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A Confusion of Agricultural Economists?—A Professional Interest Survey and Essay
Author(s) -
Pope Rulon D.,
Hallam Arne
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1241542
Subject(s) - agriculture , empathy , graduation (instrument) , diversity (politics) , affect (linguistics) , socioeconomic status , confusion , survey data collection , positive economics , economics , sociology , demographic economics , social science , psychology , social psychology , political science , geography , demography , law , population , statistics , geometry , mathematics , archaeology , communication , psychoanalysis
A random survey of members of the American Agricultural Economic Association is used to examine basic philosophical issues regarding the discipline of agricultural economics. In comparison to other studies of economists, much more diversity of response is found among agricultural economists. The data suggests important correlates between the pattern of responses and socioeconomic variables. Some variables which affect responses are: agricultural interests, age, school of graduation, area of specialization, and employment. Self‐interest, information differences, and empathy are among the possible explanations of the patterns of responses.