Economic Research Service
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The Economic Research Service is a principal U.S. federal agency that provides economic analysis and research on agriculture, food, the environment, and rural development to inform public policy.
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| instanceOf |
United States federal agency
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economic research organization → |
| abbreviation |
ERS
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| affiliation |
United States Department of Agriculture
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| country |
United States
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| employer |
United States federal government
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| employs |
economists
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information specialists → social scientists → statisticians → |
| fieldOfWork |
agricultural economics
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agricultural policy evaluation → agricultural policy research → agricultural productivity → bioenergy → climate change and agriculture → commodity markets → conservation policy → crop insurance → economic modeling → environmental economics → environmental policy analysis → farm household well-being → farm income and finance → farm labor → farm policy analysis → farm structure and organization → food assistance programs → food consumption patterns → food economics → food prices → food safety economics → food security → global food markets → international agricultural trade → land use → natural resource economics → nutrition and health economics → nutrition assistance programs → nutrition policy → risk management in agriculture → rural demographics → rural development → rural development policy → rural infrastructure → rural labor markets → rural poverty → rural-urban linkages → statistical analysis → survey research → trade policy → water resources in agriculture → |
| hasPart |
Food Economics Division
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Information Services Division → Market and Trade Economics Division → Resource and Rural Economics Division → |
| hasRole |
principal economic research agency for USDA
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principal statistical agency of the United States → |
| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| inception |
1961
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| jurisdiction |
Federal government of the United States
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| locationCountry |
United States
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| parentAgency |
United States Department of Agriculture
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| partOf |
United States Department of Agriculture
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| precededBy |
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
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| product |
charts and maps
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data products → economic research reports → outlooks and situation reports → peer-reviewed journal articles → policy analysis briefs → statistical indicators → |
| purpose |
to analyze issues related to agriculture, food, the environment, and rural development
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to provide economic research and analysis to inform public policy → to support decision-making by policymakers, Congress, and USDA → |
| sector |
public sector
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| service |
briefings for Congress
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economic analysis for USDA agencies → economic modeling support → public data dissemination → support for the President's budget formulation on agriculture → technical assistance to policymakers → |
| topicOf |
agricultural policy debates in the United States
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| website |
https://www.ers.usda.gov/
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Referenced by (4)
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U.S. Federal Statistical System
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componentAgency |
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Economic Research Service
("Food Economics Division")
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Economic Research Service
("Bureau of Agricultural Economics")
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precededBy |