Wallace Huffman
Distinguished Professor
Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture and Life Sciences
Contact Information
Iowa State University460E Heady Hall
Ames, IA 50011
(515) 294-6359
whuffman@iastate.edu
Education
- PhD, University of Chicago, 1972
Research Interests
Labor, health and information economics, economics of science and technology, agricultural economics, econometrics.
Selected Publications
- Huffman, Wallace E., The Status of Labor-Saving Mechanization in U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Harvesting, WP #12009, July 2012
- Rousu, Matthew; Huffman, Wallace; Shogren, Jason F.; Tegene, Abebayehu, Effects and Value of Verifiable Information in a Controversial Market: Evidence from Lab Auctions of Genetically Modified Food, Economic Inquiry Vol. 45 no. 3 (July 2007): 409-432. (WP #06041, July 2007)
- Keng, Shao-Hsun; Huffman, Wallace, Binge Drinking and Labor Market Success: A Longitudinal Study on Young People, Journal of Population Economics Vol. 20 (February 2007): 35-54. (WP #05014, April 2005)
- Huffman, Wallace E.; Evenson, Robert E., Science for Agriculture: A Long Term Perspective, Blackwell Publishing, No. 2 (2006)
Awards and Honors
- Named a Fellow of American Agricultural Economics Association, 1994
- Quality of Research Discovery Award, American Agricultural Economics Association, 1978, 1987, 1994, 1995
- Who's Who in Economics, 3rd Ed., Edward Elgar, 1999
ISU Economics Working Papers Series
- Strzok, Jesse L.; Huffman, Wallace E., Willingness-to-Pay for Organic Food Products and Organic Purity: Experimental Evidence, WP #12017, September 2012 Revised on November 2012
- Huffman, Wallace E., The Status of Labor-Saving Mechanization in U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Harvesting, WP #12009, July 2012
- Huffman, Wallace E., Consumer Acceptance of Genetically Modified Foods: Traits, Labels and Diverse Information, WP #10029, August 2010
- Wallace E. Huffman; Just, Richard E., Setting Incentives for Scientists Who Engage in Research and Other Activities: An Application of Principal-Agent Theory, WP #10022, June 2010
- Huffman, Wallace E.; Fan, Xing; Schuring, Jessica, The Impact of Public and Private R&D on Farmers' Production Decisions: Econometric Evidence for Midwestern States, 1960-2004, WP #10021, April 2010
- Wallace E. Huffman, Household Production Theory and Models, WP #10019, June 2010
- Wallace E. Huffman, Setting Incentives for Collaboration Among Agricultural Scientists: Application of Principal-Agent Theory to Team Work, WP #10018, June 2010
- Wallace E. Huffman, The Status of Labor-Saving Mechanization in Fruits and Vegetables, WP #10017, June 2010
- Huffman, Wallace, Does Information Change Behavior?, WP #09026, November 2009
- Huffman, Wallace, Investing in People for the 21st Century, WP #09025, November 2009
- Huffman, Wallace, Measuring Public Agricultural Research Capital and Its Contribution to State Agricultural Productivity, WP #09022, November 2009
- Huffman, Wallace, Technology and Innovation in World Agriculture: Prospects for 2010-2019, WP #09007, April 2009
- Huffman, Wallace, Rising Food and Energy Prices: Projections for Labor Markets 2008-18 and Beyond, WP #08030, October 2008
- Huffman, Wallace, Demand for Farm Labor in the Coastal Fruit and Salad Bowl States Relative to Midland States: Four Decades of Experience, WP #07013, June 2007
- Rousu, Matthew; Huffman, Wallace; Shogren, Jason F.; Tegene, Abebayehu, Effects and Value of Verifiable Information in a Controversial Market: Evidence from Lab Auctions of Genetically Modified Food, Economic Inquiry Vol. 45 no. 3 (July 2007): 409-432. (WP #06041, July 2007)
- Huffman, Wallace, Understanding Post-War Changes in U.S. Household Production: A Full-Income Demand-System Perspective, WP #06036, November 2006 Revised on February 2008
- Chen, Zhuo; Huffman, Wallace; Rozelle, Scott, Farm Technology and Technical Efficiency: Evidence from Four Regions in China, WP #06022, May 2006
- Huffman, Wallace; Huffman, Sonya K.; Rickertsen, Kyrre; Tegene, Abebayehu, Over-Nutrition and Changing Health Status in High Income Countries, WP #06021, May 2006 Revised on February 2008
- Huffman, Wallace, The Story Behind the Post-War Decline in Women's Housework: Prices, Income, Family Size, and Technology Effects in a Demand System, WP #06020, May 2006
- Huffman, Wallace, Economics of Intellectual Property Rights in Plant Materials, WP #06016, April 2006
- Huffman, Wallace, Developments in the Organization and Finance of Public Agricultural Research in the United States, 1988-1999, WP #05034, December 2005
- Keng, Shao-Hsun; Huffman, Wallace, Binge Drinking and Labor Market Success: A Longitudinal Study on Young People, Journal of Population Economics Vol. 20 (February 2007): 35-54. (WP #05014, April 2005)
- Huffman, Wallace; Rousu, Matthew; Shogren, Jason F.; Tegene, Abebayehu, The Effects of Prior Beliefs and Learning on Consumers' Acceptance of Genetically Modified Foods, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization Vol. 63 (2007): 193-206. (WP #04029, November 2004)
- Huffman, Wallace E.; Orazem, Peter, The Role of Agriculture and Human Capital in Economic Growth: Farmers, Schooling, and Health, Handbook of Agricultural Economics (Agricultural Development: Farmers, Farm Production and Farm Markets), New York, NY, Vol. 3 (2007) (WP #04016, January 2007)
- Huffman, Wallace, Marketizing U.S. Production in the Post-War Era: Implications for Estimating CPI Bias and Real Income from a Complete-Household-Demand System, WP #04012, June 2004
- Huffman, Wallace; Evenson, Robert E., New Econometric Evidence on Agricultural Total Factor Productivity Determinants: Impact of Funding Sources, WP #03029, December 2003 Revised on June 2004
- Huffman, Wallace; Evenson, Robert E., Determinants of the Demand for State Agricultural Experiment Station Resources: A Demand-System Approach, WP #03028, December 2003 Revised on October 2004
- Huffman, Wallace, Immigration in the U.S. Midwest During the 1990s: A Decade of Rapid Change, WP #03027, December 2003
- Huffman, Wallace; Rousu, Matthew; Shogren, Jason F.; Tegene, Abebayehu, Better Dead Than GM-Fed? Information and the Effects of Consumers' Resistance to GM-Foods in High-Income Countries, WP #03017, April 2003
- Rousu, Matthew; Huffman, Wallace; Shogren, Jason F.; Tegene, Abebayehu, Are U.S. Consumers Tolerant of GM Foods?, WP #02014, October 2002
- Huffman, Wallace; Rousu, Matthew; Shogren, Jason F.; Tegene, Abebayehu, Should the United States Regulate Mandatory Labeling for Genetically Modified Foods?, WP #02013, October 2002
- Rousu, Matthew; Huffman, Wallace; Shogren, Jason F.; Tegene, Abebayehu, The Value of Verifiable Information in a Controversial Market: Evidence from Lab Auctions of Genetically Modified Food, WP #02003, February 2002
Journal Articles
- Huffman, Wallace E.; Huffman, Sonya K.; Rickertsen, Kyrre; Tegene, Abebayehu, Over-Nutrition and Changing Health Status in High Income Countries, Forum for Health Economics & Policy Vol. 13 no. 1 (2010)
- Rousu, Matthew; Huffman, Wallace; Shogren, Jason F.; Tegene, Abebayehu, Effects and Value of Verifiable Information in a Controversial Market: Evidence from Lab Auctions of Genetically Modified Food, Economic Inquiry Vol. 45 no. 3 (July 2007): 409-432. (WP #06041, July 2007)
- Huffman, Wallace; Feridhanusetyawan, Tubagus, Migration, Fixed Costs and Location-Specific Amenities: A Hazard Rate Analysis for a Panel of Males, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 89 (May 2007)
- Keng, Shao-Hsun; Huffman, Wallace, Binge Drinking and Labor Market Success: A Longitudinal Study on Young People, Journal of Population Economics Vol. 20 (February 2007): 35-54. (WP #05014, April 2005)
- Huffman, Wallace; Rousu, Matthew; Shogren, Jason F.; Tegene, Abebayehu, The Effects of Prior Beliefs and Learning on Consumers' Acceptance of Genetically Modified Foods, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization Vol. 63 (2007): 193-206. (WP #04029, November 2004)
- Huffman, Wallace; Norton, G.; Traxler, G.; Frisvold, G.; Foltz, J., Winners and Losers: Formula Versus Competitive Funding of Agricultural Research, Choices Vol. 21 no. 4 (Fourth Quarter 2006): 269-274.
- Huffman, Wallace; Evenson, Robert E., Do Formula or Competitive Grant Funds Have Greater Impacts on State Agricultural Productivity?, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 88 (2006): 783-798.
- Abdulai, Awudu; Huffman, Wallace, The Diffusion of New Agricultural Technologies: The Case of Crossbreeding Technology in Tanzania, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 87 (August 2005): 645-659.
- Huffman, Wallace, Trends, Adjustments, and Demographics, and Income of Agricultural Workers, Review of Agricultural Economics Vol. 27 (2005): 351-360.
- Huffman, Wallace; Rousu, Matthew; Shogren, Jason F.; Tegene, Abebayehu, Who Do Consumers Trust for Information? The Case of Genetically Modified Foods, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 86 (November 2004): 1222-1229.
- Huffman, Wallace, Discussion: Off-Farm Employment, Government Policy, and the Structure of Agriculture--An International Perspective, Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 86 (May 2004): 125-135.
- Huffman, Wallace; Just, Richard E., Implications of Agency Theory for Optimal Land Tenure Contracts, Economic Development and Cultural Change Vol. 52 (April 2004): 617-643.
- Huffman, Wallace; Rousu, M.; Shogren, Jason F.; Tegene, Abebayehu, Are U.S. Consumers Tolerant of GM Foods?, Review of Agricultural Economics Vol. 26 (Spring/Summer 2004): 19-31.
- Rousu, M.; Huffman, Wallace; Shogren, Jason F.; Tegene, Abebayehu, Estimating the Public Value of Information: Genetically Modified Foods, Land Economics Vol. 80 (February 2004): 125-135.
- Huffman, Wallace, Production, Identity Preservation and Labeling in a Market Place with Genetically Modified (GM) and Non-GM Foods, Plant Physiology Vol. 134 (January 2004): 19-31.
- Huffman, Wallace; Yee, J.; Ahearn, M., Links Among Farm Productivity, Off-Farm Work, and Farm Size in the Southeast, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Vol. 29 (2004): 481-502.
- Huffman, Wallace E.; Rousu, M.C.; Shogren, Jason F.; Tegene, Abebayehu, Consumers' Resistance to Genetically Modified Foods: The Role of Information in an Uncertain Environment, Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization Vol. 2, Article 8 (2004): 1-13.
- Huffman, Wallace; Rousu, M.; Shogren, Jason F.; Tegene, Abebayehu, The Public Good Value of Information from Agribusiness on Genetically Modified Foods, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 85 (December 2003): 1309-1315.
- Huffman, Wallace; Shogren, J. E.; Rousu, M.; Tegene, Abebayehu, Consumer Willingness to Pay for Genetically Modified Food Labels in a Market with Diverse Information: Evidence from Experimental Auctions, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Vol. 28 (December 2003): 481-502.
- Huffman, Wallace, Consumer's Acceptance of (and Resistance to) Genetically Modified Foods in High Income Countries: Effects of Labels and Information in an Uncertain Environment, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 85 (December 2003)
- Huffman, Wallace; Alfranca, O., Private R&D Investments in Agriculture: The Role of Incentives, Public Policies, and Institutions, Economic Development and Cultural Change Vol. 52 no. 1 (October 2003)
- Fullerton, Thomas; Huffman, Wallace, An Arima Methodology for Examining the Competitive Hypothesis in Agriculture, Southwestern Journal of Economics Vol. 5 (March 2002): 46-60.
- Alfranca, O.; Huffman, Wallace, Private R & D Investments in Agriculture: The Role of Incentives and Institutions, Agricultural Economics Vol. 25 no. 2-3 (September 2001): 191-198.
- Huffman, Wallace, Public-Private Research and Development Relationships: Discussion, American Journal of Agricultural Economics No. 83 (August 2001): 754-757.
- Huffman, Wallace; Fullerton, Thomas, Funciones De La Oferta De Verduras Frescas En Estados Union, Comercio Exterior Vol. 51 (April 2001): 294-302.
- Huffman, Wallace; Evenson, Robert E., Structural Adjustment and Productivity Change in U.S. Agriculture, 1950-82, Agricultural Economics Vol. 24 (2001): 127-143.
- Huffman, Wallace, New Insights on the Organization of Agricultural Research: Theory and Evidence for Western Developed Countries, Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Journal (December 2000): 9-27.
- Huffman, Wallace; Just, Richard E., Setting Efficient Incentives for Agricultural Research: Lessons from Principal-Agent Theory, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 82 (November 2000): 828-841.
- McCunn, A.; Huffman, Wallace, Convergence in U.S. Productivity Growth for Agriculture: Implications of Interstate Research Spillovers for Funding Agricultural Research, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 82 (May 2000): 370-388.
- Abdulai, Awudu; Huffman, Wallace, Structural Adjustment and Economic Efficiency of Rice Farmers in Northern Ghana, Economic Development and Cultural Change Vol. 48 (April 2000): 503-520.
- Huffman, Wallace; Just, Richard E., Agricultural Research: Benefits and Beneficiaries of Alternative Funding Mechanisms, Review of Agricultural Economics Vol. 19 (Spring 1999): 2-18.
- Huffman, Wallace; Just, Richard E., The Organization of Agricultural Research in Western Developed Countries, Agricultural Economics Vol. 21 (1999): 1-18.
- Huffman, Wallace, Modernizing Agriculture: A Continuing Process, Daedalus Vol. 127 (Fall 1998): 159-186.
- Warjiyo, P.; Huffman, Wallace, Dynamic Input Demand Functions and Resource Adjustment for U.S. Agriculture: State Evidence, Agricultural Economics Vol. 17 (1997): 223-237.
- Melton, Brian; Huffman, Wallace; Shogren, Jason F., Consumer Preferences for Fresh Food with Multiple Attributes: Evidence from an Experimental Auction of Pork Chops, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 78 no. 4 (November 1996): 916-923.
- Melton, Brian; Huffman, Wallace; Shogren, Jason F., Economic Values of Pork Attributes: Hedonic Price Analysis of Experimental Auction Data, Review of Agricultural Economics Vol. 18 (September 1996): 275-285.
- McNulty, M.; Huffman, Wallace, Market Equilibria with Endogenous, Hierarchical Information, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control Vol. 20 (1996): 607-626.
- Melton, Brian; Huffman, Wallace, Beef and Pork Packing Costs and Input Demands: Effects of Unionization and Technology, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 77 no. 3 (August 1995): 471-485.
- Huffman, Wallace, Funding, Structure, and Management of Public Agricultural Research in the United States, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 76 no. 4 (November 1994): 744-759.
- Khanna, J.; Huffman, Wallace; Sandler, T., Agricultural Research Expenditures in the United States: A Public Goods Perspective, Review of Economics and Statistics Vol. 76 (May 1994): 267-277.
- Govindasamy, R.; Huffman, Wallace, Efficiency of U.S. Conservation-Compliance Program, Agricultural Economics Vol. 8 (1993): 173-185.
- Huffman, Wallace, Economic Principles and Incentives: Structure, Management, and Funding of Agricultural Research in the United States, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 74 no. 5 (December 1992): 1101-1108.
- Huffman, Wallace; Evenson, Robert E., Contributions of Public and Private Science and Technology to U.S. Agricultural Productivity, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 74 no. 3 (July 1992): 751-756.
- McNulty, M.; Huffman, Wallace, Trading-Day Variation: Theory and Implications for Monthly Meat Demand, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 74 (1992): 1003-1009.
- Huffman, Wallace; Mercier, S., Joint Adoption of Microcomputer Technologies: An Analysis of Farmers' Decisions, Review of Economics and Statistics Vol. 73 (August 1991): 541-546.
- Tokle, J. G.; Huffman, Wallace, Local Economic Conditions and Wage Labor Decisions of Farm and Rural Nonfarm Couples, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 73 (August 1991): 652-670.
- Huffman, Wallace; Evenson, Robert E., Supply and Demand Functions for Multiproduct U.S. Cash Grain Farms: Biases Caused by Research and Other Policies, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 71 no. 3 (August 1989): 761-773.
- Huffman, Wallace; Lange, Mark D., Off-Farm Work Decisions of Husbands and Wives: Joint Decision Making, Review of Economics and Statistics Vol. 71 (August 1989): 471-480.
- McNulty, M.; Huffman, Wallace, The Sample Spectrum of Time Series with Trading Day Variation, Economics Letters Vol. 31 (1989): 367-370.
- Miranowski, John; Tegene, Abebayehu; Huffman, Wallace, Dynamic Corn Supply Functions: A Model with Explicit Optimization, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 70 no. 1 (February 1988): 103-111.
- Tegene, Abebayehu; Huffman, Wallace; Miranowski, John, An Econometric Model of Dynamic and Stochastic Production with Explicit Optimization: Farmers' Decisions on Corn and Soybean Acreage, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 70 no. 1 (February 1988): 103-111.
- Huffman, Wallace; Larry, Connor, A Perspective on the Market for Agricultural Economists: Background, Trends, and Issues, North Central Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 8 no. 2 (July 1986): 187-207.
- Torok, S. J.; Huffman, Wallace, U.S. - Mexican Trade in Winter Vegetables and Illegal Immigration, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 68 no. 2 (May 1986): 246-260.
- Huffman, Wallace; Orazem, Peter, An Econometric Model of the Market for New Ph.D.S in Agricultural Economics in the United States, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 67 no. 5 (December 1985): 1207-1214.
- Huffman, Wallace, Human Capital, Adaptive Ability, and the Distributional Implications of Agricultural Policy, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 67 no. 2 (May 1985): 429-434.
- Huffman, Wallace; McNulty, M., Endogenous Local Public Extension Policy, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 67 no. 4 (January 1985): 761-768.
- Rahm, M.; Huffman, Wallace, The Adoption of Reduced Tillage: The Role of Human Capital and Other Variables, American Journal of Agricultural Economics No. 66 (November 1984): 405-413.
- Huffman, Wallace, International Trade in Labor Versus Commodities: U.S. - Mexican Agriculture, American Journal of Agricultural Economics No. 64 (December 1982): 989-998.
- Huffman, Wallace, Black-White Human Capital Differences: Impact on Agricultural Productivity in the U.S. South, American Economic Review No. 71 (March 1981): 94-107.
- Miranowski, John; Huffman, Wallace, An Economic Analysis of Expenditures on Agricultural Experiment Station Research, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 63 no. 1 (February 1981): 104-118.
- Huffman, Wallace E.; Lothian, J. R., Money in the United Kingdom: 1833-1880, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking Vol. 12 (May 1980): 156-174.
- Huffman, Wallace, Farm and Off-Farm Work Decisions: The Role of Human Capital, Review of Economics and Statistics No. 62 (February 1980): 14-23.
CARD Publications
December 1993
Implications of the North American Free Trade Agreement for Long-term Adjustment in U.S.-Mexican Beef Production and Trade
Bryan Melton, Wallace Huffman
[93-WP 118]
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