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  1. Plato, Gerald E. & Hoffman, Linwood A., 2007. "Measuring the Influence of Commodity Fund Trading on Soybean Price Discovery," 2007 Conference, April 16-17, 2007, Chicago, Illinois 37568, NCCC-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management.
  2. Cooper, Joseph C. & Plato, Gerald E., 2007. "Prediction of Loan Deficiency Payments," 2007 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, 2007, Portland, Oregon 9717, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
  3. Plato, Gerald E. & Skully, David W. & Johnsons, D. Demcey, 2007. "Valuing Counter-Cyclical Payments: Implications For Producer Risk Management And Program Administration," Economic Research Report 7184, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
  4. Plato, Gerald E., 2001. "The Soybean Processing Decision: Exercising A Real Option On Processing Margins," Technical Bulletins 33567, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
  5. MacDonald, James M. & Handy, Charles R. & Plato, Gerald E., 1998. "Food Procurement by USDA's Farm Service Agency," Agricultural Economic Reports 33925, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
  6. Neff, Steve & Plato, Gerald, 1995. "Federal Marketing Orders and Federal Research and Promotion Programs: Background for 1995 Farm Legislation," Agricultural Economic Reports 262014, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
  7. Heifner, Richard G. & Wright, Bruce H. & Plato, Gerald E., 1993. "Using Cash, Futures, and Options Contracts in the Farm Business," Agricultural Information Bulletins 309680, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
  8. Heifner, Richard G. & Glauber, Joseph W. & Miranda, Mario J. & Plato, Gerald E. & Wright, Bruce H., 1990. "Futures, Options, and Farm Programs: Report to Congress on a Study Mandated by the Food Security Act of 1985," Staff Reports 278261, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
  9. Plato, Gerald, 1989. "Effects of a subsidized put option program and forward selling on farmers' revenue risks," Technical Bulletins 312313, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
  10. Heifner, R.G. & Plato, G., 1986. "The Efficiency Of Options Compared To, Fixed Price Contracts For Shifting Revenue Risk In Crop Production," 1986 Annual Meeting, July 27-30, Reno, Nevada 278169, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
  11. Heifner, Richard G. & Plato, Gerald E., 1979. "Wheat Price Bands And Welfare: An Analysis Of Stabilization Alternatives," Risk Management in Agriculture: Behavioral, Managerial, and Policy Issues, January 25-26, 1979, San Francisco, California 271466, Regional Research Projects > W-149: An Economic Evaluation of Managing Market Risks in Agriculture.
  12. Plato, Gerald & Heifner, Richard G. & Murray, John W., 1978. "The Social Costs of Instability In The U.S. Wheat Industry," 1978 Annual Meeting, August 6-9, Blacksburg, Virginia 283679, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
  13. Plato, Gerald E., 1975. "Agricultural Commodity Projections: A Multimarket Equilibrium Approach," 1975 Annual Meeting, August 10-13, Columbus, Ohio 284045, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

Articles

  1. James M. MacDonald & Charles R. Handy & Gerald E. Plato, 2002. "Competition and Prices in USDA Commodity Procurement," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 69(1), pages 128-143, July.
  2. Plato, Gerald, 1985. "Valuing American Options on Commodity Futures Contracts," Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 37(2), pages 1-14.
  3. Plato, Gerald & Gordon, Douglas, 1984. "Stockpiling U.S. Agricultural Commodities with Volatile World Markets: The Case of Soybeans," Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 36(2), pages 1-9.
  4. Plato, Gerald & Gordon, Douglas, 1983. "Dynamic Programming and the Economics of Optimal Grain Storage," Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 35(1), pages 1-13, January.
  5. Emerson, Peter M. & Plato, Gerald E., 1978. "Social Returns To Disease And Parasite Control In Agriculture: Witchweed In The United States," Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 30(1), pages 1-8, January.
  6. Plato, Gerald E., 1977. "An Approach To Unique Solutions For Constant-Elasticity Commodity Models," Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 29(1), pages 1-4, January.
  7. Quance, Leroy & Plato, Gerald E. & Smith, Allen, 1977. "U.S. Agricultural Outlook Update And Projections For The West To 1985 And 2000," Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 1(1), pages 1-14, June.

Citations

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Working papers

  1. Plato, Gerald E. & Hoffman, Linwood A., 2007. "Measuring the Influence of Commodity Fund Trading on Soybean Price Discovery," 2007 Conference, April 16-17, 2007, Chicago, Illinois 37568, NCCC-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management.

    Cited by:

    1. Etienne, Xiaoli L. & Hoffman, Linwood A., 2015. "Price Discovery and Risk Management in the U.S. Distiller’s Grain Markets," 2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 26-28, San Francisco, California 205125, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

  2. Plato, Gerald E., 2001. "The Soybean Processing Decision: Exercising A Real Option On Processing Margins," Technical Bulletins 33567, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

    Cited by:

    1. Lee, Yunkyung, 2020. "Potential economic consequences of gene-edited technology on the U.S. soybean market," 2020 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, Kansas City, Missouri 304241, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    2. Lee, Yunkyung, 2021. "Potential market and welfare effects of genetically edited technology in U.S. soybean production," 2021 Annual Meeting, August 1-3, Austin, Texas 314058, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    3. Ramesh, Nandini, 2002. "Contract design in soybean production," ISU General Staff Papers 2002010108000018191, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    4. Sripad K. Devalkar & Ravi Anupindi & Amitabh Sinha, 2011. "Integrated Optimization of Procurement, Processing, and Trade of Commodities," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 59(6), pages 1369-1381, December.

  3. MacDonald, James M. & Handy, Charles R. & Plato, Gerald E., 1998. "Food Procurement by USDA's Farm Service Agency," Agricultural Economic Reports 33925, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

    Cited by:

    1. Skully, David W., 1999. "The Economics Of Trq Administration," Working Papers 14584, International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium.

  4. Neff, Steve & Plato, Gerald, 1995. "Federal Marketing Orders and Federal Research and Promotion Programs: Background for 1995 Farm Legislation," Agricultural Economic Reports 262014, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

    Cited by:

    1. Johnson, Samantha R. & Brady, Michael P. & McCluskey, Jill J., . "Factors Affecting the Duration of Agricultural Marketing Orders," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 49(3).
    2. Kinnucan, Henry W., 1998. "Advertising Traded Goods," 1998 Annual meeting, August 2-5, Salt Lake City, UT 20965, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    3. Collins, Keith, 1999. "Public policy and the supply of food," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 24(2-3), pages 311-324, May.
    4. Filson, Darren & Keen, Edward & Fruits, Eric & Borcherding, Thomas, 2001. "Market Power and Cartel Formation: Theory and an Empirical Test," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 44(2), pages 465-480, October.
    5. Cox, Thomas L. & Sumner, Daniel A., 1996. "Analysis Of Recent Options For Changes In U.S. Dairy Policy," Proceedings of the 2nd Agricultural and Food Policy Systems Information Workshop, 1996: Understanding Canada\United States Dairy Disputes 16967, Farm Foundation, Agricultural and Food Policy Systems Information Workshops.
    6. Sharon Raszap Skorbiansky & Suzanne Thornsbury & Anne Effland, 2022. "Specialty crops and the farm bill," Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 44(3), pages 1241-1260, September.
    7. Lee L. Schulz & John M. Crespi, 2012. "Presence of Check‐Off Programs and Industry Concentration in the Food Manufacturing Sector," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 28(2), pages 148-156, March.

  5. Heifner, Richard G. & Wright, Bruce H. & Plato, Gerald E., 1993. "Using Cash, Futures, and Options Contracts in the Farm Business," Agricultural Information Bulletins 309680, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

    Cited by:

    1. Teegerstrom, Trent & D'Souza, Gerard E. & Osborne, Phillip & Jones, Kezelee Q., 1997. "To Contract Or Not To Contract? A Decision Theory And Portfolio Analysis Of Cattle Contract Grazing," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 26(2), pages 1-11, October.
    2. Tomek, William G. & Peterson, Hikaru Hanawa, 2000. "Risk Management in Agricultural Markets: A Survey," Staff Papers 121140, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management.
    3. Prager, Daniel & Burns, Christopher & Tulman, Sarah & MacDonald, James, 2020. "Farm Use of Futures, Options, and Marketing Contracts," Agricultural Economic Reports 305690, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

  6. Heifner, Richard G. & Glauber, Joseph W. & Miranda, Mario J. & Plato, Gerald E. & Wright, Bruce H., 1990. "Futures, Options, and Farm Programs: Report to Congress on a Study Mandated by the Food Security Act of 1985," Staff Reports 278261, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

    Cited by:

    1. Siebert, Jerome & Klonsky, Karen & Pradhan, Vijay, 1993. "Marketing California Cotton: An Economic and Policy Overview," CUDARE Working Papers 198627, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
    2. Heifner, Richard G. & Wright, Bruce H., 1989. "Potentials for Substituting Farmers' Use of Futures and Options for Farm Programs," Agricultural Economic Reports 308136, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

  7. Plato, Gerald, 1989. "Effects of a subsidized put option program and forward selling on farmers' revenue risks," Technical Bulletins 312313, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

    Cited by:

    1. Ashok Mishra & Barry Goodwin, 2006. "Revenue insurance purchase decisions of farmers," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(2), pages 149-159.
    2. Heifner, Richard G. & Wright, Bruce H., 1989. "Potentials for Substituting Farmers' Use of Futures and Options for Farm Programs," Agricultural Economic Reports 308136, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    3. Heifner, Richard G. & Glauber, Joseph W. & Miranda, Mario J. & Plato, Gerald E. & Wright, Bruce H., 1990. "Futures, Options, and Farm Programs: Report to Congress on a Study Mandated by the Food Security Act of 1985," Staff Reports 278261, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

  8. Heifner, R.G. & Plato, G., 1986. "The Efficiency Of Options Compared To, Fixed Price Contracts For Shifting Revenue Risk In Crop Production," 1986 Annual Meeting, July 27-30, Reno, Nevada 278169, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

    Cited by:

    1. Wright, Bruce H., 1988. "Options, Futures, and Agricultural Commodity Programs: Symposium Proceedings," Staff Reports 277992, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    2. Heifner, Richard G. & Wright, Bruce H., 1989. "Potentials for Substituting Farmers' Use of Futures and Options for Farm Programs," Agricultural Economic Reports 308136, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

  9. Plato, Gerald & Heifner, Richard G. & Murray, John W., 1978. "The Social Costs of Instability In The U.S. Wheat Industry," 1978 Annual Meeting, August 6-9, Blacksburg, Virginia 283679, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

    Cited by:

    1. Heifner, Richard G. & Plato, Gerald E., 1979. "Wheat Price Bands And Welfare: An Analysis Of Stabilization Alternatives," Risk Management in Agriculture: Behavioral, Managerial, and Policy Issues, January 25-26, 1979, San Francisco, California 271466, Regional Research Projects > W-149: An Economic Evaluation of Managing Market Risks in Agriculture.

  10. Plato, Gerald E., 1975. "Agricultural Commodity Projections: A Multimarket Equilibrium Approach," 1975 Annual Meeting, August 10-13, Columbus, Ohio 284045, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

    Cited by:

    1. Fox, Austin S. & Quance, C. Leroy, 1977. "Agricultural Projections To 1985 For The Northeast And Comparisons With The United States," Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 6(2), pages 1-13, October.
    2. Liu, Chun-Ian, 1979. "An Economic Impact Evaluation Of Government Programs: The Case Of Brucellosis Control In The United States," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 11(1), pages 1-6, July.

Articles

  1. James M. MacDonald & Charles R. Handy & Gerald E. Plato, 2002. "Competition and Prices in USDA Commodity Procurement," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 69(1), pages 128-143, July.

    Cited by:

    1. Fernandez-Perez, Adrian & Miffre, Joëlle & Schoen, Tilman & Scott, Ayesha, 2023. "Do spot market auction data help price discovery?," Journal of Commodity Markets, Elsevier, vol. 31(C).
    2. Key, Nigel D. & MacDonald, James M., 2008. "Local Monopsony Power in the Market for Broilers - Evidence from a Farm Survey," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida 6073, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    3. Martin Schmidt, 2015. "Price Determination in Public Procurement: A Game Theory Approach," European Financial and Accounting Journal, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2015(1), pages 49-62.
    4. Ni Yan & WenTing Tao, 2023. "Set-Asides in USDA Food Procurement Auctions," Papers 2302.05772, arXiv.org.

  2. Plato, Gerald, 1985. "Valuing American Options on Commodity Futures Contracts," Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 37(2), pages 1-14.

    Cited by:

    1. Hart, Chad & Lence, Sergio H & Hayes, Dermot J. & Jin, Na, 2015. "Price Mean Reversion, Seasonality, and Options Markets," ISU General Staff Papers 201501010800001065, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    2. Schaub, James & McArthur, W..C. & Hacklander, Duane & Glauber, Joseph & Leath, Mack & Doty, Harry, 1988. "The U.S. Soybean Industry," Agricultural Economic Reports 305423, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    3. Tabesh, Hamid, 1987. "Hedging price risk to soybean producers with futures and options: a case study," ISU General Staff Papers 1987010108000010306, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    4. Eales, James S. & Hauser, Robert J., 1986. "Characteristics of Implied Volatilities of Options on Live-Cattle Futures," 1986 Annual Meeting, July 27-30, Reno, Nevada 278459, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    5. Buschena, David E. & Ziegler, Lee, 1999. "Reliability Of Options Markets For Crop Revenue Insurance Rating," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 24(2), pages 1-26, December.

  3. Plato, Gerald & Gordon, Douglas, 1983. "Dynamic Programming and the Economics of Optimal Grain Storage," Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 35(1), pages 1-13, January.

    Cited by:

    1. Pinckney, Thomas C., 1988. "Storage, trade, and price policy under production instability: maize in Kenya," Research reports 71, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    2. Glauber, Joseph W. & Harwood, Joy L. & Miranda, Mario J., 1989. "Federal Crop Insurance and the 1990 Farm Bill: An Assessment of Program Options," Staff Reports 278249, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    3. Sharples, Jerry A. & Martinez, Stephen W., 1993. "The Role of Stocks in World Grain Market Stability," Foreign Agricultural Economic Report (FAER) 148001, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    4. Christophe Gouel, 2013. "Comparing Numerical Methods for Solving the Competitive Storage Model," Computational Economics, Springer;Society for Computational Economics, vol. 41(2), pages 267-295, February.
    5. Glauber, Joseph W. & Miranda, Mario J., 1986. "A Rational Expectations Model Of Inventory Holding Under Risk And Uncertainty," 1986 Annual Meeting, July 27-30, Reno, Nevada 278113, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    6. Hoffman, Linwood & Glauber, Joseph, 1987. "Effects Of Public Stock.Holding Programs Upon Grain Stock Enhancement," 1987 Annual Meeting, August 2-5, East Lansing, Michigan 269981, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

  4. Emerson, Peter M. & Plato, Gerald E., 1978. "Social Returns To Disease And Parasite Control In Agriculture: Witchweed In The United States," Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 30(1), pages 1-8, January.

    Cited by:

    1. Edwards, Geoff W. & Freebairn, John W., 1982. "The Social Benefits from an Increase in Productivity in a Part of an Industry," Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 50(02), pages 1-18, August.
    2. Vere, David T. & Sinden, Jack A. & Campbell, M.H., 1980. "Social Benefits of Serrated Tussock Control in New South Wales," Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 56(03), pages 1-16, December.
    3. Liu, Chun-Ian, 1979. "An Economic Impact Evaluation Of Government Programs: The Case Of Brucellosis Control In The United States," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 11(1), pages 1-6, July.

  5. Plato, Gerald E., 1977. "An Approach To Unique Solutions For Constant-Elasticity Commodity Models," Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 29(1), pages 1-4, January.

    Cited by:

    1. Liu, Chun-Ian, 1979. "An Economic Impact Evaluation Of Government Programs: The Case Of Brucellosis Control In The United States," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 11(1), pages 1-6, July.

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