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Economic Hysteresis in Variety Selection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Timothy J. Richards  and
Gareth P. Green
Timothy J. Richards
Affiliation:
Agribusiness, Morrison School of Agribusiness and Resource Management, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ
Gareth P. Green
Affiliation:
Department of Economics and Finance, Seattle University, Seattle, WA
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Abstract

Investing in a new perennial crop variety involves an irreversible commitment of capital and generates an uncertain return stream. As a result, the decision to adopt a new variety includes a significant real option value. Waiting for returns to rise above this real option causes a delay in adoption because of economic hysteresis. This study tests for hysteresis in the adoption of wine grape varieties using a sample of district-level data from the state of California. The empirical results show a significant hysteretic effect in wine grape investment, which might be reduced by activities that smooth earnings over time.

Keywords

Californiagrapeshysteresisinvestmentjump diffusionreal optionsvariety adoptionwineQ14Q11D92C34
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Articles
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 35 , Issue 1 , April 2003 , pp. 1 - 14
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2003

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