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Why Economists Should Talk to Scientists and What They Should Ask: Discussion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Mary C. Ahearn
Mary C. Ahearn*
Affiliation:
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Although interest in cross-disciplinary research is not new, expressions of the importance of collaboration are increasing. A focus on agricultural sustainability issues, which explicitly recognizes the links among agricultural production activities, the environment, and communities, is an example of this interest. Among agricultural economists, a 1996 Council on Food, Agriculture, and Resource Economics (C-FARE) survey regarding professional priorities indicated that the profession overwhelmingly (92%) believes there is a need for more cross-disciplinary collaboration. This view is common across all sciences (physical and social), and not limited to the agricultural sciences.

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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , July 1997 , pp. 113 - 116
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1997

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