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An Adaptive Model of Perishable Inventory Dissipation in a Nonstationary Price Environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2016

Tomislav Vukina  and
James L. Anderson
Tomislav Vukina
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, North Carolina State University
James L. Anderson
Affiliation:
Department of Resource Economics, University of Rhode Island
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Abstract

The paper develops an adaptive model of perishable commodity dissipation based on the individual's price expectations and risk perception. A two-step, state-space procedure for modeling nonstationary time series is presented. The method combines an impulse response model for estimating deterministic components with an innovations model for the remaining stationary stochastic noise. Combined parameters are used to generate forecasts and to derive a measure of risk in a nonstationary price environment. Defined as the variance (covariance) of out-of-sample forecast error, the measure of risk is the difference between the historical estimate of the stationary noise auto-covariance and the variance (covariance) of out-of-sample forecasts. The optimal marketing strategy for a hypothetical salmon processor who sells to Japanese wholesalers is developed to illustrate the model. The solution is obtained using quadratic programming algorithm.

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Agricultural and Resource Economics Review , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , April 1994 , pp. 1 - 10
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Copyright © 1994 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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