Helen H. Jensen

Jensen, Helen H.
Professor

Contact Information

Iowa State University
578E 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

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

Journal Articles

Books and Book Chapters/Sections Authored or Co-authored

Published Proceedings

Other Publications

CARD Publications

September 2012
Children’s Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables: Do School Environment and Policies Affect Choice At School and Away from School? USDA PRC publication
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]