Reducing Self-Selection Bias in Feeder Cattle Premium Estimates Using Matched Sampling

Past value-added research employs hedonic pricing models to estimate premiums associated with value-added feeder cattle characteristics. However, hedonic pricing models require restrictive assumptions and impose a functional form. Producers also self-select into a treatment group, potentially biasin...

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Main Authors: Brian R. Williams, Eric A. DeVuyst, Derrell S. Peel, Kellie Curry Raper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Agricultural Economics Association 2014-04-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Online Access:https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/168263