Interests: Public Policy, Taxation, State/Local Government, Education Finance, Rural Health, Agricultural Policy, Rural Development and Trade Policy
Selected Published Works:
"A Comparison of Fiscal Consequences for Tax and Expenditure Limitation Proposals," Review of Agricultural Economics,Spring/Summer,1999.
"Selected Comparisons of National Rural and Urban Preferences on Health Care Access, Demographics and Policy Issues," The Journal of Rural Health, Summer 1996.
"Does Rural Court Consolidation Save Costs?," Judicature: Journal Judicial Literature for the American Judicature Society Oct-Nov (1995).
"Innovation in Structural Change of Local Government," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, November 1990.
"An Analysis of Selected School Aid Compensation Options for School Districts with Declining Enrollment," Journal of Education Finance 15(4) (1990).
"A Classic Economies of Size Analysis of Average School Costs: An Iowa Case Study." North Central Journal of Agricultural Economics Jan 1990.
"Use of Marketing Alternatives by lowa Farm Operators," Agribusiness: An International Journal 6(1) (1990).
"An Analysis of Iowa Farm Policy Preferences: An Ordered Probit Approach," American Journal of Agricultural Economics 71(4) Nov 1989.
"An Analysis of Agricultural and Trade Policy Preferences of lowa Farm Operators," North Central Journal of Agricultural Economics 10(2) July 1988.
"Reassessing Use Value Appraisal of Farmland for Property Tax Purposes." Assessment Digest, Journal of the International Association of Assessing Officiers, Jun-Aug 1988.
Honors and Unique Experiences:
Outstanding Young Alum-College of Agriculture, Kansas State University, 1998
Outstanding Achievement in Public Policy Education, Farm Foundation, 1998
Campus Coordinator, Rural Policy Research Institute, 1993-1997
Coordinator, Iowa Public Policy Education Project (PPEP), 1988-1993
City Council Member, Boone, Iowa; population 12,500, 1994-1997
National AAEA Distinguished Program Award, 1992
Former Board of Director member, Land O'Lakes, Inc., 1985-89
Chair, North Central Policy Education Committee, 1986-89
Consultant to lowa Legislative School Finance Study, 1988
Outstanding Extension Program and Service Awards, South Dakota State University, 1984