Rapidly growing demand for year‐round fresh food, regardless of the weather or climate, is
driving demand for controlled environment agriculture systems. Sales from greenhouses (…

This paper compares the manufacturing and refueling costs of a fuel-cell vehicle (FCV) and
a battery electric vehicle (BEV) using an automobile model reflecting the largest segment of …

One explanation for meat sharing within hunter–gatherer communities is that sharing reduces
variance in consumption that results from unpredictable harvests. If this food-risk reduction …

No matter how pronounced intraday patterns may appear, it is difficult to account for cross‐correlations
among related assets when those assets trade continuously and simultaneously. …

The Tokyo Grain Exchange (TGE)’s itayose mechanism provides the opportunity to analyze
functioning Walrasian tâtonnement auctions (WTA). In 15,677 auctions conducted over 1997…

Though corn-ethanol is promoted as renewable, models of the production process assume
fossil fuel inputs. Moreover, ethanol is promoted as a means of increasing energy security, …

The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between light intensity, cannabis (Cannabis
sativa L.) yields, and profitability. We also look for evidence that spectrum …

The market for insuring insect damage is far from complete. This study introduces a new type
of derivative instrument–insect derivatives-that provide growers a market-based means of …

Purpose Online investment platforms offer an environment that may lead some traders into
excessive behaviors akin to gambling. Over the last decade, gambling behaviors associated …

Modelling futures term structures (price forward curves) is essential for commodity-related
investments, portfolios, risk management, and capital budgeting decisions. This paper uses a …