Author
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- Richard R. Barichello
- James Vercammen
- Benjamin Zammit‐Maempel
Abstract
Our objective in this paper is to examine the growth of the price of farm milk quotas in Canada, to shed light on their patterns of growth within the last 15 years. Our quota price model is based on the Gordon growth model, supplemented by some important characteristics of the milk quota market. Our explanatory variables include the quota rental price, interest rate, and expectations of both price and quantity growth, all for the province of Alberta over the 2009–2023 time period. Our economic model of quota prices performs well by giving results with the predicted signs for all variables in our model and high levels of statistical significance except for expectations of quantity allocations when entered separately. The model has two variants, one with the expectation of growth in quota rents and the other with the expectation of growth in the quota asset price. Econometric issues related to time series problems are dealt with. The model allows calculation of policy risk, which shows an interesting pattern over this time period. Notre objectif dans cet article est d'examiner la croissance du prix des quotas laitiers à la ferme au Canada, afin de faire la lumière sur leurs schémas de croissance au cours des quinze dernières années. Notre modèle de prix des quotas est basé sur le modèle de croissance de Gordon, complété par certaines caractéristiques importantes du marché des quotas laitiers. Nos variables explicatives comprennent le prix de location du quota, le taux d'intérêt et les attentes de croissance des prix et des quantités, le tout pour la province de l'Alberta au cours de la période 2009–2023. Notre modèle économique des prix des quotas fonctionne bien en donnant des résultats avec les signes prédits pour toutes les variables de notre modèle et des niveaux élevés de signification statistique, à l'exception des attentes d'allocations de quantité lorsqu'elles sont saisies séparément. Le modèle comporte deux variantes, l'une avec l'attente d'une croissance des rentes de quota et l'autre avec l'attente d'une croissance du prix des actifs de quota. Les questions économétriques liées aux problèmes de séries chronologiques sont traitées. Le modèle permet de calculer le risque politique, qui montre une tendance intéressante sur cette période.
Suggested Citation
Richard R. Barichello & James Vercammen & Benjamin Zammit‐Maempel, 2024.
"Are milk quota prices a rational investment? Modeling quotas as financial assets,"
Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 72(3), pages 251-269, September.
Handle:
RePEc:bla:canjag:v:72:y:2024:i:3:p:251-269
DOI: 10.1111/cjag.12369
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