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AGRICULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

Azdan, M. D. and Southgate, D. D. [advisor]. Water Policy Reform in Jakarta, Indonesia: A CGE Analysis. Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2001.

Bayoh, I. M. and Irwin, E. G. [advisor]. Estimating the Determinants of Household Residential Location Choice Using a Multinomial, Discrete Choice Model. M.S., The Ohio State University, 2001.

Boyle, K. J., Holmes, T. P., Teisl, M. F., and Roe, B. 2001. A Comparison of Conjoint Analysis Response Formats. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 83(2):441-454.

Bruynis, C., Goldsmith, P. D., Hahn, D. E., and Taylor, W. J. 2001. Critical Success Factors for Emerging Agricultural Marketing Cooperatives. Journal of Cooperatives. 16:14-24.

Cao, H. and Gonzalez-Vega, C. [advisor]. Precautionary Savings Behavior of Chinese Farm Households During Institutional Transition in the 1990s. Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2001.

Chen, H.-Y. and Chern, W. S. [advisor]. Consumer Attitude and Acceptance Toward Genetically Modified Foods: A Multi-Country Study in Japan, Norway, Taiwan, and the United States. M.S., The Ohio State University, 2001.

Cramer, G. L., Jensen, C. W., and Southgate, D. D. 2001. Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness. 8th ed. New York: Wiley.

Cuppy, S. M. and Sporleder, T. L. [advisor]. Production Simulation Budgets of Specialty Corn and Soybean Varieties. M.S., The Ohio State University, 2002.

Darr, D. A. and Chern, W. S. [advisor]. Econometric Analysis of Genetically Modified Organism Adoption: A Study of Ohio Grain Farmers. M.S., The Ohio State University, 2001.

Escobedo Avila, M. A., Sporleder, T. L. [advisor]. Intellectual Property in Agricultural Biotechnology and Agribusiness Strategy: The Problem of Investment in R&D. Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2002.

Fackler, P. and Goodwin, B. K. 2001. Spatial Price Analysis. In: Gardner, B. L. and Rausser, G. C. Handbook of Agricultural Economics. Amsterdam: Elsevier. p. 971-1024.

Foroutan, P., Meltzer, M. I., and Smith, K. A. 2002. Public Veterinary Medicine: Public Health—Cost of Distributing Oral Raccoon-Variant Rabies Vaccine in Ohio: 1997-2000. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 220(1):27-32.

Forster, D. L. 2002. Effects of Conservation Tillage on the Performance of Lake Erie Basin Farms. Journal of Environmental Quality. 31(1):32-37.

Forster, D. L. and Rausch, J. N. 2002. Evaluating Agricultural Nonpoint-Source Pollution Programs in Two Lake Erie Tributaries. Journal of Environmental Quality. 31(1):24-31.

French, D. D. and Hitzhusen, F. J. 2001. Status of Benefits Transfer in the United States and Canada: Comment. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics. 49(2):259-261.

Goodwin, B. K. 2001. Problems With Market Insurance in Agriculture. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 83:643-349.

Goodwin, B. K. 2001. U.S. Farm Safety Nets and the 2000 Agricultural Risk Protection Act. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics. 49(4):543-555.

Goodwin, B. K., Featherstone, A. M., and Zeuli, K. 2002. Producer Experience, Learning by Doing, and Yield Performance. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 84(3):660-678.

Goodwin, B. K. and Holt, M. T. 2002. Parametric and Semiparametric Modeling of the Off-Farm Labor Supply of Agrarian Households in Transition Bulgaria. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 84(1):184-209.

Goodwin, B. K. and Ker, A. P. 2002. Modeling Price and Yield Risk. In: Just, R. E. and Pope, R. D. A Comprehensive Assessment of the Role of Risk in U.S. Agriculture. Boston: Kluwer. p. 289-323.

Goodwin, B. K. and Piggott, N. E. 2001. Spatial Market Integration in the Presence of Threshold Effects. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 83(2):302-317.

Herrmann, R. and Thompson, S. R. 2001. Agramarktliberalisierung, Instabilitaten der heimischen Agrapreise und die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Land und Ernährungswirtschaft. Schriften der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues. 36:11-20.

Hervani, A. A. and Tweeten, L. 2002. Kuznets Curves for Environmental Degradation and Resource Depletion. In: Tweeten, L. and Thompson, S. R. Agricultural Policy for the 21st Century. Ames: Iowa State University Press. p. 204-230.

Hindman, D. B., Ernst, S., and Richardson, M. 2001. The Rural-Urban Gap in Community Newspaper Editors' Use of Information Technologies. Mass Communication & Society. 4(2): 149-164.

Hitzhusen, F. J. 2003. Context, Concepts and Policy on Poverty and Inequality. In: Lal, R., Hansen, D., Uphoff, N., and Slack, S. Food Security and Environmental Quality in the Developing World. Boca Raton, Fla.: Lewis Publishers. p. 419-429.

Hoehn, J. P. and Randall, A. 2002. The Effect of Resource Quality Information on Resource Injury Perceptions and Contingent Values. Resource and Energy Economics. 24(1-2):13-31.

Hooker, N. H. and Murano, E. A. 2001. Interdisciplinary Food Safety Research. Boca Raton: CRC Press.

Irland, L. C., Adams, D., Alig, R., Betz, C. J., Chen, C.-C., Hutchins, M., McCarl, B. A., Skog, K., and Sohngen, B. L. 2001. Assessing Socioeconomic Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Forests, Wood-Product Markets, and Forest Recreation. Bioscience. 51(9):753-764.

Irwin, E. G. and Bockstael, N. E. 2001. The Problem of Identifying Land Use Spillovers: Measuring the Effects of Open Space on Residential Property Values. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 83(3):698-704.

Irwin, E. G. and Bockstael, N. E. 2002. Interacting Agents, Spatial Externalities and the Evolution of Residential Land Use Patterns. Journal of Economic Geography. 2(1):31-54.

Jones, E. 2001. Agricultural Economics Research and Its Usefulness to Private Firms: Some Unsolicited Observations. Journal of Food Distribution Research. 32(1):78-84.

Just, D. R., Wolf, S. A., Wu, S., and Zilberman, D. 2002. Consumption of Economic Information in Agriculture. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 84(1):39-52.

Kalyebara, R. M. and Forster, D. L. [advisor]. An Economic Surplus Approach to Priority Setting for Agricultural Research in Uganda. Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2001.

Katchova, A. L. and Miranda, M. J. [advisor]. Three Essays on Agricultural Decision Making. Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2001.

Libby, L. W. 2002. Farmland Is Not Just for Farming Any More: The Policy Trends. In: Tweeten, L. and Thompson, S. R. Agricultural Policy for the 21st Century. Ames: Iowa State University Press. p. 184-203.

Makki, S. S. 2002. Crop Insurance: Inherent Problems and Innovative Solutions. In: Tweeten, L. and Thompson, S. R. Agricultural Policy for the 21st Century. Ames: Iowa State University Press. p. 109-126.

Makki, S. S. and Somwaru, A. 2001. Evidence of Adverse Selection in Crop Insurance Markets. Journal of Risk and Insurance. 68:685-708.

Markarian, V., Hooker, N. H., Murano, E. A., Acuff, G. R., and Carroll, S. 2001. Comparative Costs of Pathogen Reduction Strategies for Australian Beef Slaughter Plants. In: Hooker, N. H. and Murano, E. A. Interdisciplinary Food Safety Research. Boca Raton: CRC Press. p. 25-41.

Meyer, R. L. 2003. Microfinance, Poverty Alleviation and Improving Food Security: Implications for India. In: Lal, R., Hansen, D., Uphoff, N., and Slack, S. Food Security and Environmental Quality in the Developing World. Boca Raton, Fla.: Lewis Publishers. p. 347-367.

Meyer, R. L. 2001. Microfinance, Rural Poverty Alleviation, and Improving Food Security. Finance for the Poor. 2(2):1-4.

Meyer, R. L. and Nagarajan, G. 2001. Development of Rural Financial Markets in Asia. In: Agricultural Credit in Asia and the Pacific. Tokyo: Asian Productivity Organization. p. 75-89.

Miranda, M. and Vedenov, D. V. 2001. Innovations in Agricultural and Natural Disaster Insurance. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 83(3):650-655.

Murano, E. A. and Hooker, N. H. 2001. Lessons Learned, Current Trends, and Future Needs. In: Hooker, N. H. and Murano, E. A. Interdisciplinary Food Safety Research. Boca Raton: CRC Press. p. 205-210.

Murray, C., Sohngen, B., and Pendleton, L. 2001. Valuing Water Quality Advisories and Beach Amenities in the Great Lakes. Water Resources Research. 37(10):2583-2590.

Nickles, L. A. and Sporleder, T. L. [advisor]. Capital Structure and Financial Characteristics of U.S.-Based Agricultural Biotechnology Firms. M.S., The Ohio State University, 2001.

Persaud, S. and Tweeten, L. 2002. Impact of Agribusiness Market Power on Farmers. In: Tweeten, L. and Thompson, S. R. Agricultural Policy for the 21st Century. Ames: Iowa State University Press. p. 127-145.

Randall, A. 2002. Rational Policy Processes for a Pluralistic World. In: Tweeten, L. and Thompson, S. R. Agricultural Policy for the 21st Century. Ames: Iowa State University Press. p. 286-301.

Randall, A. 2003. Sustainable Development: Some Economic Considerations. In: Lal, R., Hansen, D., Uphoff, N., and Slack, S. Food Security and Environmental Quality in the Developing World. Boca Raton, Fla.: Lewis Publishers. p. 431-439.

Randall, A. 2002. Valuing the Outputs of Multifunctional Agriculture. European Review of Agricultural Economics. 29(3):289-307.

Randall, A., DeZoysa, D., and Yu, S. 2001. Ground Water, Surface Water, and Wetland Valuation in Ohio. In: Bergstrom, J. C., Boyle, K. J., and Poe, G. L. The Economic Value of Water Quality. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. p. 83-99.

Randall, A. and Gollamundi, H. 2001. Dealing With the Analytical Challenges of Valuation: Aquatic Nuisance Species Control. In: Cangelosi, A. Revealing the Economic Value of Protecting the Great Lakes. Washington, D.C.: Northeast-Midwest Institute, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. p. 157-166.

Roe, B., Irwin, E. G., and Sharp, J. S. 2002. Pigs in Space: Modeling the Spatial Structure of Hog Production in Traditional and Nontraditional Production Regions. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 84(2):259-278.

Roe, B., Teisl, M. F., Rong, H. P., and Levy, A. S. 2001. Characteristics of Consumer-Preferred Labeling Policies: Experimental Evidence From Price and Environmental Disclosure for Deregulated Electricity Services. Journal of Consumer Affairs. 35(1):1-26.

Roe, B. E. and Randall, A. 2002. Survey and Experimental Techniques As an Approach for Agricultural Risk Analysis. In: Just, R. E. and Pope, R. D. A Comprehensive Assessment of the Role of Risk in U.S. Agriculture. Boston: Kluwer. p. 265-285.

Roe, B., Teisl, M. F., Levy, A., and Russell, M. 2001. U.S. Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Green Electricity. Energy Policy. 29(11):917-925.

Safavian, M. S. and Graham, D. H. [advisor]. Corruption and Microenterprises in Russia. Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2001.

Salin, V. and Hooker, N. H. 2001. Stock Market Reaction to Food Recalls. Review of Agricultural Economics. 23(1):33-46.

Sedjo, R. and Sohngen, B. L. 2001. Forests and Climate Change. In: Toman, M. A. Climate Change Economics and Policy: An RFF Anthology. Washington: Resources for the Future. p. 75-79.

Seung, C. K. and Kraybill, D. S. 2001. The Effects of Infrastructure Investment: A Two-Sector Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Analysis for Ohio. International Regional Science Review. 24(2):261-281.

Sheldon, I. M. 2002. Regulation of Biotechnology: Will We Ever ‘Freely’ Trade GMOs? European Review of Agricultural Economics. 29(1):155-176.

Sohngen, B. and Mendelsohn, R. 2001. Timber: Ecological-Economic Analysis. In: Mendelsohn, R. Global Warming and the American Economy: A Regional Assessment of Climate Change Impacts. Northhampton, MA: Edward Elgar. p. 54-105.

Sohngen, B., Mendelsohn, R., and Sedjo, R. 2001. A Global Model of Climate Change Impacts on Timber Markets. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 26(2):326-343.

Sommer, A. J. and Sohngen, B. [advisor]. Determining the Value of Improved Water Quality in the Hocking River Valley to Ohio Boaters and Fishers. M.S., The Ohio State University, 2001.

Southgate, D. D. 2001. Demographic Transition, Resource Management, and Institutional Change. In: Bridges, E. M., Hannam, I. D., Oldeman, L. R., Penning de Vries, F. W. T., Scherr, S., and Sombatpanit, S. Response to Land Degradation. Enfield, N.H.: Science. p. 47-54.

Southgate, D. D. 2002. Forest Conservation and Development: The Role of Institutions. In: Morris, J. Sustainable Development: Promoting Progress or Perpetuating Poverty? London: Profile Books. p. 194-205.

Sporleder, T. L. and Goldsmith, P. D. 2001. Alternative Firm Strategies for Signaling Quality in the Food System. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics. 49(4):591-604.

Surjandari, I. and Batte, M. T. [advisor]. Three Essays on Site Specific Management. Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2002.

Swire-Thompson, A., Sporleder, T. L., Hahn, D. E., and Bash, W. 2001. Evaluating Optimal Product Mix Using Dynamic Simulation: A Tomato Processing Case. Journal of Food Distribution Research. 32:156-167.

Teisl, M. F., Roe, B., and Hicks, R. L. 2002. Can Eco-Labels Tune a Market? Evidence From Dolphin-Safe Labeling. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 43(3):339-359.

Tweeten, L. 2002. Farm Commodity Programs: Essential Safety Net or Corporate Welfare? In: Tweeten, L. and Thompson, S. R. Agricultural Policy for the 21st Century. Ames: Iowa State University Press. p. 1-34.

Tweeten, L. 2003. Global Food Supply and Demand Projections and Implications for Indian Agricultural Policy. In: Lal, R., Hansen, D., Uphoff, N., and Slack, S. Food Security and Environmental Quality in the Developing World. Boca Raton, Fla.: Lewis Publishers. p. 405-418.

Tweeten, L. and Thompson, S. R. 2002. Agricultural Policy for the 21st Century. Ames: Iowa State University Press.

Tweeten, L. and Zulauf, C. 2002. Feeding the World—The Long-Term Outlook. Futurist. 36(5):54-59.

Vedenov, D. V. and Miranda, M. [advisor]. Essays in Agricultural Finance and Risk Management. Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2001.

Vedenov, D. V. and Miranda, M. J. 2001. Numerical Solution of Dynamic Oligopoly Games With Capital Investment. Economic Theory. 18(1):237-261.

Wolf, S., Zilberman, D., Wu, S. Y., and Just, D. 2001. Institutional Relations in Agricultural Information Systems. In: Wolf, S. A. and Zilberman, D. Knowledge Generation and Technical Change: Institutional Innovation in Agriculture. Boston: Kluwer Academic. p. 233-266.

Wright, M. R. and Zulauf, C. R. [advisor]. Informational Efficiency and Routine Bias: Three Studies Involving Corn, Soybean, Hog and Cattle Futures Markets. M.S., The Ohio State University, 2001.

Yamoah, A. B. and Kraybill, D. S. [advisor]. Strategic Interaction Among County Governments in the Choice of Local Economic Development Programs and Public Services. M.S., The Ohio State University, 2001.

Zulauf, C. R. 2002. Income Variability of U.S. Crop Farms and Public Policy. In: Tweeten, L. and Thompson, S. R. Agricultural Policy for the 21st Century. Ames: Iowa State University Press. p. 91-108.

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