Bruce A. Babcock
Professor
Contact Information
Iowa State University468H Heady Hall
Ames, IA 50011
(515) 294-5764
babcock@iastate.edu
Personal Website
Education
- PhD, University of California at Berkeley, 1987
- MS, University of California at Davis, 1981
- BS, University of California at Davis, 1980
Research Interests
Biofuels, production economics, crop insurance, agricultural policy.
Awards and Honors
- AAEA Quality of Research Discovery for "Environmental and Distributional Impacts of Conservation Targeting Strategies," 2002.
- USDA Secretary of Agriculture Award for outstanding accomplishments in the areas of agricultural public policy research and formulation, 2002.
- AAEA Distinguished Extension Program for “Managing Risk and Profits,” group award, 2000.
- Fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
Other Affiliations
Professor
Bruce Babcock holds the Cargill Chair of Energy Economics and is the director of the Biobased Industry Center.
Professor Babcock's research interests include understanding agricultural commodity markets, the impacts of biofuels on U.S. and world agriculture, the development of innovative risk management strategies for farmers, and the analysis of agricultural and trade policies.
Professor Babcock is originally from Southern California. He received his B.S. in economics of resource use and his M.S. in agricultural economics from the University of California at Davis, and his Ph.D. in agricultural and resource economics from the University of California at Berkeley.
Journal Articles
- Miao, Ruiqing; Hennessy, David A.; Babcock, Bruce A., Investment in Cellulosic Biofuel Refineries: Do Waivable Biofuel Mandates Matter?, American Journal of Agricultural Economics (February 2012)
- McPhail, Lihong Lu; Babcock, Bruce A., Impact of US Biofuel Policy on US Corn and Gasoline Price Variability, Energy Vol. 37 no. 1 (February 2012): 505-513.
- Robertson, Bruce; Rice, Robert; Sillett, Scott; Ribic, Christine; Babcock, Bruce A.; Landis, Douglas; Heckert, James; Fletcher, Robert; Fontaine, Joseph; Doran, Patrick; Schemske, Douglas, Are Agrofuels a Conservation Threat or Opportunity for Grassland Birds in the United States?, The Condor Vol. 114 no. 4 (2012): 679-688.
- Mallory, M.; Hayes, Dermot J.; Babcock, Bruce A., Crop-Based Biofuel Production with Acreage Competition and Uncertainty, Land Economics Vol. 87 no. 4 (November 2011): 610-617.
- Barr, Kanlaya Jintanakul; Babcock, Bruce A.; Carriquiry, Miguel A.; Nassar, Andre M; Harfuch, Leila, Agricultural Land Elasticities in the United States and Brazil, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy Vol. 33 no. 3 (Fall 2011): 449-462.
- Barr, Kanlaya Jintanakul; Babcock, Bruce A.; Carriquiry, Miguel A.; Nassar, Andre M; Harfuch, Leila, Agricultural Land Elasticities in the United States and Brazil, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy Vol. 33 no. 3 (Fall 2011): 449-462.
- Swinton, Scott; Babcock, Bruce A.; James, Laura K.; Bandaru, Varaprasad, Higher U.S. Crop Prices Trigger Little Area Expansion So Marginal Land for Biofuels is Limited, Energy Policy Vol. 39 no. 9 (September 2011): 5254-5258.
- Babcock, Bruce A.; Marette, Stephan; Treguer, David, Opportunity for Profitable Investments in Cellulosic Biofuels, Energy Policy Vol. 39 no. 2 (February 2011): 714-719.
- Rubin, Ofir; Babcock, Bruce A., A Novel Approach for Modeling Deregulated Electricity, Energy Policy Vol. 39 no. 5 (2011): 2711-2721.
- Feng, Hongli; Rubin, Ofir; Babcock, Bruce A., Greenhouse Gas Impacts of Ethanol from Iowa Corn: Life Cycle Analysis Versus System-Wide Accounting, Biomass and Bioenergy Vol. 34 no. 6 (June 2010): 912-921. (CARD Working Paper #08-WP 461)
- Feng, Hongli; Babcock, Bruce A., Impacts of Ethanol on Planted Acreage in Market Equilibrium, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 92 no. 3 (2010): 789-802. (CARD Working Paper #08-WP 472)
- Yu, Tian; Babcock, Bruce A., Are U.S. Corn and Soybeans Becoming More Drought Tolerant?, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 92 (2010): 1310-1323.
- Paulson, N.D.; Babcock, Bruce A., Readdressing the Fertilizer Problem., Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Vol. 35 (2010): 368-384.
- Hayes, Dermot J.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Fabiosa, Jacinto F.; Tokgoz, Simla; Elobeid, Amani; Yu, Tun-Hsiang; Dong, Fengxia; Hart, Chad E.; Chavez, Eddie; Pan, Suwen; Carriquiry, Miguel A.; Dumortier, Jerome, Biofuels: Potential Production Capacity, Effects on Grain and Livestock Sectors, and Implications for Food Prices and Consumers, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics Vol. 41 no. 2 (August 2009): 465-491.
- Paulson, Nicholas D.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Hart, Chad E.; Hayes, Dermot J., An Insurance Approach to Risk Management in the Ethanol Industry, Agricultural and Resource Economics Review Vol. 37 no. 1 (April 2008): 51-62.
- Carriquiry, Miguel A.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Hart, Chad E., Using a Farmer's Beta for Improved Estimation of Expected Yields, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Vol. 33 no. 1 (April 2008): 52-68.
- Babcock, Bruce A., Distributional Implications of U.S. Ethanol Policy, Review of Agricultural Economics Vol. 30 no. 3 (2008): 533-542.
- Babcock, Bruce A.; Hayes, Dermot J.; Lawrence, John D.; Clemens, Roxanne L., Creating a Geographically Linked Collective Brand for High-Quality Beef: A Case Study., Journal of Innovative Marketing Vol. 4 no. 2 (2008): 16-24.
- Tokgoz, Simla; Elobeid, Amani; Fabiosa, Jacinto F.; Hayes, Dermot J.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Yu, Tun-Hsiang; Dong, Fengxia; Hart, Chad E., Bottlenecks, Drought, and Oil Price Spikes: Impact on U.S. Ethanol and Agricultural Sectors, Review of Agricultural Economics Vol. 30 no. 4 (Winter 2008): 604-622.
- Langinier, Corinne; Babcock, Bruce A., Agricultural Production Clubs: Viability and Welfare Implications, Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization Vol. 6 no. 2 (2008) (CARD Working Paper #06-WP 431)
- Marette, Stephan; Babcock, Bruce A., Recent International and Regulatory Decisions About Geographical Indications, The, Agribusiness: An International Journal Vol. 24 no. 4 (2008): 453-472. (MATRIC Working Paper #07-MWP 10)
- Paulson, Nicholas D.; Babcock, Bruce A., Get a Grip: Should Area Revenue Coverage Be Offered Through the Farm Bill or As a Crop Insurance Program?, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Vol. 33 no. 2 (2008): 137-153. (CARD Working Paper #07-WP 440)
- Monchuk, Daniel C.; Miranowski, John; Hayes, Dermot J.; Babcock, Bruce A., Analysis of Regional Economic Growth in the U.S. Midwest (An), Review of Agricultural Economics Vol. 29 no. 1 (Spring 2007): 17-39. (CARD Working Paper #05-WP 392)
- Carriquiry, Miguel A.; Babcock, Bruce A., Reputations, Market Structure, and the Choice of Quality Assurance Systems in the Food Industry, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 89 no. 1 (February 2007): 12-23.
- Elobeid, Amani; Tokgoz, Simla; Hayes, Dermot J.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Hart, Chad E., Long-Run Impact of Corn-Based Ethanol on the Grain, Oilseed, and Livestock Sectors: A Preliminary Assessment, The, AgBioForum Vol. 10 no. 1 (2007): 11-18.
- Hart, Chad E.; Hayes, Dermot J.; Babcock, Bruce A., Insuring Eggs in Baskets: Should the Government Insure Individual Risks?, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 54 no. 1 (March 2006): 121-137.
- Herriges, Joseph A.; Secchi, Silvia; Babcock, Bruce A., Living with Hogs in Iowa: The Impact of Livestock Facilities on Rural Residential Property Values, Land Economics Vol. 81 no. 4 (November 2005): 530-545.
- Hayes, Dermot J.; Lence, Sergio H.; Babcock, Bruce A., Geographic Indications and Farmer-Owned Brands: Why Do the U.S. And E.U. Disagree?, EuroChoices Vol. 4 no. 2 (August 2005): 28-35.
- Carriquiry, Miguel A.; Babcock, Bruce A., Impact of Transportation Costs on Spatial Competition of Grain Buyers: An Iowa Case Study, The, Journal of the Transportation Research Forum Vol. 44 (Summer 2005): 61-76.
- Babcock, Bruce A.; Hart, Chad E.; Hayes, Dermot J., Actuarial Fairness of Crop Insurance Rates with Constant Rate Relativities, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 86 no. 3 (August 2004): 563-575.
- Hennessy, David A.; Miranowski, John; Babcock, Bruce A., Genetic Information in Agricultural Productivity and Product Development, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 86 no. 1 (February 1 2004): 73-87.
- Krell, Rayda; Pedigo, Larry; Babcock, Bruce A., Comparison of Estimated Costs and Benefits of Site-Specific Versus Uniform Management for the Bean Leaf Beetle in Soybean, Precision Agriculture Vol. 4 (2003): 401-411.
- Hart, Chad E.; Babcock, Bruce A., U.S. Farm Policy and the World Trade Organization: How Do They Match Up?, Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade policy Vol. 3 (2002): 119-139.
- Mitchell, Paul D.; Hurley, Terrance M.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Hellmich, Richard L., Insuring the Stewardship of Bt Corn: A Carrot Versus a Stick, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Vol. 27 (2002): 390-405.
- Hurley, Terrance M.; Secchi, Silvia; Babcock, Bruce A.; Hellmich, Richard L., Managing the Risk of European Corn Borer Resistance to Bt Corn, Environmental and Resource Economics Vol. 22 (2002): 537-558.
- Pautsch, Gregory R.; Kurkalova, Lyubov A.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Kling, Catherine L., Efficiency of Sequestering Carbon in Agricultural Soils (The), Contemporary Economic Policy Vol. 19 (August 2001): 123-34.
- Hart, Chad E.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Hayes, Dermot J., Livestock Revenue Insurance, Journal of Futures Markets Vol. 21 no. 6 (June 2001): 553-580.
- Hurley, Terrance M.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Hellmich, Richard L., Bt Corn and Insect Resistance: An Economic Assessment of Refuges, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Vol. 26 (2001): 176-194.
- Wu, JunJie; Zilberman, David; Babcock, Bruce A., Environmental and Distributional Impacts of Conservation Targeting Strategies, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Vol. 41 (2001): 333-350.
- Wu, JunJie; Babcock, Bruce A., Spatial Heterogeneity and the Choice of Instruments to Control Nonpoint Pollution, Environmental and Resource Economics Vol. 18 (2001): 173-192.
- Wu, J.; Adams, R. D.; Zilberman, David; Babcock, Bruce A., Targeting Resource Conservation Expenditures, Choices (Second Quarter 2000): 33-38.
- Babcock, Bruce A., Conflict Between Theory and Practice in Production Economics: Discussion, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 81 no. 3 (August 1999): 719-721.
- Pautsch, Gregory R.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Breidt, F. J., Optimal Information Acquisition Under a Geostatistical Model, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Vol. 24 no. 2 (1999): 342-366.
- Wu, JunJie; Babcock, Bruce A., Metamodeling Potential Nitrate Water Pollution in the Central United States, Journal of Environmental Quality Vol. 28 no. 6 (1999): 1916-1928.
- Paz, J. O.; Batchelor, W. D.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Colvin, T. S.; Logsdon, S. D.; Kaspar, T. C.; Karlen, D. L., Model-Based Technique to Determine Variable-Rate Nitrogen for Corn, Agricultural Systems Vol. 61 (1999): 69-75.
- Wu, JunJie; Babcock, Bruce A., Relative Efficiency of Voluntary Versus Mandatory Environmental Regulations (The), Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Vol. 38 (1999): 158-175.
- Hennessy, David A.; Babcock, Bruce A., Information, Flexibility, and Value Added, Information Economics and Policy Vol. 10 (November 1998): 431-450.
- Fleming, Ronald; Babcock, Bruce A.; Wang, Erda, Resource or Waste? The Economics of Swine Manure Storage and Management, Review of Agricultural Economics Vol. 20 (1998): 96-113.
- Babcock, Bruce A.; Pautsch, Gregory R., Moving from Uniform to Variable Fertilizer Rates on Iowa Corn: Effects on Rates and Returns, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Vol. 23 no. 2 (1998): 385-400.
- Wu, JunJie; Babcock, Bruce A., Choice of Tillage, Rotation, and Soil Testing Practices: Economic and Environmental Implications (The), American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 80 no. 3 (January 1998): 494-511.
- Hennessy, David A.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Hayes, Dermot J., Budgetary and Producer Welfare Effects of Revenue Insurance, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 79 no. 3 (August 1 1997): 1024-1034.
- Babcock, Bruce A.; Lakshminarayan, P. G.; Wu, J.; Zilberman, David, Targeting Tools for the Purchase of Environmental Amenities, Land Economics Vol. 73 (1997): 325-339.
- Wu, JunJie; Babcock, Bruce A., Evaluation of Nitrogen Runoff and Leaching Potential in the High Plains (An), Journal of Soil and Water Conservation Vol. 52 (1997): 77-84.
- Wu, JunJie; Babcock, Bruce A., Contract Design for the Purchase of Environmental Goods from Agriculture, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 78 no. 4 (November 1996): 935-945.
- Babcock, Bruce A.; Lakshminarayan, P. G.; Wu, JunJie; Zilberman, David, Economics of a Public Fund for Environmental Amenities (The), American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 78 no. 4 (November 1996): 961-971.
- Babcock, Bruce A.; Hennessy, David A., Input Demand Under Yield and Revenue Insurance, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 78 (May 1996): 416-427.
- O'Brien, Daniel; Hayenga, Marvin L.; Babcock, Bruce A., Growing Season Forecasts of Harvest Time Corn Prices, Review of Agricultural Economics Vol. 18 no. 2 (May 1996): 167-180.
- Pautsch, Gregory R.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Baumel, C. Phillip, Estimating the Value of Guaranteed Rail Service, Journal of Transportation Research Forum Vol. 36 no. 1 (1996): 59-73.
- O'Brien, Daniel; Hayenga, Marvin L.; Babcock, Bruce A., Deriving Forecast Probability Distributions of Harvest-Time Corn Futures Prices, Review of Agricultural Economics Vol. 18 (1996): 167-180.
- Babcock, Bruce A.; Carriquiry, Alicia L.; Stern, Hal S., Evaluation of Soil Test Information in Agricultural Decision-Making, Applied Statistics Vol. 45(4) 1996): 447-461.
- Wu, JunJie; Babcock, Bruce A., Optimal Design of a Voluntary Green Payment Program Under Asymmetric Information, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Vol. 20 (December 1995): 316-327.
- Babcock, Bruce A.; Shogren, Jason F., Cost of Agricultural Production Risk (The), Agricultural Economics Vol. 12 (August 1995): 141-50.
- Lence, Sergio H.; Babcock, Bruce A., Flexibility, Endogenous Risk, and the Protection Premium, Theory and Decision Vol. 38 (1995): 29-50.
- Babcock, Bruce A.; Blackmer, A. M., Ex Post Relationship Between Growing Conditions and Nitrogen Fertilizer Levels (The), Review of Agricultural Economics Vol. 16 (1994): 441-450.
- Babcock, Bruce A.; Choi, E. Kwan; Feinerman, Eli, Risk and Probability Premiums for Cara Utility Function, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Vol. 18 no. 1 (July 1993): 17-24.
- Babcock, Bruce A.; Foster, William E.; Hoag, Dana L., Land Quality and Diversion Decisions Under U.S. Commodity Programs, Review of Agricultural Economics Vol. 15 (1993): 467-476.
- Foster, William E.; Babcock, Bruce A., Commodity Policy, Price Incentives, and the Growth in Per-Acre Yields, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics Vol. 25 (1993): 253-265.
- Hoag, Dana L.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Foster, William E., Field-Level Measurements of Land Productivity and Program Slippage, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 75 no. 1 (January 1993): 181-189.
- Babcock, Bruce A.; Blackmer, A. M., Value of Reducing Temporal Input Nonuniformities (The), Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Vol. 17 (1992): 335-347.
- Babcock, Bruce A., Effects of Uncertainty on Optimal Nitrogen Applications (The), Review of Agricultural Economics Vol. 14 (1992): 271-280.
- Babcock, Bruce A.; Lichtenberg, E.; Zilberman, David, Impact of Damage Control and Quality of Output: Estimating Pest Control Effectiveness, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 74 (January 1992): 163-172.
- Foster, William E.; Babcock, Bruce A., Producer Welfare Consequences of Regulating Chemical Residues on Agricultural Crops: Maleic Hydrazide and Flue Cured Tobacco, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 73 (January 1991): 1224-1232.
- Babcock, Bruce A.; Schmitz, A., Political Economy of U. S. Wheat Legislation (The), Economic Inquiry Vol. 28 (April 1990): 335-352.
- Babcock, Bruce A., Value of Weather Information in Market Equilibrium (The), American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 72 no. 1 (January 1990): 63-72.
- Foster, William E.; Babcock, Bruce A., Effect of Government Policy on Flue Cured Tobacco Yields (The), Tobacco Science Vol. 34 (1990)
- Babcock, Bruce A.; Chalfant, James A.; Collender, R. N., Simultaneous Input Demands and Land Allocation in Agricultural Production Under Uncertainty, Western Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 12 (1987): 207-215.
- Babcock, Bruce A.; Rister, M. E.; Kay, Ronald D.; Wallers, J. A., Identifying Least Cost Sources of Required Fertilizer Nutrients, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 66 (1984): 385-391.
CARD Publications
May 2013
Biofuel Taxes, Subsidies, and Mandates: Impacts on US and Brazilian Markets
Bruce A. Babcock, Marcelo Moreira, Yixing Peng
[13-SR 108]
December 2012
Outlook for Ethanol and Conventional Biofuel RINs in 2013 and 2014
Bruce A. Babcock
[12-PB 9]
August 2012
Updated Assessment of the Drought's Impacts on Crop Prices and Biofuel Production
Bruce A. Babcock
[12-PB 8]
July 2012
Prospects for Corn Ethanol in Argentina
Bruce A. Babcock, Miguel Carriquiry
[12-SR 107]
Preliminary Assessment of the Drought’s Impacts on Crop Prices and Biofuel Production
Bruce A. Babcock
[12-PB 7]
June 2011
Greenhouse Gas and Nitrogen Fertilizer Scenarios for U.S. Agriculture and Global Biofuels
Amani Elobeid, Miguel Carriquiry, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Kranti Mulik, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock, Jerome Dumortier, Francisco Rosas
[11-WP 524]
April 2011
Estimating Non-linear Weather Impacts on Corn Yield--A Bayesian Approach
Tian Yu, Bruce A. Babcock
[11-WP 522]
A Nonlinear Offset Program to Reduce Nitrous Oxide Emissions Induced by Excessive Nitrogen Application
Francisco Rosas, Bruce A. Babcock, Dermot J. Hayes
[11-WP 521]
The Impact of Ethanol and Ethanol Subsidies on Corn Prices: Revisiting History
Bruce A. Babcock, Jacinto F. Fabiosa
[11-PB 5]
March 2011
Time to Revisit Crop Insurance Premium Subsidies?
Bruce A. Babcock
[11-PB 4]
November 2010
Impact on Ethanol, Corn, and Livestock from Imminent U.S. Ethanol Policy Decisions
Bruce A. Babcock
[10-PB 3]
September 2010
Investment in Cellulosic Biofuel Refineries: Do Renewable Identification Numbers Matter?
Ruiqing Miao, David A. Hennessy, Bruce A. Babcock
[10-WP 514]
July 2010
Costs and Benefits to Taxpayers, Consumers, and Producers from U.S. Ethanol Policies
Bruce A. Babcock, Kanlaya J. Barr, Miguel Carriquiry
[10-SR 106]
May 2010
Costs and Benefits of Moving to a County ACRE Program
Bruce A. Babcock
[10-PB 2]
March 2010
Mandates, Tax Credits, and Tariffs: Does the U.S. Biofuels Industry Need Them All?
Bruce A. Babcock
[10-PB 1]
February 2010
Agricultural Land Elasticities in the United States and Brazil
Kanlaya J. Barr, Bruce A. Babcock, Miguel Carriquiry, Andre Nasser, Leila Harfuch
[10-WP 505]
Exploration of Certain Aspects of CARB's Approach to Modeling Indirect Land Use from Expanded Biodiesel Production, An
Bruce A. Babcock, Miguel Carriquiry
[10-SR 105]
October 2009
Are U.S. Corn and Soybeans Becoming More Drought Tolerant?
Tian Yu, Bruce A. Babcock
[09-WP 500]
March 2009
Biofuels: Potential Production Capacity, Effects on Grain and Livestock Sectors, and Implications for Food Prices and Consumers
Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Simla Tokgoz, Amani Elobeid, Tun-Hsiang (Edward) Yu, Fengxia Dong, Chad E. Hart, Ed Chavez, Suwen Pan, Miguel Carriquiry, Jerome Dumortier
[09-WP 487]
July 2008
Breaking the Link between Food and Biofuels
Bruce A. Babcock
[08-BP 53]
June 2008
Impacts of Ethanol on Planted Acreage in Market Equilibrium
Hongli Feng, Bruce A. Babcock
[08-WP 472]
Short-Run Price and Welfare Impacts of Federal Ethanol Policies
Lihong Lu McPhail, Bruce A. Babcock
[08-WP 468]
March 2008
Ethanol, Mandates, and Drought: Insights from a Stochastic Equilibrium Model of the U.S. Corn Market
Lihong Lu McPhail, Bruce A. Babcock
[08-WP 464]
Steady Supplies or Stockpiles? Demand for Corn-Based Distillers Grains by the U.S. Beef Industry
Roxanne Clemens, Bruce A. Babcock
[08-MBP 14]
February 2008
Greenhouse Gas Impacts of Ethanol from Iowa Corn: Life Cycle Analysis versus System-wide Accounting
Hongli Feng, Ofir D. Rubin, Bruce A. Babcock
[08-WP 461]
Crop-Based Biofuel Production under Acreage Constraints and Uncertainty
Mindy L. Baker, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock
[08-WP 460]
August 2007
Creating a Geographically Linked Brand for High-Quality Beef: A Case Study
Bruce A. Babcock, Dermot J. Hayes, John D. Lawrence, Roxanne Clemens
[07-MBP 13]
July 2007
Emerging Biofuels: Outlook of Effects on U.S. Grain, Oilseed, and Livestock Markets
Simla Tokgoz, Amani Elobeid, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock, Tun-Hsiang (Edward) Yu, Fengxia Dong, Chad E. Hart, John C. Beghin
[07-SR 101]
(Revised)
May 2007
Impact of High Crop Prices on Environmental Quality: A Case of Iowa and the Conservation Reserve Program
Silvia Secchi, Bruce A. Babcock
[07-WP 447]
January 2007
Get a GRIP: Should Area Revenue Coverage Be Offered through the Farm Bill or as a Crop Insurance Program?
Nick D. Paulson, Bruce A. Babcock
[07-WP 440]
Recent International and Regulatory Decisions about Geographical Indications, The
Stéphan Marette, Roxanne Clemens, Bruce A. Babcock
[07-MWP 10]
November 2006
Long-Run Impact of Corn-Based Ethanol on the Grain, Oilseed, and Livestock Sectors: A Preliminary Assessment, The
Amani Elobeid, Simla Tokgoz, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart
[06-BP 49]
August 2006
Agricultural Production Clubs: Viability and Welfare Implications
Corinne Langinier, Bruce A. Babcock
[06-WP 431]
Global Prospects for Dairy in Argentina and Chile: Evidence from Field Visits and Model Simulations
Frank H. Fuller, John C. Beghin, Michael Boland, Bruce A. Babcock, William E. Foster
[06-MBP 11]
November 2005
How Much "Safety" Is Available under the U.S. Proposal to the WTO?
Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart
[05-BP 48]
October 2005
Managing Quality under Heterogeneous Consumer Demand and Product Quality
Miguel Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock
[05-WP 410]
April 2005
Influence of the Premium Subsidy on Farmers' Crop Insurance Coverage Decisions
Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart
[05-WP 393]
Analysis of Regional Economic Growth in the U.S. Midwest, An
Daniel C. Monchuk, John Miranowski, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock
[05-WP 392]
March 2005
Using a Farmer's Beta for Improved Estimation of Actual Production History (APH) Yields
Miguel Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart
[05-WP 387]
February 2005
ARPA Subsidies, Unit Choice, and Reform of the U.S. Crop Insurance Program
Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart
[05-BP 45]
Loan Deficiency Payments versus Countercyclical Payments: Do We Need Both for a Price Safety Net?
Chad E. Hart, Bruce A. Babcock
[05-BP 44]
November 2004
Reputations, Market Structure, and the Choice of Quality Assurance Systems in the Food Industry
Miguel Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock
[04-WP 377]
Country of Origin as a Brand: The Case of New Zealand Lamb
Roxanne Clemens, Bruce A. Babcock
[04-MBP 9]
September 2004
Reputation, Quality Observability, and the Choice of Quality Assurance Systems
Miguel Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock
[04-WP 373]
May 2004
Geographical Indications and Property Rights: Protecting Value-Added Agricultural Products
Bruce A. Babcock, Roxanne Clemens
[04-MBP 7]
April 2004
Insuring Uncertainty in Value-Added Agriculture: Ethanol Production
Nick D. Paulson, Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart, Dermot J. Hayes
[04-WP 360]
Can Quality Revitalize the Alaskan Salmon Industry?
Bruce A. Babcock, Quinn Weninger
[04-WP 359]
March 2004
Assessing the Impacts of Closing the River Gulf Grain Company on Local Producers of Corn and Soybeans
Miguel Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock
[04-WP 357]
August 2003
Living with Hogs in Iowa: The Impact of Livestock Facilities on Rural Residential Property Values
Joseph A. Herriges, Silvia Secchi, Bruce A. Babcock
[03-WP 342]
July 2003
Insuring Eggs in Baskets
Chad E. Hart, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock
[03-WP 339]
June 2003
Analysis of the Proposed Doha Round Modalities, An
FAPRI Staff, Bruce A. Babcock, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Holger Matthey, Murat Isik, Simla Tokgoz, Amani Elobeid, Chad E. Hart, Frank H. Fuller, Seth Meyer
[03-SR 98]
April 2003
Genetic Information in Agricultural Productivity and Product Development
David A. Hennessy, John Miranowski, Bruce A. Babcock
[03-WP 329]
March 2003
Optimal Quality Assurance Systems for Agricultural Outputs
Miguel Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock, Roxana Carbone
[03-WP 328]
January 2003
China's Cotton Policy and the Impact of China's WTO Accession and Bt Cotton Adoption on the Chinese and U.S. Cotton Sectors
Cheng Fang, Bruce A. Babcock
[03-WP 322]
FAPRI 2003 U.S. and World Agricultural Outlook
FAPRI Staff
[03-FSR 1]
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November 2002
Doha Round of the World Trade Organization: Appraising Further Liberalization of Agricultural Markets, The
Bruce A. Babcock, John C. Beghin, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Stephane De Cara, Amani Elobeid, Cheng Fang, Chad E. Hart, Murat Isik, Holger Matthey, Alexander E. Saak, Karen Kovarik, FAPRI Staff
[02-WP 317]
Why Can't U.S. Beef Compete in the European Union?
Roxanne Clemens, Bruce A. Babcock
[02-MBP 4]
August 2002
Can Spot and Contract Markets Co-Exist in Agriculture?
Miguel Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock
[02-WP 311]
(Revised)
Initial Analysis of Adoption of Animal Welfare Guidelines on the U.S. Egg Industry, An
Bruce A. Babcock, John Miranowski, Roxana Carbone
[02-BP 37]
April 2002
Crop Insurance Rates and the Laws of Probability
Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart, Dermot J. Hayes
[02-WP 298]
February 2002
U.S. Farm Policy and the World Trade Organization: How Do They Match Up?
Chad E. Hart, Bruce A. Babcock
[02-WP 294]
January 2002
FAPRI 2002 U.S. and World Agricultural Outlook
FAPRI Staff
[02-FSR 1]
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October 2001
Construction of a "Green Box" Countercyclical Program
Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart
[01-BP 36]
September 2001
Effects of Adding a Target Revenue Program and Soybean Fixed Decoupled Payments to Current Farm Programs
Chad E. Hart, Bruce A. Babcock
[01-BP 35]
June 2001
Conservation Payments: Challenges in Design and Implementation
Bruce A. Babcock, John C. Beghin, Michael D. Duffy, Hongli Feng, Brent Hueth, Catherine L. Kling, Lyubov A. Kurkalova, Uwe A. Schneider, Silvia Secchi, Quinn Weninger, Jinhua Zhao
[01-BP 34]
May 2001
Impact of a 10 Percent Decrease in Planted Acreage of All U.S. Program Crops
FAPRI Staff, Bruce A. Babcock, John C. Beghin, Frank H. Fuller, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Cheng Fang, Chad E. Hart, Holger Matthey, Stephane De Cara
[01-BP 33]
Implications of the WTO on the Redesign of U.S. Farm Policy
Chad E. Hart, Bruce A. Babcock
[01-BP 32]
February 2001
Optimal Antibiotic Usage with Resistance and Endogenous Technological Change
Silvia Secchi, Bruce A. Babcock
[01-WP 269]
Rankings of Risk Management Strategies Combining Crop Insurance Products and Marketing Positions
Chad E. Hart, Bruce A. Babcock
[01-WP 267]
January 2001
Livestock Revenue Insurance
Chad E. Hart, Bruce A. Babcock, Dermot J. Hayes
[99-WP 224]
(Revised)
FAPRI 2001 U.S. and World Agricultural Outlook
FAPRI Staff
[01-FSR 1]
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December 2000
Counter-Cyclical Agricultural Program Payments: Is It Time to Look at Revenue?
Chad E. Hart, Bruce A. Babcock
[99-BP 28]
(Revised)
Regional Distribution of Farm-Level Impacts from Acreage Set-Asides, The
Bruce A. Babcock
[00-WP 263]
August 2000
Efficiency of Sequestering Carbon in Agricultural Soils, The
Gregory R. Pautsch, Lyubov A. Kurkalova, Bruce A. Babcock, Catherine L. Kling
[00-WP 246]
Time for a New Farmer-Owned Reserve?
Chad E. Hart, Bruce A. Babcock
[00-BP 31]
Outlook for Grain and Oilseed Export Shipments from the Upper Mississippi River Basin
John C. Beghin, Bruce A. Babcock, Robert E. Young II, Patrick C. Westhoff
[00-BP 30]
March 2000
Farm-Level Analysis of Risk Management Proposals
Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart, Gary M. Adams, Patrick C. Westhoff
[00-WP 238]
January 2000
FAPRI 2000 World Agricultural Outlook
FAPRI Staff
[00-FSR 2]
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FAPRI 2000 U.S. Agricultural Outlook
FAPRI Staff
[00-FSR 1]
View Full Text
November 1999
Environmental and Distributional Impacts of Conservation Targeting Strategies
JunJie Wu, David Zilberman, Bruce A. Babcock
[99-WP 230]
October 1999
Potential Market for Non-GMO Corn and Soybeans
Bruce A. Babcock, John C. Beghin
[99-BP 27]
Availability and Market Penetration of GMO Corn and Soybeans
Bruce A. Babcock, Michael D. Duffy, Robert Wisner
[99-BP 26]
September 1999
Whither Farm Policy?
Bruce A. Babcock
[99-BP 25]
June 1999
Analysis of the Berlin Accord Reforms of the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy
Bruce A. Babcock, John C. Beghin, Samarendu Mohanty, Frank H. Fuller, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Sudhir Chaudhary, Phillip Kaus, Cheng Fang, Chad E. Hart, Karen Kovarik
[99-BP 24]
May 1999
Reinsuring Group Revenue Insurance with Exchange-Provided Revenue Contracts
Bruce A. Babcock, Steven L. Griffin, Dermot J. Hayes
[99-WP 212]
April 1999
Optimal Information Acquisition under a Geostatistical Model
Gregory R. Pautsch, Bruce A. Babcock, F. Jay Breidt
[99-WP 217]
Provision of a Safety Net for U.S. Agriculture
Bruce A. Babcock
[99-BP 23]
February 1999
Managing the Risk of European Corn Borer Resistance to Transgenic Corn: An Assessment of Refuge Recommendations
Terrance M. Hurley, Silvia Secchi, Bruce A. Babcock
[99-SR 88]
Whole-Farm Revenue Insurance for Crop and Livestock Producers
Bruce A. Babcock, Dermot J. Hayes
[99-BP 22]
January 1999
FAPRI 1999 World Agricultural Outlook
FAPRI Staff
[99-FSR 2]
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FAPRI 1999 U.S. Agricultural Outlook
FAPRI Staff
[99-FSR 1]
View Full Text
December 1998
Are Loan Deficiency Payments Too Low In Iowa?
Bruce A. Babcock, Dermot J. Hayes, Phillip Kaus
[98-BP 20]
October 1998
Optimal Sampling Under a Geostatistical Model
Gregory R. Pautsch, Bruce A. Babcock, F. Jay Breidt
[98-WP 200]
September 1998
Loan Deficiency Payments or the Loan Program?
Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock
[98-BP 19]
July 1998
Crop Nutrient Needs Potentially Supplied by Livestock in Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana
Erda Wang, Bruce A. Babcock, Terrance M. Hurley
[98-WP 194]
February 1998
Resource or Waste? The Economics of Swine Manure Storage and Management
Ronald A. Fleming, Bruce A. Babcock, Erda Wang
[97-WP 178]
October 1997
Biotechnology and Pest Resistance: An Economic Assessment of Refuges
Terrance M. Hurley, Bruce A. Babcock, Richard L. Hellmich
[97-WP 183]
Moving from Uniform to Variable Fertilizer Rates on Iowa Corn: Effects on Rates and Returns
Bruce A. Babcock, Gregory R. Pautsch
[97-WP 182]
June 1997
Budgetary and Producer Welfare Effects of Revenue Insurance, The
David A. Hennessy, Bruce A. Babcock, Dermot J. Hayes
[97-WP 180]
Cost of Regulating Hog Manure Storage Facilities and Land Application Techniques, The
Bruce A. Babcock, Ronald A. Fleming, Dwaine S. Bundy
[97-BP 17]
November 1996
Relative Efficiency of Voluntary Versus Mandatory Environmental Regulations, The
JunJie Wu, Bruce A. Babcock
[96-WP 172]
Impact of Soil Conservation Policies on Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils of the Central United States, The
Paul D. Mitchell, P. G. Lakshminarayan, Toshitsugu Otake, Bruce A. Babcock
[96-WP 170]
Environmental Policy, Technology Substitution and Cross-Media Transfers. Livestock Series Report 6
Edward Osei, Bruce A. Babcock
[96-WP 169]
October 1996
Waterfowl Populations and the Conservation Reserve Program in the Prairie Pothole Region of North and South Dakota
Terrance M. Hurley, Bruce A. Babcock, Ronald E. Reynolds, Charles R. Loesch
[96-WP 165]
September 1996
Spatial Heterogeneity and the Choice of Instruments to Control Nonpoint Pollution
JunJie Wu, Bruce A. Babcock
[96-WP 164]
July 1996
Conceptual Framework for Evaluating Agricultural Economic and Environmental Tradeoffs in the Central Nebraska Basins Using Field-Level Area Study Data, A
P. G. Lakshminarayan, Bruce A. Babcock, Paul D. Mitchell
[96-WP 162]
Choice of Tillage, Rotation, and Soil Testing Practices: Economic and Environmental Implications, The
JunJie Wu, Bruce A. Babcock, P. G. Lakshminarayan
[96-WP 161]
March 1996
Effects of Site-Specific Management on the Application of Agricultural Inputs
David A. Hennessy, Bruce A. Babcock, Timothy E. Fiez
[96-WP 156]
February 1996
CRP Targeting for Wildlife Habitat: A New Indicator Using the 1992 National Resources Inventory
P. G. Lakshminarayan, Bruce A. Babcock, Robert Kellogg
[96-WP 150]
Temporal and Spatial Evaluation of Soil Conservation Policies
P. G. Lakshminarayan, Bruce A. Babcock
[96-WP 149]
Impacts of Agricultural Practices and Policies on Potential Nitrate Water Pollution in the Midwest and Northern Plains of the United States
JunJie Wu, Bruce A. Babcock, P. G. Lakshminarayan
[96-WP 148]
January 1996
Evaluation of Soil Test Information in Agricultural Decision Making, An
Bruce A. Babcock, Alicia L. Carriquiry, Hal S. Stern
[96-WP 147]
June 1995
Economic and Environmental Evaluation of Farm Bill Policy Options Using the CEEPES-FAPRI Modeling System, An
P. G. Lakshminarayan, Bruce A. Babcock
[95-WP 137]
May 1995
Program Participation and Farm-Level Adoption of Conservation Tillage: Estimates from a Multinomial Logit Model
Bruce A. Babcock, Nabil M. Chaherli, P. G. Lakshminarayan
[95-WP 136]
February 1995
Optimal Design of a Voluntary Green Payment Program Under Asymmetric Information
JunJie Wu, Bruce A. Babcock
[95-WP 131]
Budgetary and Resource Allocation Effects of Revenue Assurance
David A. Hennessy, Bruce A. Babcock, Dermot J. Hayes
[95-WP 130]
Economic, Environmental, and Fiscal Impacts of a Targeted Renewal of Conservation Reserve Program Contracts, The
Bruce A. Babcock, P. G. Lakshminarayan, JunJie Wu
[95-WP 129]
Budgetary and Resource Allocation Effects of Revenue Assurance: Summary of Results, The
David A. Hennessy, Bruce A. Babcock, Dermot J. Hayes
[95-BP 7]
Renewing CRP: Results from a Study of Alternative Targeting Criteria
Bruce A. Babcock, P. G. Lakshminarayan, JunJie Wu
[95-BP 6]
December 1994
Input Demand Under Yield and Revenue Insurance
Bruce A. Babcock, Joseph A. Herriges
[94-WP 127]
November 1994
1995 Farm Bill: Issues, Options, and an Analytical Framework for Integrated Economic and Environmental Policy Assessment, The
Stanley R. Johnson, P. G. Lakshminarayan, Bruce A. Babcock, Andrew Manale, David Zilberman
[94-WP 125]
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