Helen H. Jensen
Professor
Contact Information
Iowa State University578E Heady Hall
Ames, IA 50011
(515) 294-6253
hhjensen@iastate.edu
Personal Website
Education
- PhD, University of Wisconsin, 1980
- MS, University of Minnesota, 1974
Research Interests
Food and nutrition policy, demand analysis, health economics.
Selected Publications
- Zhylyevskyy, Oleksandr; Jensen, Helen H.; Garasky, Steven; Cutrona, Carolyn E.; Gibbons, Frederick X., Effects of Family, Friends, and Relative Prices on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption by African Americans, Forthcoming in Southern Economic Journal
- Miao, Zhen; Beghin, John C.; Jensen, Helen H., Accounting for Product Substitution in the Analysis of Food Taxes Targeting Obesity, Forthcoming in Health Economics (WP #10040, November 2012
Revised on October 2011
expanded analysis for sugar and solid fat) - Miao, Zhen; Beghin, John C.; Jensen, Helen H., Taxing Sweets: Sweetener Input Tax or Final Consumption Tax?, Contemporary Economic Policy Vol. 30 no. 3 (2012): 344-361.
- Dong, Fengxia; Hennessy, David A.; Jensen, Helen H., Contract and Exit Decisions in Finisher Hog Production, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 92 no. 3 (April 2010): 667-684.
Awards and Honors
- 2012: Fellow, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
- 2012: Regents Faculty Excellence Award, Board of Regents, State of Iowa
- 2012: Dean Lee R. Kolmer Award for Excellence in Applied Research, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Iowa State University
- 2006: Gamma Sigma Delta, Iowa State University Mission Award for Research
Professor
Helen H. Jensen is professor of economics and head of CARD's Food and Nutrition Policy Division. Her current research focuses on food programs and policies, including food safety. Jensen's major areas of research are food demand analysis, food assistance and nutrition policies, issues related to food security, and the economics of food safety and food hazard control options. She joined the faculty at Iowa State in 1985. She holds a Ph.D. degree in agricultural economics from the University of Wisconsin.
ISU Economics Working Papers Series
- Miao, Zhen; Beghin, John C.; Jensen, Helen H., Accounting for Product Substitution in the Analysis of Food Taxes Targeting Obesity, Forthcoming in Health Economics (WP #10040, November 2012
Revised on October 2011
expanded analysis for sugar and solid fat) - Miao, Zhen; Beghin, John C.; Jensen, Helen H., Taxing Sweets: Sweetener Input Tax or Final Consumption Tax?, WP #10031, September 2010, CARD Working Paper #10-WP 510
Journal Articles
- Zhylyevskyy, Oleksandr; Jensen, Helen H.; Garasky, Steven; Cutrona, Carolyn E.; Gibbons, Frederick X., Effects of Family, Friends, and Relative Prices on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption by African Americans, Forthcoming in Southern Economic Journal
- Miao, Zhen; Beghin, John C.; Jensen, Helen H., Accounting for Product Substitution in the Analysis of Food Taxes Targeting Obesity, Forthcoming in Health Economics (WP #10040, November 2012
Revised on October 2011
expanded analysis for sugar and solid fat) - Grebitus, Carola; Jensen, Helen H.; Roosen, Jutta, US and German Consumer Preferences for Ground Beef Packaged Under a Modified Atmosphere: Different Regulations, Different Behavior?, Forthcoming in Food Policy
- Ishdorj, Ariun; Crepinsek, Mary Kay; Jensen, Helen H., Children's Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables: Do School Environment and Policies Affect Choice At School and Away from School?, Forthcoming in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
- Leung, Cindy; Blumenthal, Susan; Hoffnagle, Elena; Jensen, Helen H.; Foerster, Susan; Nestle, Marion; Cheung, Lilian; Mozaffarian, Dariush; Willett, Walter, Associations of Food Stamp Participation with Obesity and Dietary Quality among Low-income Children, Pediatrics Vol. 131 no. 3 (March 2013): 463-472.
- Grebitus, Carola; Jensen, Helen H.; Roosen, Jutta; Sebranek, Joseph G., Fresh Meat Packaging: Consumer Acceptance of Modified Atmosphere Packaging including Carbon Monoxide, Journal of Food Protection Vol. 76 no. 1 (2013): 99-107.
- Dong, Fengxia; Hennessy, David A.; Jensen, Helen H., Factors determining milk quality and implications for production structure under somatic cell count standard modification, Journal of Dairy Science Vol. 95 no. 11 (November 2012): 6421-6435.
- Miao, Zhen; Beghin, John C.; Jensen, Helen H., Taxing Sweets: Sweetener Input Tax or Final Consumption Tax?, Contemporary Economic Policy Vol. 30 no. 3 (2012): 344-361.
- Grebitus, Carola; Yue, Chengyan; Bruhn, Maike; Jensen, Helen H., Perceived quality on organic and conventional pork consumption, Food Economics Vol. 8 no. 4 (December 2011): 187-199.
- Grebitus, Carola; Yue, Chengyan; Jensen, Helen H., Perceived quality on organic and conventional pork consumption, Food Economics Vol. 8 (December 2011): 187-199.
- Zhou, Jiehong; Jensen, Helen H.; Liang, J., Implementation of Food safety and quality standards: A case study of vegetable processing industry in Zhejiang, China, The Social Science Journal Vol. 48 no. 3 (September 2011): 543-552.
- Dong, Fengxia; Hennessy, David A.; Jensen, Helen H., Contract and Exit Decisions in Finisher Hog Production, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 92 no. 3 (April 2010): 667-684.
- Unnevehr, Laurian J.; Eales, J.; Jensen, Helen H.; Lusk, J.; McCluskey, J.; Kinsey, J., Food and Consumer Economics, Centennial Issue of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 92 no. 2 (April 2010): 506-521.
- Alfnes, Frode; Yue, Chengyan; Jensen, Helen H., Cognitive Dissonance As a Means of Reducing Hypothetical Bias, European Review of Agricultural Economics Vol. 37 no. 2 (2010): 147-163.
- Yue, Chengyan; Grebitus, Carola; Bruhn, Maike; Jensen, Helen H., Marketing Organic and Conventional Potatoes in Germany, Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing Vol. 22 no. 1 & 2 (2010): 164-178.
- Fletcher, Cynthia Needles; Garasky, Steven; Jensen, Helen H.; Nielsen, R. B., Transportation Access: Improving Consumer Choices and Economic Outcomes, Journal of Poverty Vol. 2 (2010): 123-144.
- Huffman, Sonya K.; Jensen, Helen H.; Tegene, Abebayehu, Consumer Demand for Cholesterol-Lowering Enhanced Margarine Products, Food Economics Vol. 7 no. 1 (2010): 1-10.
- Batres-Marquez, S. Patricia; Jensen, Helen H.; Upton, J. L., Rice Consumption in the United States: Evidence from Food Consumption Surveys, Journal of the American Dietetics Association Vol. 109 no. 10 (October 2009): 1719-1727.
- Yue, Chengyan; Alfnes, Frode; Jensen, Helen H., Discounting Spotted Apples: Investigating Consumersﾒ Willingness to Accept Cosmetic Damage in an Organic Product, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics Vol. 41 no. 1 (April 2009): 29-46.
- Beghin, John C.; Jensen, Helen H., Farm Policies and Added Sugars in US Diets, Food Policy Vol. 33 no. 6 (December 2008): 480-488. (CARD Working Paper #08-WP 462)
- Pan, Suwen; Jensen, Helen H., Does the Food Stamp Program Affect Food Security Status and the Composition of Food Expenditures?, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics Vol. 40 no. 1 (April 2008): 21-35.
- Huffman, Sonya K.; Jensen, Helen H., Social Assistance Programs and Outcomes: Food Assistance in the Context of Welfare Reform, Social Science Quarterly Vol. 89 no. 1 (March 2008): 95-115.
- Ishdorj, Ariun; Jensen, Helen H.; Tobias, Justin, Intra-Household Allocation and Consumption of WIC-Approved Foods: A Bayesian Approach, Advances in Econometrics Vol. 23 (2008): 157-182. (CARD Working Paper #07-WP 452)
- Yue, Chengyan; Jensen, Helen H.; Bonett, Douglas; Mueller, Daren S.; Nonnecke, Gail R.; Gleason, Mark L., Estimating Consumersﾒ Valuation of Organic and Cosmetically Damaged Apples, HortScience Vol. 42 (October 2007): 1366-1371. (CARD Working Paper #05-WP 419)
- Pan, Suwen; Jensen, Helen H.; Malaga, J., Factors Affecting Food Away from Home: Are Food Secure and Food Insecure Households Different?, Journal of Food Distribution Research Vol. 38 no. 1 (2007): 106-112.
- Caswell, Julie A; Jensen, Helen H., Approaches to Economic Measures of Interventions, Agribusiness: An International Journal Vol. 23 no. 2 (2007): 153-156.
- Dong, Fengxia; Jensen, Helen H., Challenges for China's Agricultural Exports: Compliance with Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Choices Vol. 22 no. 1 (2007): 19-24.
- Batres-Marquez, S. Patricia; Clemens, Roxanne L.; Jensen, Helen H., Mexico's Changing Pork Sector: Balancing Domestic and International Market Demand, Choices Vol. 22 no. 1 (2007): 7-12.
- Yue, Chengyan; Beghin, John C.; Jensen, Helen H., Tariff Equivalent of Technical Barriers to Trade with Imperfect Substitution and Trade Costs, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 88 (November 2006): 947-960. (CARD Working Paper #05-WP 383)
- Jensen, Helen H.; Manrique, Justo, Socio-Economic Factors Affecting Household Expenditures on Fresh and Prepared Seafood: The Spanish Case, Regional Business Review Vol. 25 (May 2006): 100-119.
- Jensen, Helen H.; Garasky, Steven; Fletcher, Cynthia Needles, Transiting to Work: The Role of Private Transportation for Low-Income Households, Journal of Consumer Affairs Vol. 40 (April 2006): 64-89.
- Jensen, Helen H., Consumers of Seafood: Changing Consumption Patterns, Trade and Associated Changes in Risk Exposure, Marine Pollution Bulletin Vol. 53 (2006): 591-598.
- Colecraft, E; Marquis, G.; Aryeetey, R.; Sakyi-Dawson, O.; Lartey, A.; Ahunu, B.; Canacoo, E.; Butler, L.M.; Reddy, M.B.; Jensen, Helen H.; Huff-Lonergan, E, Constraints on the Use of Animal Source Foods for Young Children in Ghana, Ecological Economics Vol. 45 no. 5 (2006): 351-377.
- Pan, Suwen; Jensen, Helen H.; Fuller, Wayne A., The Effects of Local Labour Market Conditions on Welfare Program Participation, Applied Economics Vol. 38 (2006): 649-659.
- Hennessy, David A.; Roosen, Jutta; Jensen, Helen H., Infectious Disease, Productivity, and Scale in Open and Closed Animal Production Systems, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 87 (November 2005): 900-917. (CARD Working Paper #04-WP 367)
- Guenther, Patricia M.; Jensen, Helen H.; Batres-Marquez, S. Patricia; Chen, Chun-Fu, Sociodemographic, Knowledge and Attitudinal Factors Related to Meat Consumption in the U.S., Journal of the American Dietetics Association Vol. 105 no. 8 (August 2005): 1266-1274.
- Huffman, Sonya K.; Jensen, Helen H., Linkages Among Welfare, Food Assistance Programs and Labor Supply: Evidence from the Survey of Program Dynamics, Applied Economics Vol. 37 (June 2005): 1099-1113.
- Guenther, Patricia M.; Chen, Chun-Fu; Jensen, Helen H., Folate Intake by Women of Child-Bearing Age:The Impact of Fortification, Nutrition Insights Vol. 30 (April 2005)
- Kang, Gi; Huffman, Sonya K.; Jensen, Helen H., Empirical Analysis of Joint Decisions on Labor Supply and Welfare Participation (An), Applied Economics Letters Vol. 11 (November 2004): 869-872.
- Manrique, J.; Jensen, Helen H., Socioeconomic Factors Affecting the Joint Consumption of Tobacco and Alcoholic Beverages: Spanish Evidence., Southwestern Economic Review Vol. 31:1 no. Spring 2004 (2004): 41-56.
- Wooden, J.; Oakland, M.J.; Jensen, Helen H.; Kissack, P., Food Label Use by Older Americans: Data from the Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals 1994-96, Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly Vol. 24:1 no. 2004 (2004): 35-52.
- Mazur, Robert E; Marquis, Grace S; Jensen, Helen H., Diet and Food Insufficiency Among Hispanic Youth: Acculturation and Socioeconomic Determinants in Nhanes III, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Vol. 78 (December 2003): 1120-1127.
- Batres-Marquez, S. Patricia; Jensen, Helen H.; Brester, Gary W., Salvadoran Consumption of Ethnic Foods in the United States, Journal of Food Distribution Research Vol. 34 no. 2 (July 2003): 1-16.
- Hayes, Dermot J.; Jensen, Helen H., Lessons from the Danish Ban on Feed-Grade Antibiotics, Choices Vol. 18 (Third Quarter 2003): 1-6. (CARD Briefing Paper #03-BP 41)
- Hennessy, David A.; Roosen, Jutta; Jensen, Helen H., Systemic Failure in the Provision of Safe Food, Food Policy Vol. 28 (February 2003): 77-96.
- Opsomer, Jean D.; Jensen, Helen H.; Pan, Suwen, Evaluation of the Usda Food Security Measure with Generalized Linear Mixed Models (An), Journal of Nutrition Vol. 133 (2003): 421-427.
- Keng, Shao-Hsun; Garasky, Steven; Jensen, Helen H., Welfare Dependence and Recidivism in an Era of Welfare Reform, Applied Economics Vol. 34 no. 18 (December 20 2002): 2311-2323.
- Jensen, Helen H., Food Insecurity and the Food Stamp Program, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 84 no. 5 (December 2002): 1215-1228.
- Hayes, Dermot J.; Jensen, Helen H.; Fabiosa, Jacinto F., Technology Choice and the Economic Effects of a Ban on the Use of Antimicrobial Feed Additives in Swine Rations, Journal of Food Control Vol. 13 no. 2 (March 2002): 97-101.
- Jensen, Helen H.; Manrique, J., Spanish Household Demand for Seafood Products, Journal of Agricultural Economics No. 52 (September 52 2001): 23-37.
- Hayes, Dermot J.; Jensen, Helen H.; Backstrom, Lennart; Fabiosa, Jacinto F., Economic Impact of a Ban on the Use of Over the Counter Antibiotics in U.S. Swine Rations, International Food and Agribusiness Management Review Vol. 4 no. 1 (2001): 81-97.
- Kilkenny, Maureen; Jensen, Helen H.; Garasky, Steven; Olmstead, Jennifer, Welfare and Food Assistance at the State and Substate Level: A Framework for Evaluating Economic and Programmatic Changes, American Journal of Agricultural Economics (August 2000)
- Guenther, Patricia M.; Jensen, Helen H., Estimating Energy Contributed by Fiber Using a General Factor of 2 Versus 4 Kilocalories Per Gram, Journal of the American Dietetics Association Vol. 100 (August 2000): 994-996.
- Hossain, Ferdaus; Jensen, Helen H., Lithuania's Food Demand During Economic Transition, Agricultural Economics Vol. 23 no. 1 (June 2000): 31-40.
- Keng, Shao-Hsun; Garasky, Steven; Jensen, Helen H., Innovation at the State Level: Initial Effects of Welfare Reform in Iowa, Journal of Applied Social Sciences Vol. 24 no. 2 (Spring/Summer 2000): 155-167.
- Smith, L.; Elobeid, Amani; Jensen, Helen H., Geography and Causes of Food Insecurity in Developing Countries (The), Agricultural Economics Vol. 22 no. 2 (March 2000): 199-215.
- Fletcher, Cynthia Needles; Jensen, Helen H., Transportation Needs and Welfare Reform in Rural Iowa: A Case Study, Consumer Interests Annual Vol. 46 (2000): 30-36.
- Unnevehr, Laurian J.; Jensen, Helen H., Economic Implications of Using HACCP As a Food Safety Regulatory Standard (The), Food Policy Vol. 24 (December 1999): 625-635.
- Hossain, Ferdaus; Jensen, Helen H., Economic Reform and Inequality: Evidence from Lithuania, Applied Economics Letters Vol. 6 (1999): 491-495.
- Hossain, Ferdaus; Jensen, Helen H., Analysis of Household Expenditure in Lithuania Including Demographic Effects, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture Vol. 37 no. 4 (Fourth Quarter 1998): 322-37.
- Manrique, Justo; Jensen, Helen H., Working Women and Expenditures on Food Away-From-Home and At-Home in Spain, Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 49(3) (September 1998): 321-33.
- Jensen, Helen H.; Unnevehr, Laurian J.; Gomez, Miguel I., Costs of Improving Food Safety in the Meat Sector (The), Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics Vol. 30 no. 1 (July 1998): 83-94.
- Jensen, Helen H.; Manrique, Justo, Demand for Food Commodities by Income Groups in Indonesia, Applied Economics Vol. 30 no. 4 (April 1998): 491-501.
- Sapp, Stephen G.; Jensen, Helen H., Evaluation of the Health Belief Model for Predicting Perceived and Actual Dietary Quality (An), Journal of Applied Social Psychology Vol. 28 no. 3 (1998): 235-248.
- Unnevehr, Laurian J.; Roberts, Tanya; Jensen, Helen H., Improving Food Safety in Meat and Poultry: Will New Regulations Benefit Consumers?, Advancing the Consumer Interest Vol. 9 no. 2 (Fall 1997): 13-17.
- Jensen, Helen H., Comparison of Alternative Procedures for Resolving Indeterminacies in the Theory of Reasoned Action (A), Social Behavior and Personality Vol. 25 (April 1997): 305-314.
- Manrique, Justo; Jensen, Helen H., Spanish Household Demand for Convenience Meat Products, Agribusiness Vol. 13 no. 6 (1997): 579-586.
- Sapp, Stephen G.; Jensen, Helen H., Reliability and Validity of Nutrition Knowledge and Diet Health Awareness Scales Developed from the 1989-91 Diet and Health Knowledge Surveys, Journal of Nutrition Education Vol. 29 no. 2 (1997): 63-72.
- Wang, Qingbin; Halbrendt, Catherine; Jensen, Helen H., China's Beer Consumption and Barley Imports, Agribusiness: An International Journal Vol. 13 no. 1 (January/February 1997): 73-84.
- Sapp, Stephen G.; Jensen, Helen H., Socioeconomic Impacts on Implementation and Confirmation Decisions: Adoption of U.S. Beef in Japan, Rural Sociology Vol. 62 no. 4 (1997): 508-524.
- Unnevehr, Laurian J.; Jensen, Helen H., HACCP As a Regulatory Innovation to Improve Food Safety in the Meat Industry, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 78 no. 3 (August 1996): 764-769.
- Yen, Steven; Jensen, Helen H., Determinants of Household Expenditures on Alcohol, Journal of Consumer Affairs Vol. 30 no. 1 (Summer 1996): 48-67.
- Wang, Qingbin; Jensen, Helen H.; Yen, Steven, Impact of Cholesterol Information on U.S. Egg Consumption: Evidence from Consumer Survey Data, Applied Economics Letters Vol. 3 no. 3 (March 1 1996): 189-191.
- Jensen, Helen H.; Yen, Steven, U.S. Food Expenditures Away from Home by Type of Meal, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 44 (January 1996): 67-80.
- Jensen, Helen H.; Manrique, Justo, Disaggregated Welfare Effects of Agricultural Price Policies in Urban Indonesia, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture Vol. 35 no. 4 (1996): 312-324.
- Jensen, Helen H.; Lakshminarayan, P. G.; Bouzaher, Aziz; Carriquiry, Alicia L.; Johnson, Stanley R.; Sabluk, Peter, Stochastic Frontier Analysis of Technical Efficiency of Ukrainian Crop and Livestock Enterprises and Implications for Reform (A), Ukrainian Economic Review Vol. 2 no. 3 (1996): 4-22.
- Jensen, Helen H.; Yen, Steven; Wang, Qingbin, Cholesterol Information and Egg Consumption in the U.S.: A Nonnormal and Heteroscedastic Double Hurdle Model, European Review of Agricultural Economics Vol. 23 (1996): 343-356.
- Jensen, Helen H., Economic Development, Agricultural Change, and Economic Demography: Discussion, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 77 no. 3 (August 1995): 725-726.
- Jensen, Helen H.; Voigt, Steven W.; Hayes, Dermot J., Measuring International Competitiveness in the Pork Sector, Agribusiness: An International Journal Vol. 11 no. 2 (1995): 169-177.
- Wang, Q.; Jensen, Helen H., Household Demand for Alcoholic Beverages and Tea in Urban China, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 76 no. 5 (December 1994)
- Lin, K. C.; Jensen, Helen H., Measuring Determinants of Self-Protective Food Safety Activities, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 76 no. 5 (December 1994)
- Johnson, Stanley R.; Bouzaher, Aziz; Carriquiry, Alicia L.; Jensen, Helen H.; Lakshminarayan, P. G., Production Efficiency and Agricultural Reform in Ukraine, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 76 no. 3 (August 1994): 629-635.
- Carriquiry, Alicia L.; Jensen, Helen H.; Fuller, Wayne A.; Guenther, Patricia M., Methods for Estimating Usual Intake Distributions, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Vol. 59 no. 1 (January 1994)
- Wang, Qingbin; Jensen, Helen H., Do Consumers Respond to Health Information in Food Choices? Models and Evaluation of Egg Consumption, Consumer Interests Annual Vol. 40 (1994): 57-64.
- Wang, Qingbin; Jensen, Helen H.; Johnson, Stanley R., China's Nutrient Availability and Sources, 1950-91, Food Policy (October 1993): 403-413.
- Kesavan, T.; Hassan, Zuhair A.; Jensen, Helen H.; Johnson, Stanley R., Dynamics and Long-Run Structure in U.S. Meat Demand, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 41 no. 2 (July 1993): 139-153.
- Goungetas, Basile P.; Jensen, Helen H.; Johnson, Stanley R., Food Demand Projections Using Full Demand Systems, Food Policy Vol. 18 no. 1 (February 1993): 55-63.
- Jensen, Helen H.; Kesavan, T., Sources of Information, Consumer Attitudes on Nutrition, and Consumption of Dairy Products, Journal of Consumer Affairs Vol. 27 no. 2 (Winter 1993): 357-376.
- Bouzaher, Aziz; Jensen, Helen H., Environmental Impacts of Changes in Incentive Structures in Formerly Planned Economies, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation No. Special Issue (1993)
- Jensen, Helen H.; Schroeter, John R., Television Advertising and Beef Demand: An Econometric Analysis of 'Split-Cable' Household Panel Scanner Data, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 40 no. 2 (July 1992): 271-294.
- Jensen, Helen H.; Kesavan, T.; Johnson, Stanley R., Measuring the Impact of Health Awareness on Food Demand, Review of Agricultural Economics Vol. 14 no. 2 (July 1992): 299-312.
- Jensen, Helen H.; Nusser, Sarah M.; Riddick, Howard; Sands, Laura, Critique of Two Methods for Assessing the Nutrient Adequacy of Diets, Journal of Nutrition Education Vol. 24 no. 3 (1992): 123-129.
- Hayes, Dermot J.; Green, John R.; Jensen, Helen H.; Erbach, Adrienne, Measuring International Competitiveness in the Beef Sector, Agribusiness: An International Journal Vol. 7 no. 4 (July 1991): 357-374.
- Jensen, Helen H.; Chen, A., Older Consumer in the New Financial Services Market (The), Journal of Applied Gerontology Vol. 6 no. 1 (March 1987)
- Jensen, Helen H.; Saupe, W., Determinants of Health Insurance Coverage for Family Farm Households: A Midwestern Study, North Central Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 9 no. 1 (January 1987): 145-155.
- Jensen, Helen H.; Chen, A., Home Equity Resource: Will Older Homeowners Use It? (The), Journal of Housing for the Elderly Vol. 4 no. 1 (1986)
- Jensen, Helen H.; Salant, P., Role of Fringe Benefits in Operator Off-Farm Labor Supply (The), American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 67 no. 5 (December 1985): 1095-1100.
- Jensen, Helen H., Home Equity Use and the Life Cycle Hypothesis, Journal of Consumer Affairs Vol. 19 (Summer 1985): 37-57.
- Jensen, Helen H., Analysis of Fringe Benefit Compensation for Non-Metropolitan Versus Metropolitan Versus Metropolitan Employees, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 64 no. 1 (February 1982): 124-128.
CARD Publications
September 2012
Children’s Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables: Do School Environment and Policies Affect Choice At School and Away from School?
Ariun Ishdorj, Helen H. Jensen, Mary Kay Crepinsek
[12-WP 531]
October 2011
Accounting for Product Substitution in the Analysis of Food Taxes Targeting Obesity
Zhen Miao, John C. Beghin, Helen H. Jensen
[10-WP 518]
(Revised)
September 2010
Effects of Family, Friends, and Relative Prices on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption by African American Youths
Oleksandr Zhylyevskyy, Helen H. Jensen, Steven B. Garasky, Carolyn E. Cutrona, Frederick X. Gibbons
[10-WP 515]
July 2010
Taxing Sweets: Sweetener Input Tax or Final Consumption Tax?
Zhen Miao, John C. Beghin, Helen H. Jensen
[10-WP 510]
February 2009
Cognitive Dissonance as a Means of Reducing Hypothetical Bias
Frode Alfnes, Chengyan Yue, Helen H. Jensen
[09-WP 486]
June 2008
Contract and Exit Decisions in Finisher Hog Production
Fengxia Dong, David A. Hennessy, Helen H. Jensen
[08-WP 469]
February 2008
Farm Policies and Added Sugars in US Diets
John C. Beghin, Helen H. Jensen
[08-WP 462]
July 2007
Intra-Household Allocation and Consumption of WIC-Approved Foods: A Bayesian Approach
Ariun Ishdorj, Helen H. Jensen, Justin Tobias
[07-WP 452]
November 2006
Discounting Spotted Apples: Investigating Consumers' Willingness to Accept Cosmetic Damage in an Organic Product
Chengyan Yue, Frode Alfnes, Helen H. Jensen
[06-WP 436]
September 2006
Social Assistance Programs and Outcomes: Food Assistance in the Context of Welfare Reform
Sonya Kostova Huffman, Helen H. Jensen
[03-WP 335]
(Revised)
March 2006
Changing Structure of Pork Trade, Production, and Processing in Mexico, The
S. Patricia Batres-Marquez, Roxanne Clemens, Helen H. Jensen
[06-MBP 10]
December 2005
Assessing Consumers' Valuation of Cosmetically Damaged Apples Using a Mixed Probit Model
Chengyan Yue, Helen H. Jensen, Daren S. Mueller, Gail R. Nonnecke, Mark L. Gleason
[05-WP 419]
November 2005
Tariff Equivalent of Technical Barriers to Trade with Imperfect Substitution and Trade Costs
Chengyan Yue, John C. Beghin, Helen H. Jensen
[05-WP 383]
(Revised)
July 2005
Rice Consumption in the United States: New Evidence from Food Consumption Surveys
S. Patricia Batres-Marquez, Helen H. Jensen
[05-SR 100]
July 2004
Infectious Disease, Productivity, and Scale in Open and Closed Animal Production Systems
David A. Hennessy, Jutta Roosen, Helen H. Jensen
[04-WP 367]
May 2004
Do Macroeconomic Shocks Impact the Economic Efficiency of Small Farmers? The Case of Wetland Rice Farmers in Indonesia
Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Helen H. Jensen, Dong Yan
[04-WP 364]
Output Supply and Input Demand System of Commercial and Backyard Poultry Producers in Indonesia
Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Helen H. Jensen, Dong Yan
[04-WP 363]
Empirical Analysis of Joint Decisions on Labor Supply and Welfare Participation, An
Gi Choon Kang, Sonya Kostova Huffman, Helen H. Jensen
[04-WP 361]
March 2004
Challenge of Conforming to Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures for China's Agricultural Exports.,The
Fengxia Dong, Helen H. Jensen
[04-MWP 8]
February 2004
Product Differentiation and Segregation in Agricultural Systems: Non-Genetically Modified and Specialty Corn and Soybean Crops in Iowa
John Miranowski, Helen H. Jensen, S. Patricia Batres-Marquez, Ariun Ishdorj
[04-WP 354]
June 2003
Lessons from the Danish Ban on Feed-Grade Antibiotics
Dermot J. Hayes, Helen H. Jensen
[03-BP 41]
September 2002
Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Joint Decisions on Food Stamp Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and Labor Force Participation, An
Sonya Kostova Huffman, Helen H. Jensen
[02-WP 314]
Evaluation of the USDA Food Security Measure with Generalized Linear Mixed Models, An
Jean D. Opsomer, Helen H. Jensen, Suwen Pan
[02-WP 310]
June 2002
Statistical Considerations for the USDA Food Insecurity Index
Jean D. Opsomer, Helen H. Jensen, Sarah M. Nusser, Dorin Drignei, Yasuo Amemiya
[02-WP 307]
April 2002
Systemic Failure in the Provision of Safe Food
David A. Hennessy, Jutta Roosen, Helen H. Jensen
[02-WP 299]
March 2002
Study of Households in Iowa that Left the Food Stamp Program, A
Helen H. Jensen, Steven B. Garasky, Cory Wessman, Sarah M. Nusser
[02-SR 97]
October 2001
Salvadoran Consumption of Ethnic Foods in the United States
S. Patricia Batres-Marquez, Helen H. Jensen, Gary W. Brester
[01-WP 289]
June 2001
Industry Compliance Costs: What Would They Look Like in a Risk-Based Integrated Food System?
Laurian J. Unnevehr, Helen H. Jensen
[01-WP 278]
January 2001
Evaluation of the Costs and Benefits of Iowa's Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP): Final Report, An
Cory Wessman, Connie Betterley, Helen H. Jensen
[01-SR 93]
September 2000
Technical Efficiency of Grain Production in Ukraine
Lyubov A. Kurkalova, Helen H. Jensen
[00-WP 250]
Relative Growth of Subsidiary Farming in Post-Soviet Economies: A Labor Supply Story
Lyubov A. Kurkalova, Helen H. Jensen
[00-WP 249]
August 2000
Location and the Low Income Experience: Analyses of Program Dynamics in the Iowa Family Investment Program
Helen H. Jensen, Shao-Hsun Keng, Steven B. Garasky
[00-WP 244]
July 2000
Welfare Dependence, Recidivism, and the Future for Recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Shao-Hsun Keng, Steven B. Garasky, Helen H. Jensen
[00-WP 242]
January 2000
Lithuania's Food Demand During Economic Transition
Ferdaus Hossain, Helen H. Jensen
[00-WP 236]
December 1999
Economic Impact of a Ban on the Use of Over-the-Counter Antibiotics
Dermot J. Hayes, Helen H. Jensen, Lennart Backstrom
[99-SR 90]
November 1999
Innovation at the State Level: Initial Effects of Welfare Reform in Iowa
Shao-Hsun Keng, Steven B. Garasky, Helen H. Jensen
[99-WP 232]
September 1999
Economic Implications of Using HACCP as a Food Safety Regulatory Standard, The
Laurian J. Unnevehr, Helen H. Jensen
[99-WP 228]
HACCP in Pork Processing: Costs and Benefits
Helen H. Jensen, Laurian J. Unnevehr
[99-WP 227]
May 1998
Local Economic Impacts of Welfare Reform in Iowa: A State and Local Database
Mary Jane Novenario, Helen H. Jensen, Daniel M. Otto
[98-SR 86]
February 1998
Adjustments in Demand during Lithuania's Economic Transition
Ferdaus Hossain, Helen H. Jensen
[98-WP 190]
Costs of Improving Food Safety in the Meat Sector, The
Helen H. Jensen, Laurian J. Unnevehr, Miguel I. Gomez
[98-WP 189]
December 1996
Disaggregated Welfare Effects of Agricultural Price Policies in Urban Indonesia
Helen H. Jensen, Justo Manrique
[96-WP 173]
October 1996
Production Efficiency in Ukrainian Agriculture and the Process of Economic Reform.
Lyubov A. Kurkalova, Helen H. Jensen
[96-WP 167]
September 1996
User's Guide to C-SIDE, A (Software for Intake Distribution Estimation). Version 1.0. Dietary Assessment Research Series Report 8, A
Sarah M. Nusser, Alicia L. Carriquiry, Kevin W. Dodd, Wayne A. Fuller, Helen H. Jensen
[96-TR 31]
July 1996
Demand for Food Commodities by Income Groups in Indonesia
Helen H. Jensen, Justo Manrique
[96-WP 166]
February 1996
HACCP as a Regulatory Innovation to Improve Food Safety in the Meat Industry
Laurian J. Unnevehr, Helen H. Jensen
[96-WP 152]
December 1995
Determinants of Household Expenditures on Alcohol
Steven T. Yen, Helen H. Jensen
[95-WP 144]
U.S. Food Expenditures Away From Home by Type of Meal
Helen H. Jensen, Steven T. Yen
[95-WP 143]
September 1995
Modeling Consumption with Limited Dependent Variables: Applications to Pork and Cheese. Dietary Assessment Research Series Report 3
Steven T. Yen, Helen H. Jensen
[95-SR 76]
April 1995
Investigation of Equivalent Scale in Demand Using Latvia's Household Budget Survey
Ferdaus Hossain, Helen H. Jensen
[95-WP 134]
December 1994
Food Expenditures in Latvia: Analysis from the First Year of Reform
Ferdaus Hossain, Helen H. Jensen
[94-BR 19]
November 1994
Structure of Ukrainian Agriculture: Comparative Efficiency and Implications for Policy Reform, The
Aziz Bouzaher, Alicia L. Carriquiry, Helen H. Jensen
[94-SR 72]
July 1994
Lithuania's Household Expenditures and Income: March 1992 – January 1993
Arturas Kazlauskas, Helen H. Jensen
[94-BR 17]
January 1994
Minimum Market Access Under the GATT
Ferdaus Hossain, Helen H. Jensen
[94-GATT 1]
September 1993
China's Nutrient Availability and Sources, 1950-91
Qingbin Wang, Helen H. Jensen, Stanley R. Johnson
[93-WP 113]
May 1993
Profile of Poverty in Zambia Based on the 1991 Household Expenditure and Incomes Survey
Helen H. Jensen, Brian Luckett
[93-SR 61]
January 1993
Special Safeguard Mechanisms for the Agricultural Sector: The GATT Negotiations
Ferdaus Hossain, Zuhair A. Hassan, Helen H. Jensen
[93-GATT 3]
December 1992
Environmental Impacts of Changes in Incentive Structures in Formerly Planned Economies
Aziz Bouzaher, Helen H. Jensen
[92-WP 102]
October 1991
Analysis of Agricultural and Food Price Policy in Haiti: An Adaptive Policy Simulation Model
Helen H. Jensen, Kamal Banskota, Stanley R. Johnson, Justo Manrique
[91-TR 22]
July 1991
Measuring International Competitiveness in the Beef Sector
Dermot J. Hayes, John R. Green, Helen H. Jensen, Adrienne Erbach
[90-GATT 6]
June 1991
Critique of Two Methods for Assessing the Nutrient Adequacy of Diets, A
Helen H. Jensen, Sarah M. Nusser, Howard Riddick, Laura Sands
[91-WP 75]
December 1990
Nutrition in Haiti: Evidence from the Haiti Household Expenditure and Consumption Survey
Helen H. Jensen, Stanley R. Johnson, Gary Stampley
[90-SR 52]
Health Conditions and Expenditures in Haiti: Evidence from the Haiti Household Expenditure and Consumption Survey
Helen H. Jensen, Stanley R. Johnson, Martha Stewart
[90-SR 51]
Food Consumption Patterns in Haiti: Evidence from the Haiti Household Expenditure and Consumption Survey
Helen H. Jensen, Stanley R. Johnson, Gary Stampley
[90-SR 50]
Analysis and Formulation of Food Crop Policy for Indonesia
Stanley R. Johnson, William H. Meyers, Helen H. Jensen, Paul M. Heytens, Basile P. Goungetas, T. Kesavan, Gary Stampley, Patrick C. Westhoff, Jori Elisiana, Justo Manrique
[90-SR 48]
September 1990
Modeling Chronic Versus Acute Human Risk from Contaminants in Food
Alicia L. Carriquiry, Helen H. Jensen, Sarah M. Nusser
[90-WP 69]
Modeling the Demand for food Safety and the Implications for Regulation
E. Kwan Choi, Helen H. Jensen
[90-WP 68]
May 1990
Transformation Approach to Estimating Usual Intake Distributions, A
Sarah M. Nusser, Alicia L. Carriquiry, Helen H. Jensen, Wayne A. Fuller
[90-WP 59]
March 1989
Evaluating Advertising Using Split-Cable Scanner Data: Some Methodological Issues
Helen H. Jensen, John R. Schroeter
[89-WP 43]
CARD Livestock Model Documentation: Poultry
Helen H. Jensen, Stanley R. Johnson, Seung Houll Shin, Karl D. Skold
[88-TR 3]
CARD Livestock Model Documentation: Beef
Helen H. Jensen, Stanley R. Johnson, Seung Houll Shin, Karl D. Skold
[88-TR 2]
December 1988
Generic Advertising without Supply Control: Models and Public Policy Issues
Dermot J. Hayes, Helen H. Jensen
[88-WP 39]
May 1988
Rural Economic Development Policies for the Midwestern States
Daniel M. Otto, Stanley R. Johnson, Helen H. Jensen, Sheila A. Martin
[88-WP 35]
April 1988
Dynamics and Long-run Structure in U.S. Meat Demand
T. Kesavan, Zuhair A. Hassan, Helen H. Jensen, Stanley R. Johnson
[88-WP 38]
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