Publications

Department Publications by Field

Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth

On the Efficiency of 'Single Window': Author(s): Krishna B. Athreya, Monisankar Bishnu; Economic Theory, Forthcoming; [Abstract]
Do Market Pressures Induce Economic Efficiency?: The Case of Slovenian Manufacturing, 1994-2001: Author(s): Peter Orazem, Milan Vodopivec; Southern Economic Journal, Forthcoming; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Measuring Public Agricultural Research Capital and Its Contribution to State Agricultural Productivity: Author(s): Wallace Huffman; ISU Economics Working Paper #09022, November 12, 2009; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Rising Food and Energy Prices: Projections for Labor Markets 2008-18 and Beyond: Author(s): Wallace Huffman; ISU Economics Working Paper #08030, October 28, 2008; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Testing for Complementarity and Substitutability among Multiple Technologies: The Case of U.S. Hog Farms: Author(s): Li Yu, Terrance Hurley, James Kliebenstein, Peter Orazem; ISU Economics Working Paper #08026, September 2, 2008; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Heterogeneity of Southern Countries and Southern Intellectual Property Rights Policy: Author(s): Harvey E. Lapan, Jeong-Eon Kim; Canadian Journal of Economics, Vol. 41, No.3, pp. 894-925, August, 2008; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Evaluating the Industrial and Occupational Foundations of the Iowa Lakes Region: Author(s): David A. Swenson, Liesl Eathington; ECON Staff Report, March 1, 2008; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Welfare Impacts of Cross-Country Spillovers in Agricultural Research: Author(s): Sergio H. Lence, Dermot J. Hayes; American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 90, No.1, pp. 197-215, February, 2008; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Patents, Research Exemption, and the Incentive for Sequential Innovation: Author(s): GianCarlo Moschini, Oleg Yerokhin; Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Vol. 17, pp. 379-412, 2008; [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Publisher's Link]
Creating Philanthropy Initiatives to Enhance Community Vitality: Author(s): Mark Edelman, Sandy C. Burke; Rural Research Report, Vol. 18, No.9, Winter, 2008; [Abstract]
The Benefits and Costs of Alternative Strategies to Improve Educational Outcomes: Author(s): Peter Orazem, Paul Glewwe, Harry Patrinos; ISU Economics Working Paper #07028, November 2, 2007; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
The Economic Impacts of Iowa State University in Fiscal 2006: Author(s): David A. Swenson, Liesl Eathington; ECON Staff Report, November 1, 2007; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Measuring the Impact of Meat Packing and Processing Facilities in the Nonmetropolitan Midwest: A Difference-in-Differences Approach: Author(s): Georgeanne M Artz, Peter Orazem, Daniel Otto; American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 89, No.3, pp. 557-570, August, 2007; [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Publisher's Link]
Grading, Minimum Quality Standards, and the Labeling of Genetically Modified Products: Author(s): Harvey E. Lapan, GianCarlo Moschini; American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 89, No.3, pp. 769-83, August, 2007; [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Publisher's Link]
UNSAFE SEX, AIDS, and DEVELOPMENT: Author(s): Joydeep Bhattacharya, Helle Bunzel, Xue Qiao; ISU Economics Working Paper #07016, July 9, 2007; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Wealth Transfer: A Philanthropic Opportunity for Community Development Practitioners: Author(s): Mark Edelman, Sandy C. Burke; Community Development, Vol. 38, No.2, Summer, 2007; [Abstract]
Computer Adoption and Returns in Transition: Author(s): Yemisi Kuku, Peter Orazem, Rajesh Singh; Economics of Transition, Vol. 15, No.1, pp. 33-56, March, 2007; [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Publisher's Link]
Infrastructure Aid, Deindustrialization and Urban Unemployment: Author(s): E. Kwan Choi, Jai-Young Choi; Theory and Practice of Foreign Aid, Volume 1 of Frontiers of Economics and Globalization, Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. pp.65-84, 2007; [Abstract]
Lack of Education: Author(s): Peter Orazem; Solutions for the World's Biggest Problems: Costs and Benefits, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 241-262, 2007; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
The Role of Agriculture and Human Capital in Economic Growth: Farmers, Schooling, and Health: Author(s): Wallace Huffman, Peter Orazem; Handbook of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 3, Agricultural Development: Farmers, Farm Production and Farm Markets, Elsevier Science, New York, NY, pp. 2281-2342, 2007; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Computer Adoption and Returns in Transition: Theory Appendix: Author(s): Peter Orazem, Rajesh Singh, Yemisi Kuku; ISU Economics Working Paper #06033, September 26, 2006; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Got milk? The rapid rise of China's dairy sector and its future prospects: Author(s): Frank H. Fuller, Jikun Huang, Hengyun Ma, Scott Rozelle; Food Policy, Vol. 31, pp. 201-215, June, 2006; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Impacts of the Rapid Development of Supermarkets on China’s Diary Industry: Author(s): Dinghuan Hu, Frank H. Fuller, Thomas Reardon; International Agri-food Chain and Networks: Management and Organization, Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, Netherlands, May 31 - June 2 2006; [Abstract]
Farm Technology and Technical Efficiency: Evidence from Four Regions in China: Author(s): Zhuo Chen, Wallace Huffman, Scott Rozelle; ISU Economics Working Paper #06022, May 1, 2006; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Broadband Access, Telecommuting and the Urban-Rural Digital Divide: Author(s): Moohoun Song, Peter Orazem, Rajesh Singh; ISU Economics Working Paper #06002, February 2, 2006; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Innovation Dissemination and the Market Impacts of Drought-Tolerant Genetically Modified Rice: Author(s): Mamane M. Annou, Frank H. Fuller, Eric Wailes; International Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 7, No.1/2/3, pp. 113-127, 2005; [Abstract]
Endogenous lifetime and economic growth revisited: Author(s): Helle Bunzel, Xue Qiao; Economics Bulletin, Vol. 15, No.8, pp. 1-8, October 11, 2004; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
North Korea in the World Economy: Author(s): E Kwan Choi, E. Han Kim, Yesook Merill; RoutledgeCurzon, London and New York, pp. 246, 2003; [Abstract]
Economic Rationales For and Against Place-Based Policy: Author(s): Maureen Kilkenny, David Kraybill; Proceeding, 2003 Rural Sociological Society Annual Meetings, www.ruralsociology.org, 2003; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Do Tax Increment Finance Districts in Iowa Spur Regional Economic and Demographic Growth?: Author(s): David Swenson, Liesl Eathington; July 2, 2002; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
International Charity: For the Poor?: Author(s): M. Kilkenny, M. Calmette; Economic Inquiry, Vol. 40, No.3, pp. 497-507, July, 2002; [Abstract]
How Important is Human Capital for Development? Evidence from Immigrant Earnings: Author(s): Lutz A. Hendricks; American Economic Review, Vol. 92, No.1, pp. 198-219, 2002; [Abstract]
Impact of Biotech Grains on Market Structure and Societal Welfare: Author(s): Sergio H. Lence, Dermot J. Hayes; AgBioForum, Vol. 5, No.3, pp. 85-89, 2002; [Abstract] [Publisher's Link]
Employment Growth in Iowa's Agricultural Commodity Processing Industries: Author(s): Liesl Eathington, Dave Swenson, Daniel M. Otto; November 6, 2000; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Environment and Trade in Developing Economies: A Primer for the World Bank's 'Global Economic Prospects 2001': Author(s): John C. Beghin; CARD Working Paper #00-WP 247, August 2000; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Employment Growth in Iowa's Targeted Industries, 1992-97: Author(s): Liesl Eathington, Dave Swenson; June 29, 2000; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Roundup Ready Soybeans and Welfare Effects in the Soybean Complex: Author(s): Giancarlo Moschini, Harvey Lapan, Andrei Sobolevsky; Agribusiness, Vol. 16, No.1, pp. 33-55, F14, Winter, 2000; [Abstract] [Publisher's Link]
Transition to Markets and the Environment: Effects of the Change in the Composition of Manufacturing Output: Author(s): Tomislav Vukina, John C. Beghin, Ebru G. Solakoglu; CARD Working Paper #NDN0008, March 1999; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Trade Integration, Environmental Degradation, and Public Health in Chile: Assessing the Linkages: Author(s): John Beghin, Brad Bowland, Sebastian Dessus, David Roland-Holst, Dominique van der Mensbrugghe; CARD Working Paper #NDN0007, February 1999; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Robust Estimates of Value of a Statistical Life for Developing Economies. An Application to Pollution and Mortality in Santiago: Author(s): Brad J. Bowland, John C. Beghin; ISU Economics Working Paper #NDN0012, August 1, 1998; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Transport Costs and Rural Development: Author(s): Maureen Kilkenny; Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 38, No.2, pp. 293-312, 1998; [Abstract] [Publisher's Link]