Department of Economics

Roger Ginder

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Emeritus Professor

Contact Information

Iowa State University
79 Heady Hall
Ames, IA 50011
(515) 294-4515
ginder@iastate.edu

Education

PhD, University of Kentucky, 1979

Research Interests

Agribusiness finance and management, cooperatives, agricultural marketing.

Selected Publications

Ginder, Roger; Otto, Daniel, The Economic Importance of the Iowa Dairy Industry, (June 1 2003)
Ginder, Roger; Harl, Neil E., Elevator Failure and Provisions for Recoveries Under the Iowa Indemnity Fund, ISU Extension, (September 17 2001)
Ginder, Roger, Specialty Markets Bring Different Risk Management Needs, ISU Economics Department Publication, April 1999

Awards and Honors

Vice-President, American Institute of Cooperation
Editorial Board, North Central Journal, 1981-84
Chair, Editorial Board, Journal of Cooperation

ISU Economics Working Papers Series

Artz, Georgeanne M.; Colson, Gregory J.; Ginder, Roger, A Return of the Threshing Ring? Motivations, Benefits and Challenges of Machinery and Labor Sharing Arrangements, WP #09008, May 2009
Ginder, Roger, Potential Infrastructure Constraints on Current Corn-Based and Future Biomass Based U.S. Ethanol Production, WP #07018, July 2007

Journal Articles

Kenkel, Phil; Ginder, Roger; Kim, Taeyoon, Reflections on the Journal of Cooperatives 1986-2003, Journal of Cooperatives Vol. 21 (2008)
Ginder, Roger, Fcsa Sale to Rabobank: Selling What? On Whose Authority? And For Whose Benefit?, Choices Vol. 20 no. 1 (First Quarter 2005): 31-37.
Poray, Michael C.; Ginder, Roger, Comparing Alternative Closed Swine Production Cooperatives: Adding Value to Corn Under Uncertainty, Journal of Cooperatives Vol. 14 (1999): 1-20.
Ginder, Roger, Managing Cooperative Equity, Cooperative Accountant (Summer 1995): 65-73.
Ginder, Roger, Capital Gains Tax Exclusion, Grain Journal (January/February 1994)
Ginder, Roger, Itc - Clinton Proposes Limited Investment Tax Credit, Grain Journal (March/April 1993)
Ginder, Roger, Aaron Sapiro's Theory of Cooperatives: A Contemporary Assessment, Journal of Agricultural Cooperation Vol. 8 (1993): 93-102.
Ginder, Roger, Specialty Grains, Grain Journal Vol. 20 no. 5 (September/October 1992)
Ginder, Roger, Specialty Grains, Grain Journal Vol. 20 no. 4 (July/August 1992)
Ginder, Roger, Grain Elevator Financial Survey, Grain Journal Vol. 19 no. 5 (September/October 1991)
Ginder, Roger, Grain Elevator Financial Survey, Grain Journal Vol. 19 no. 4 (July/August 1991)
Ginder, Roger, Unification by Acquisition: Seller Marketing Strategies, Grain Journal Vol. 36 (November/December 1990)
Ginder, Roger, Alternatives for Dealing with Potential Contamination, Grain Journal Vol. 24 (September/October 1990)
Ginder, Roger, Employees and the Unification Process, Grain Journal Vol. 20 (July/August 1990)
Ginder, Roger, To Unify or Not to Unify?, Grain Journal Vol. 22 (May/June 1990)
Ginder, Roger, Basic Unification Options for Country Elevators, Grain Journal Vol. 12 (March/April 1990)
Ginder, Roger, Restructuring The Grain Industry and Cooperatives' Role, American Institute of Cooperation Vol. 3 (1988): 239-254.
Ginder, Roger, Changes Seen in Farm Credit System Carry Important Implications for Coops, Farmer Cooperatives Vol. 54 no. 1 (April 1987)
Ginder, Roger, Minimizing Bad Debts After Credit Has Been Issued, Grain Journal Vol. 15 no. 12 (March/April 1987)
Ginder, Roger, Farm Debt and Farm Policy Linkages to the Agribusiness Sector and the Financial Condition of Agribusiness Firms, Agricultural Finance Review Vol. 47 (1987): 48-61.
Ginder, Roger, How Tax Reform Will Affect Your Elevator, Grain Journal Vol. 15 no. 1 (January/February 1987)
Ginder, Roger, How New Tax Bill Will Affect You, Grain Journal Vol. 14 no. 5 (September/October 1986)
Ginder, Roger, Financial Checklist, Grain Journal Vol. 14 no. 4 (July/August 1986)
Ginder, Roger, Insurance, Bonding Availability Squeeze Elevators, Grain Journal Vol. 14 no. 3 (May/June 1986)
Ginder, Roger, Tight Storage: The Condominium Alternative, Grain Journal Vol. 14 no. 2 (March/April 1986)
Ginder, Roger, Prospects of Better Profits Improve Elevator Credit Picture, Grain Journal Vol. 14 no. 1 (January/February 1986)
Junge, Katie A.; Ginder, Roger, Effects of Federal Taxes on Member Cash Flow Patronage Refunds, Journal of Agricultural Cooperation Vol. 1 (1986): 22-37.
Ginder, Roger; Stone, Kenneth E.; Otto, Daniel, Impact of the Farm Financial Crisis on Agribusiness Firms and Rural Communities, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 67 no. 5 (December 1985): 1184-1190.
Ginder, Roger, Elevator Profits Could Be On Upswing, Grain Journal Vol. 13 no. 5 (July 1985)
Ginder, Roger, Farm Debt Crisis: Impact on Farm Suppliers, Farm Supplier (May 1985): 28-30.
Ginder, Roger, Elevators Beware of Account Receivable Troubles, Grain Journal Vol. 13 no. 2 (February 1985)
Ginder, Roger, The Farm Debt Crisis: Its Impact on Suppliers, Farm Supplier (November 1984): 14-17.
Ginder, Roger, Financial Standards: How Do You Measure Up?, Iowa Grain and Feed Review Vol. 45 no. 10 (October 1984)
Ginder, Roger, Financial Standards: How Do You Measure Up?, Iowa Grain and Feed Review Vol. 45 no. 9 (September 1984)
Ginder, Roger, Survey Shows Drop in Elevator Profitability, Grain Journal Vol. 12 no. II (August/September 1984)
Ginder, Roger, Financial Standards: How Do You Measure Up?, Iowa Grain and Feed Review Vol. 45 no. 7 (July 1984)
Ginder, Roger, Solvency, Liquidity Standards Show Improvement, Grain Journal Vol. 12 no. 10 (July 1984)
Ginder, Roger, Financial Standards: How Do You Measure Up?, Iowa Grain and Feed Review Vol. 45 no. 6 (June 1984)
Ginder, Roger, Advantages of ﾑCondoﾒ Storage, Grain Journal Vol. 12 no. 5 (February 1984)
Ginder, Roger, Economy Demands Attention to Convenience Credit, Grain Journal Vol. 12 no. 9 (1984)
Ginder, Roger, Credit for Elevators Should Be Good for 1984, Grain Journal Vol. 12 no. 4 (January 1984)
Ginder, Roger, Economic Conditions Demand Examination of Credit Policies, Grain Journal Vol. 12 no. 3 (December 1983)
Ginder, Roger, Managing the Third Party Security Interest Problem in Farmer Cooperatives, Cooperative Accountant (Fall 1983)
Ginder, Roger, Operating Losses: How Coops Can Ease the Pain, Grain Journal Vol. II no. 10 (July 1983)
Ginder, Roger, Iowa Elevator Solves Mortgaged Grain Problem, Grain Journal Vol. II no. 7 (April 1983)
Ginder, Roger, States Tackle Solution to Mortgaged Grain Problem, Grain Journal Vol. II no. 6 (March 1983)
Ginder, Roger, Condominium Storage: A Viable Construction Alternative, Grain Journal Vol. II no. 5 (February 1983)
Ginder, Roger, 1983 Loan Prospects Improve With Falling Interest Rates, Grain Journal Vol. II no. 4 (January 1983)
Ginder, Roger, A Look at What a Pik Program Would Mean, Grain Journal Vol. II no. 4 (January 1983)
Ginder, Roger, Several Factors Combine to Create Storage Shortage, Grain Journal Vol. II no. 1 (October/November 1982): 16-17.
Ginder, Roger, Farm-Stored Corn Showing Quality Problems, Grain Journal Vol. II no. 1 (October/November 1982)
Ginder, Roger, Country Elevator Survival: Looking Ahead, Iowa Grain and Feed Review Vol. 17-18 (October 1982)
Ginder, Roger, Country Elevator Survival: A Glance Back, Iowa Grain and Feed Review (October 1982): 14-16.
Ginder, Roger, Financial Standards: How 50 Iowa Firms Compare, Grain Journal Vol. 10 no. 12 (July 1982): 6-7.
Ginder, Roger, Financial Standards: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?, Iowa Grain and Feed Review Vol. 43 no. 5 (May 1982): 7-14.
Ginder, Roger, Condominium Units: New Storage Method, Grain Journal Vol. 10 no. 9 (May 1982)
Ginder, Roger, Government Programs Offer Storage Opportunity, Grain Journal Vol. 10 no. 9 (April 1982)
Ginder, Roger, Want to Unify: Options Available to You, Grain Journal Vol. 10 no. 7 (February 1982)
Ginder, Roger, Where Money Will Be Available in 1982, Grain Journal Vol. 10 no. 6 (January 1982)
Ginder, Roger, Answers to Questions on New Tax Legislation, Grain Journal Vol. 10 no. 6 (January 1982)
Ginder, Roger, Tax Cut Package Lowers Individual Rates, Grain Journal Vol. 10 no. 5 (December 1981)
Ginder, Roger, How Investment Tax Credit Change Benefits You, Grain Journal Vol. 10 no. 4 (November 1981)
Ginder, Roger, New Depreciation Schedule: Faster Write-Offs, Grain Journal Vol. 10 no. 3 (October 1981)
Ginder, Roger, New Tax Legislation Beneficial to Industry, Grain Journal Vol. 10 no. 2 (September 1981)
Ginder, Roger, Congress Set to Pass Depreciation Legislation, Grain Journal Vol. 10 no. 1 (August 1981)
Ginder, Roger, Financing Subterminal Grain Facilities: Now and In The Future, Grain Journal Vol. 9 no. 7 (February 1981)
Ginder, Roger, Ida Bonds: An Alternative for Elevator Financing, Grain Journal Vol. 9 no. 5 (December 1980)

Books and Book Chapters/Sections Authored or Co-authored

Ginder, Roger, Alternative Models for the Future of Pork Production, The Industrialization of Agriculture: Vertical Coordination in the U.S. Food System, (1999)
Ginder, Roger, Alternative Models for the Future of Pork Production, The Industrialization of Agriculure: Vertical Coordination in the U.S. Food System, (1999)
Deiter, Ronald E.; Ginder, Roger, Managerial Skills, Functions, and Participants, Agricultural Cooperatives, (1989)
Deiter, Ronald E.; Ginder, Roger, Managers and Directors, Agricultural Cooperatives, (1989)

Published Proceedings

Ginder, Roger, Changing Economics of Locally Owned Agribusiness Firms and Impacts on Rural Communities, Proceeding, American Association for Advancement of Science annual meeting, Chicago, Illinois, February 11, 1992, (1992)
Ginder, Roger, Extension Programs for Cooperatives in a Changing Agriculture, Proceeding, AAEA Symposium on Agricultural Cooperatives and the Changing Structure of Agriculture, Knoxville, Tennessee, August 1988, (1988)
Ginder, Roger, Competitive Strategies of Grain Originators in Local Markets During Periods of Excess Capacity and Financial Stress, Proceeding, NCR l40 Research in Cooperatives Seminar, Kansas City, Missouri, April 25, 1986, (1986)
Ginder, Roger, Restructuring the Pork Industry, Paper presented to the Pork Congress of Des Moines, (January 1985)
Ginder, Roger, Developing Extension Programs with State Cooperative Councils and Banks for Cooperatives, Proceeding, Farmer Cooperatives for the Future, St. Louis, Missouri, November 6, 1985, (1985)
Ginder, Roger, Excess Capacity in Midwest Grain Cooperatives, Invited paper to NCR 140, Kansas City, Missouri, April 1985, (1985)
Ginder, Roger, Legislative Briefing on Crop Liens, Presentation to the Agriculture Committee of the Iowa Legislature, (November 1984)
Ginder, Roger, Impacts of Loss Allocation on Local Cooperatives and Their Patrons, presented to members of the NC 141 Regional Research Project, Minneapolis, Minnesota, (August 1984)
Ginder, Roger, Passing Losses in Ag Cooperatives, Paper presented to NCR 140 Regional Cooperative Research Committee, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, (August 1984)
Ginder, Roger, Contrasts Between the E.G. Nourse and Aaron Sapiro Approach to American Cooperation, 1920-1935, Paper presented to Graduate Institute of Cooperative Leadership, (July 1984)

Extension Publications

Ginder, Roger; Harl, Neil E., Elevator Failure and Provisions for Recoveries Under the Iowa Indemnity Fund, ISU Extension, (September 17 2001)
Ginder, Roger, Specialty Markets Bring Different Risk Management Needs, ISU Economics Department Publication, April 1999
Ginder, Roger; Hennessy, David A.; Jolly, Robert W.; Heffernan, Keith; Baumel, C. Phillip, Responses in the Input Supply Sector, ISU Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station: Agriculture in the 21st Century -- Surviving and Thriving,, (March 1999): 41-44.