Babcock, Bruce A.

Babcock, Bruce A.

Professor

  • Agricultural Economics

Academic Background

  • PhD: University of California at Berkeley - 1987
  • MS: University of California at Davis - 1981
  • BS: University of California at Davis - 1980

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.

Selected Publications

Bt Corn and Insect Resistance: An Economic Assessment of Refuges
Author(s):  T. M. Hurley, B. A. Babcock, R. Hellmich
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics , Vol. 26, pp. 176-194, 2001
[Abstract]
Optimal Information Acquisition Under a Geostatistical Model
Author(s):   Gregory R. Pautsch, Bruce A. Babcock, F. Jay Breidt
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics , Vol. 24, 2, pp. 342-366, 1999
(Originally published as CARD Working Paper #99-WP 217)
[Abstract]