Publications

Economics Department Working Papers

Bruce A. Babcock

CARD Working Papers

Are U.S. Corn and Soybeans Becoming More Drought Tolerant?
Author(s):   Tian Yu, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #09-WP 500, October 1, 2009
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Biofuels: Potential Production Capacity, Effects on Grain and Livestock Sectors, and Implications for Food Prices and Consumers
Author(s):   Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Simla Tokgoz, Amani Elobeid, Tun-Hsiang Yu, Fengxia Dong, Chad E. Hart, Edward Chavez, Suwen Pan, Miguel A. Carriquiry, Jerome Dumortier
Series:  CARD Working Paper #09-WP 487, March 1, 2009
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Short-Run Price and Welfare Impacts of Federal Ethanol Policies
Author(s):   Lihong Lu McPhail, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #08-WP 468, June 1, 2008
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Impacts of Ethanol on Planted Acreage in Market Equilibrium
Author(s):   Hongli Feng, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #08-WP 472, June 1, 2008
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Ethanol, Mandates, and Drought: Insights from a Stochastic Equilibrium Model of the U.S. Corn Market
Author(s):   Lihong Lu McPhail, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #08-WP 464, March 1, 2008
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Crop-Based Biofuel Production under Acreage Constraints and Uncertainty
Author(s):   Mindy Baker, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #08-WP 460, February 1, 2008
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Greenhouse Gas Impacts of Ethanol from Iowa Corn: Life Cycle Analysis versus System-wide Accounting
Author(s):   Hongli Feng, Ofir Rubin, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #08-WP 461, February 1, 2008
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Agricultural Production Clubs: Viability and Welfare Implications
Author(s):   Corinne Langinier, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #06-WP 431 [On-line only], August 1, 2006
Published In:   Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization , Vol. 6, 2, pp. 10, 2008
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Recent International and Regulatory Decisions about Geographical Indications, The
Author(s):   Stéphan Marette, Roxanne Clemens, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #07-MWP 10, January 1, 2007
Published In:   Agribusiness: An International Journal , Vol. 24, 4, pp. 453-472, 2008
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Get a GRIP: Should Area Revenue Coverage Be Offered through the Farm Bill or as a Crop Insurance Program?
Author(s):   Nicholas Paulson, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #07-WP 440, January 1, 2007
Published In:   Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics , Vol. 33, 2, pp. 137-153, 2008
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Impact of High Crop Prices on Environmental Quality: A Case of Iowa and the Conservation Reserve Program
Author(s):   Silvia Secchi, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #07-WP 447, May 1, 2007
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Analysis of Regional Economic Growth in the U.S. Midwest (An)
Author(s):   Daniel C. Monchuk, John Miranowski, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 392, April 1, 2005
Published In:   Review of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 29, 1, pp. 17-39, Spring, 2007
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Reputations, Market Structure, and the Choice of Quality Assurance Systems in the Food Industry
Author(s):   Miguel A. Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #04-WP 377, November 1, 2004
Published In:   American Journal of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 89, 1, pp. 12-23, February, 2007
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Insuring Eggs in Baskets: Should the Government Insure Individual Risks?
Author(s):   Chad E. Hart, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #03-WP 339, July 1, 2003
Published In:   Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 54, 1, pp. 121-137, March, 2006
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Living with Hogs in Iowa: The Impact of Livestock Facilities on Rural Residential Property Values
Author(s):   Joseph A. Herriges, Silvia Secchi, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #03-WP 342, August 1, 2003
Published In:   Land Economics , Vol. 81, 4, pp. 530-545, November, 2005
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Managing Quality under Heterogeneous Consumer Demand and Product Quality
Author(s):   Miguel A. Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 410, October 1, 2005
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Influence of the Premium Subsidy on Farmers’ Crop Insurance Coverage Decisions
Author(s):   Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 393, April 1, 2005
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Using a Farmer’s Beta for Improved Estimation of Actual Production History (APH) Yields
Author(s):   Miguel A. Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart
Series:  CARD Working Paper #05-WP 387, March 1, 2005
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Reputation, Quality Observability, and the Choice of Quality Assurance Systems
Author(s):   Miguel A. Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #04-WP 373, September 1, 2004
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Can Spot and Contract Markets Co-Exist in Agriculture? (Revised)
Author(s):   Bruce A. Babcock, Miguel A. Carriquiry
Series:  CARD Working Paper #02-WP 311, April 1, 2004
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Can Quality Revitalize the Alaskan Salmon Industry?
Author(s):   Bruce A. Babcock, Quinn Weninger
Series:  CARD Working Paper #04-WP 359, April 1, 2004
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Insuring Uncertainty in Value-Added Agriculture: Ethanol Production
Author(s):   Nick D. Paulson, Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart, Dermot J. Hayes
Series:  CARD Working Paper #04-WP 360, April 1, 2004
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Assessing the Impacts of Closing the River Gulf Grain Company on Local Producers of Corn and Soybeans
Author(s):   Miguel A. Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #04-WP 357, March 1, 2004
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Genetic Information in Agricultural Productivity and Product Development
Author(s):   David A. Hennessy, John Miranowski, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #03-WP 329, April 1, 2003
Published In:   American Journal of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 86, 1, pp. 73-87, February 1, 2004
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Optimal Quality Assurance Systems for Agricultural Outputs
Author(s):   Miguel A. Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock, Roxana Carbone
Series:  CARD Working Paper #03-WP 328, March 1, 2003
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China’s Cotton Policy and the Impact of China’s WTO Accession and Bt Cotton Adoption on the Chinese and U.S. Cotton Sectors
Author(s):   Cheng Fang, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #03-WP 322, January 1, 2003
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Crop Insurance Rates and the Laws of Probability
Author(s):   Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart, Dermot J. Hayes
Series:  CARD Working Paper #02-WP 298, April 2002
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U.S. Farm Policy and the World Trade Organization: How Do They Match Up?
Author(s):   Chad E. Hart, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #02-WP 294, February 2002
Published In:   Esty Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy , Vol. 3, pp. 119-39
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Efficiency of Sequestering Carbon in Agricultural Soils (The)
Author(s):   Gregory R. Pautsch, Lyubov A. Kurkalova, Bruce A. Babcock, Catherine L. Kling
Series:  CARD Working Paper #00-WP 246, August 2000
Published In:   Contemporary Economic Policy , Vol. 19, pp. 123-34
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Optimal Antibiotic Usage with Resistance and Endogenous Technological Change
Author(s):   Silvia Secchi, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #01-WP 269, February 2001
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Rankings of Risk Management Strategies Combining Crop Insurance Products and Marketing Positions
Author(s):   Chad E. Hart, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #01-WP 267, February 2001
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Spatial Heterogeneity and the Choice of Instruments to Control Nonpoint Pollution
Author(s):   JunJie Wu, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #96-WP 164, September 30, 1996
Published In:   Environmental and Resource Economics , Vol. 18, pp. 173-192
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Environmental and Distributional Impacts of Conservation Targeting Strategies
Author(s):   JunJie Wu, David Zilberman, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #99-WP 230, November 1999
Published In:   Journal of Environmental Economics and Management , Vol. 41, pp. 333-350
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Livestock Revenue Insurance
Author(s):   Chad E. Hart, Bruce A. Babcock, Dermot J. Hayes
Series:  CARD Working Paper #99-WP 224, January 1, 2001
Published In:   Journal of Futures Markets , Vol. 21, 6, pp. 553-80, 2001
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Regional Distribution of Farm-Level Impacts from Acreage Set-Asides (The)
Author(s):   Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #00-WP 263, December 1, 2000
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Farm-Level Analysis of Risk Management Proposals
Author(s):   Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart, Gary M. Adams, Patrick C. Westhoff
Series:  CARD Working Paper #00-WP 238, February 2000
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Reinsuring Group Revenue Insurance with Exchange-Provided Revenue Contracts
Author(s):  Bruce A. Babcock, Steven Griffin, Dermot Hayes
Series:  CARD Working Paper #99-WP 212, May 1999
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Relative Efficiency of Voluntary Versus Mandatory Environmental Regulations (The)
Author(s):   JunJie WU, Bruce A. Babcock.
Series:  CARD Working Paper #96-WP 172, November 1, 1996
Published In:   Journal of Environmental Economics and Management , Vol. 38, pp. 158-175
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Optimal Information Acquisition Under a Geostatistical Model
Author(s):   Gregory R. Pautsch, Bruce A. Babcock, F. Jay Breidt
Series:  CARD Working Paper #99-WP 217, March 1999
Published In:   Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics , Vol. 24, 2, pp. 342-366, 1999
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Optimal Soil Sampling under a Geostatistical Model
Author(s):  Gregory R. Pautsch, Bruce A. Babcock, F. Jay Breidt
Series:  CARD Working Paper #98-WP 200, October 1, 1998
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Crop Nutrient Needs Potentially Supplied by Livestock Manure in Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana
Author(s):  Erda Wang, Bruce A. Babcock, Terrance M. Hurley
Series:  CARD Working Paper #98-WP 194, July 1, 1998
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Choice of Tillage, Rotation, and Soil Testing Practices: Economic and Environmental Implications (The)
Author(s):   JunJie Wu, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #96-WP 161, July 1, 1996
Published In:   American Journal of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 80, 3, pp. 494-511, January, 1998
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Resource or Waste? The Economics of Swine Manure Storage and Management
Author(s):   Ronald A. Fleming, Bruce A. Babcock, Erda Wang
Series:  CARD Working Paper #97-WP 178; Revised, February 1998
Published In:   Review of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 20, pp. 96-113
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Moving from Uniform to Variable Fertilizer Rates on Iowa Corn: Effects on Rates and Returns
Author(s):   Bruce A. Babcock, Gregory R. Pautsch
Series:  CARD Working Paper #97-WP 182, October 1, 1997
Published In:   Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics , Vol. 23, 2, pp. 385-400, 1998
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Biotechnology and Pest Resistance: An Economic Assessment of Refuges
Author(s):  Terrance M. Hurley, Bruce A. Babcock, Richard L. Hellmich
Series:  CARD Working Paper #97-WP 183, October 1, 1997
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Budgetary and Producer Welfare Effects of Revenue Insurance
Author(s):   David A. Hennessy, Bruce A. Babcock, Dermot J. Hayes
Series:  CARD Working Paper #97-WP 180, June 1, 1997
Published In:   American Journal of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 79, 3, pp. 1024-1034, August 1, 1997
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Impact of Soil Conservation Policies on Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils of the Central United States (The)
Author(s):   Paul D. Mitchell, P. G. Lakshminarayan, Toshitsugu Otake, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #96-WP 170, November 1, 1996
Published In:   Management of Carbon Sequestration in Soil , CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL
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Environmental Policy, Technology Substitution, and Cross-Media Transfers. Livestock Series Report 6
Author(s):  Edward Osei, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #96-WP 169, November 1, 1996
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Waterfowl Populations and the Conservation Reserve Program in the Prairie Pothole Region of North and South Dakota
Author(s):  Terrance M. Hurley, Bruce A. Babcock, Ronald E. Reynolds, Charles R. Loesch
Series:  CARD Working Paper #96-WP 165, October 1, 1996
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A Conceptual Framework for Evaluating Agricultural Economic and Environmental Tradeoffs in the Central Nebraska Basins Using Field-Level Area Study Data
Author(s):  P.G. Lakshminarayan, Bruce A. Babcock, Paul Mitchell
Series:  CARD Working Paper #96-WP 162, July 1, 1996
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Input Demand Under Yield and Revenue Insurance
Author(s):   Bruce A. Babcock, David Hennessy
Series:  CARD Working Paper #94-WP 127, December 31, 1994
Published In:   American Journal of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 78, pp. 416-27
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Effects of Site-Specific Management on the Application of Agricultural Inputs
Author(s):  David A. Hennessy, Bruce A. Babcock, Timothy E. Fiez
Series:  CARD Working Paper #96-WP 156, March 31, 1996
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CRP Targeting for Wildlife Habitat: A New Indicator Using the 1992 National Resources Inventory
Author(s):  P.G. Lakshminarayan, Bruce A. Babcock, Robert Kellogg
Series:  CARD Working Paper #96-WP 150, February 29, 1996
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Temporal and Spatial Evaluation of Soil Conservation Policies
Author(s):  P.G. Lakshminarayan, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #96-WP 149, February 28, 1996
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An Evaluation of Soil Test Information in Agricultural Decision Making
Author(s):  Bruce A. Babcock, Alicia L. Carriquiry, Hal S. Stern
Series:  CARD Working Paper #96-WP 147, January 31, 1996
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Impacts of Agricultural Practices and Policies on Potential Nitrate Water Pollution in the Midwest and Northern Plains of the United States
Author(s):  JunJie Wu, P.G. Lakshminarayan, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #96-WP 148, January 31, 1996
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Optimal Design of a Voluntary Green Payment Program under Asymmetric Information
Author(s):   JunJie Wu, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #95-WP 131, February 1, 1995
Published In:   Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics , Vol. 20, pp. 316-327
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An Economic and Environmental Evaluation of Farm Bill Policy Options Using the CEEPES-FAPRI Modeling System
Author(s):  P.G. Lakshminarayan, Bruce A. Babcock
Series:  CARD Working Paper #95-WP 137, June 1, 1995
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Program Participation and Farm-Level Adoption of Conservation Tillage: Estimates from a Multinomial Logit Model
Author(s):  Bruce A. Babcock, Nabil M. Chaherli, P.G. Lakshminarayan
Series:  CARD Working Paper #95-WP 136, May 1, 1995
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Budgetary Resource Allocation Effects of Revenue Assurance (The)
Author(s):  David A. Hennessy, Bruce A. Babcock, Dermot J. Hayes
Series:  CARD Working Paper #95-WP 130, February 1, 1995
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Economic, Environmental, and Fiscal Impacts of a Targeted Renewal of Conservation Reserve Program Contracts (The)
Author(s):  Bruce A. Babcock, P.G. Lakshminarayan, JunJie Wu
Series:  CARD Working Paper #95-WP 129, February 1, 1995
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The 1995 Farm Bill: Issues, Options, and an Analytical Framework for Integrated Economic and Environmental Policy Assessment
Author(s):  Stanley R. Johnson, P.G. Lakshminarayan, Bruce Babcock, Andy Manale, David Zilberman
Series:  CARD Working Paper #94-WP 125, November 15, 1994
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