public economics , marketing , political science , finance , economic growth , public administration , microeconomics , computer science , geography , library science , curriculum , archaeology , programming language
Rapid institutional innovation in the 1980's has led to problems that exceed the scope of research normally assumed by individual researchers. During such periods of rapid change, subject‐matter research may be particularly useful. This paper reviews research on the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) and examines its role in the policy debate.