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Economics Department Working Papers

2006

ISU Economics Working Papers

Analysis of Energy Supply and Usage in the Iowa Economy
Author(s):   Daniel Otto, Mark D. Imerman
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06001, April 11, 2006
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Broadband Access, Telecommuting and the Urban-Rural Digital Divide
Author(s):   Moohoun Song, Peter Orazem, Rajesh Singh
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06002, February 2, 2006
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Identification of Expected Outcomes in a Data Error Mixing Model with Multiplicative Mean Independence
Author(s):   Brent Kreider, John V. Pepper
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06003, February 2, 2006
Published In:   Journal of Business and Economic Statistics , Forthcoming
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Do Entry Conditions Vary over Time? Entry and Competition in the Broadband Market: 1999-2003
Author(s):   Mo Xiao, Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06004, February 16, 2006
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Do Asymmetric Central Bank Preferences Help Explain Observed Inflation Outcomes?
Author(s):   Matthew Doyle, Barry L. Falk
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06005, February 20, 2006
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On the Optimality of Delay in 'Monetary Policy as a Process of Search'
Author(s):   Matthew Doyle
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06006, February 22, 2006
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Incentive to Reduce Crop Trait Durability
Author(s):   Stefan Ambec, Corinne Langinier, Stephane Lemarie
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06007, March 14, 2006
Published In:   American Journal of Agricultural Economics , Forthcoming
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Heterogeneity of Southern Countries and Southern Intellectual Property Rights Policy
Author(s):   Harvey E. Lapan, Jeong-Eon Kim
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06008, March 23, 2006
Published In:   Canadian Journal of Economics , Vol. 41, 3, pp. 894-925, August, 2008
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When Different Market Concentration Indices Agree
Author(s):   David A. Hennessy, Harvey E. Lapan
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06009, March 23, 2006
Published In:   Economics Letters , Vol. 95, 2, pp. 234-40, May, 2007
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Harmonic symmetries of imperfect competition on circular city
Author(s):   David A. Hennessy, Harvey E. Lapan
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06010, March 23, 2006
Published In:   Journal of Mathematical Economics , Vol. 45, 1-2, pp. 124-146, January, 2009
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On the Nature of Certainty Equivalent Functionals
Author(s):   David A. Hennessy, Harvey E. Lapan
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06011, March 23, 2006
Published In:   Journal of Mathematical Economics , Vol. 43, 1, pp. 1-10, December, 2006
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Grading, Minimum Quality Standards, and the Labeling of Genetically Modified Products
Author(s):   Harvey E. Lapan, GianCarlo Moschini
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06012, March 23, 2006
Published In:   American Journal of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 89, 3, pp. 769-83, August, 2007
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The Allocation of Nutrient Load Reduction across a Watershed: Assessing Delivery Coefficients as an Implementation Tool
Author(s):   Hongli Feng, Manoj Jha, Philip W. Gassman
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06013, March 24, 2006
Published In:   Review of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 31, 1, pp. 183-204, Spring, 2009
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DC Optimal Power Flow Formulation and Solution Using QuadProgJ
Author(s):   Junjie Sun, Leigh S. Tesfatsion
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06014, March 30, 2006
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The Clock is Ticking for Rural America
Author(s):   Michael Duffy
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06015, April 5, 2006
Published In:   Sustainable Land Management , Edward Elgar Pub. Ltd. , Cheltenham, UK
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Economics of Intellectual Property Rights in Plant Materials
Author(s):   Wallace Huffman
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06016, April 6, 2006
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Partially Identifying the Prevalence of Health Insurance Given Contaminated Sampling Response Error
Author(s):   Brent Kreider
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06017, April 15, 2006
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Data in Context: Notes on Employment and Labor Force Data
Author(s):   Mark D. Imerman
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06018, April 24, 2006
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Patents, Research Exemption, and the Incentive for Sequential Innovation
Author(s):   GianCarlo Moschini, Oleg Yerokhin
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06019, April 26, 2006
Published In:   Journal of Economics & Management Strategy , Vol. 17, pp. 379-412
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The Story Behind the Post-War Decline in Women’s Housework: Prices, Income, Family Size, and Technology Effects in a Demand System
Author(s):   Wallace Huffman
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06020, May 1, 2006
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Over-Nutrition and Changing Health Status in High Income Countries - Revised 02/28/08
Author(s):   Wallace Huffman, Sonya K. Huffman, Kyrre Rickertsen, Abebayehu Tegene
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06021, May 1, 2006
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Farm Technology and Technical Efficiency: Evidence from Four Regions in China
Author(s):   Zhuo Chen, Wallace Huffman, Scott Rozelle
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06022, May 1, 2006
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Preliminary Investigations of Hospital Geography and Patient Choice in Iowa
Author(s):   Mark D. Imerman, Liesl Eathington, Kanlaya Jintanakul, Daniel Otto
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06023, May 22, 2006
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Pool of Basic Patents and Follow-up Innovations
Author(s):   Corinne Langinier
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06024, July 19, 2006
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Dynamic Testing of Wholesale Power Market Designs: An Open-Source Agent-Based Framework
Author(s):   Junjie Sun, Leigh S. Tesfatsion
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06025, July 27, 2006
Published In:   Computational Economics , Vol. 30, 3, pp. 291-327, October 1, 2007
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Rejuveniles and Growth
Author(s):   Richard Barnett, Joydeep Bhattacharya
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06026, August 5, 2006
Published In:   European Economic Review , Vol. 52, 6, pp. 1055-1071, August, 2008
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On the Usefulness of the Constrained Planning Problem in a Model of Money
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya, Rajesh Singh
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06027, August 23, 2006
Published In:   Macroeconomic Dynamics , Vol. 12, 4, pp. 503-525, September, 2008
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Social Security and Intergenerational Redistribution
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya, Robert Reed
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06028, August 23, 2006
Published In:   Structural Models of Wage and Employment Dynamics: Essays in Honor of Dale Mortensen , Elsevier and North Holland, Amsterdam and New York
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Lack of Education
Author(s):   Peter Orazem
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06029, August 29, 2006
Published In:   Solutions for the World's Biggest Problems: Costs and Benefits , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 241-262
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Wages, benefits, hours, commuting time, and license renewal for Iowa Registered Nurses
Author(s):   Mark D. Imerman, Peter Orazem, Shiva Sikdar, Gina Russell
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06030, September 18, 2006
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The Value of Third-Party Certification of Preconditioning Claims at Iowa Feeder Cattle Auctions
Author(s):   Harun Bulut, John D. Lawrence
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06031, September 25, 2006
Published In:   Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Vol. 39, 3, pp. 625-640, December, 2007
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Empirical Phillips Curves in OECD Countries: Has There Been A Common Breakdown?
Author(s):   Matthew Doyle
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06032, September 25, 2006
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Computer Adoption and Returns in Transition: Theory Appendix
Author(s):   Peter Orazem, Rajesh Singh, Yemisi Kuku
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06033, September 26, 2006
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Food Stamps and Food Insecurity: What Can Be Learned in the Presence of Non-classical Measurement Error?
Author(s):   Craig Gundersen, Brent Kreider
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06034, October 30, 2006
Published In:   Journal of Human Resources , Vol. 43, 2, pp. 352-82, Spring, 2008
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Testing for Breaks Using Alternating Observations
Author(s):   Helle Bunzel, Emma M. Iglesias
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06035, November 9, 2006
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Understanding Post-War Changes in U.S. Household Production: A Full-Income Demand-System Perspective
Author(s):   Wallace Huffman
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06036, November 16, 2006
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Core Equivalence Theorem with Production
Author(s):   Siyang Xiong, Charles Zhoucheng Zheng
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06037, November 16, 2006
Published In:   Journal of Economic Theory , Vol. 137, 1, pp. 246-270, November, 2007
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Jump Bidding and Overconcentration in Decentralized Simultaneous Ascending Auctions
Author(s):   Charles Zhoucheng Zheng
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06038, November 16, 2006
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Public Debt, Fiscal Solvency, and Macroeconomic Uncertainty in Latin America: The Cases of Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Mexico
Author(s):   Enrique G. Mendoza, P. Marcelo Oviedo
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06039, November 27, 2006
Published In:   Economia Mexicana , Forthcoming
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Sustainable Fiscal Policy with Rising Public Debt-to-GDP Ratios
Author(s):   P. Marcelo Oviedo
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06040, November 27, 2006
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Effects and Value of Verifiable Information in a Controversial Market: Evidence from Lab Auctions of Genetically Modified Food
Author(s):   Matthew Rousu, Wallace Huffman, Jason F. Shogren, Abebayehu Tegene
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06041, November 29, 2006
Published In:   Economic Inquiry , Vol. 45, 3, pp. 409-432, July, 2007
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Equilibrium Layoff as Termination of a Dynamic Contract
Author(s):   Cheng Wang
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06042, December 11, 2006
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CARD Working Papers

Social Assistance Programs and Outcomes: Food Assistance in the Context of Welfare Reform
Author(s):   Sonya Kostova Huffman, Helen H. Jensen
Series:  CARD Working Paper #03-WP 335, September 1, 2006
Published In:   Social Science Quarterly , Vol. 89, 1, pp. 95-115, March, 2008
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Collective Marketing Arrangements for Geographically Differentiated Agricultural Products: Welfare Impacts and Policy Implications
Author(s):   Sergio H. Lence, Stéphan Marette, Dermot J. Hayes, William Foster
Series:  MATRIC Working Paper #06-MWP 9, May 1, 2006
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Quality and Competition: An Empirical Analysis across Industries
Author(s):   John M. Crespi, Stéphan Marette
Series:  CARD Working Paper #06-WP 420, March 1, 2006
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Health Information and the Choice of Fish Species: An Experiment Measuring the Impact of Risk and Benefit Information
Author(s):   Stéphan Marette, Jutta Roosen, Sandrine Blanchemanche, Philippe Verger
Series:  CARD Working Paper #06-WP 421, April 1, 2006
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Westernization of the Asian Diet: The Case of Rising Wheat Consumption in Indonesia
Author(s):   Jacinto F. Fabiosa
Series:  CARD Working Paper #06-WP 422, April 1, 2006
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Consumers’ Demand for Pork Quality: Applying Semantic Network Analysis
Author(s):   Carola Grebitus, Maike Bruhn
Series:  CARD Working Paper #06-WP 423, May 1, 2006
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U.S. Sugar Policy Options and Their Consequences under NAFTA and Doha
Author(s):   David Abler, John C. Beghin, David Blandford, Amani Elobeid
Series:  CARD Working Paper #06-WP 424, June 1, 2006
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A Study of the Factors that Influence Consumer Attitudes Toward Beef Products Using the Conjoint Market Analysis Tool
Author(s):   Brian Mennecke, Anthony Townsend, Dermot J. Hayes, Steven Lonergan
Series:  CARD Working Paper #06-WP 425, August 1, 2006
Published In:   Journal of Animal Science , Vol. 85, 10, pp. 2639-2659, 2007
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How to Promote Quality Perception in Wine Markets: Brand Advertising or Geographical Indication?
Author(s):   Chengyan Yue, Stéphan Marette, John C. Beghin
Series:  CARD Working Paper #06-WP 426, August 1, 2006
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Removal of U.S. Ethanol Domestic and Trade Distortions: Impact on U.S. and Brazilian Ethanol Markets
Author(s):   Amani Elobeid, Simla Tokgoz
Series:  CARD Working Paper #06-WP 427, August 1, 2006
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Water Quality Modeling for the Raccoon River Watershed Using SWAT
Author(s):   Manoj Jha, Jeffrey G. Arnold, Philip W. Gassman
Series:  CARD Working Paper #06-WP 428, August 1, 2006
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Pharmaceutical and Industrial Traits in Genetically Modified Crops: Co-existence with Conventional Agriculture
Author(s):   GianCarlo Moschini
Series:  CARD Working Paper #06-WP 429, August 1, 2006
Published In:   American Journal of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 88, 5, pp. 1184–1192 , December 1, 2006
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Optimal Design of Permit Markets with an Ex Ante Pollution Target
Author(s):   Sergey S. Rabotyagov, Hongli Feng, Catherine L. Kling
Series:  CARD Working Paper #06-WP 430, August 1, 2006
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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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U.S. Universities’ Net Returns from Patenting and Licensing: A Quantile Regression Analysis
Author(s):   Harun Bulut, GianCarlo Moschini
Series:  CARD Working Paper #06-WP 432, September 1, 2006
Published In:   Economics of Innovation and New Technology , Vol. 18, 2, pp. 123-137, 2009
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Economies of Feedlot Scale, Biosecurity, Investment, and Endemic Livestock Disease
Author(s):   David A. Hennessy
Series:  CARD Working Paper #06-WP 433, September 1, 2006
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Does Health Information Matter for Modifying Consumption? A Field Experiment Measuring the Impact of Risk Information on Fish Consumption
Author(s):   Jutta Roosen, Stéphan Marette, Sandrine Blanchemanche, Philippe Verger
Series:  CARD Working Paper #06-WP 434, October 1, 2006
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Analysis of the Link between Ethanol, Energy, and Crop Markets, An
Author(s):   Simla Tokgoz, Amani Elobeid
Series:  CARD Working Paper #06-WP 435, November 1, 2006
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Discounting Spotted Apples: Investigating Consumers’ Willingness to Accept Cosmetic Damage in an Organic Product
Author(s):   Chengyan Yue, Frode Alfnes, Helen H. Jensen
Series:  CARD Working Paper #06-WP 436, November 1, 2006
Published In:   Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Forthcoming
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Changing Diets in China’s Cities: Empirical Fact or Urban Legend?
Author(s):   Fengxia Dong, Frank H. Fuller
Series:  CARD Working Paper #06-WP 437, November 1, 2006
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Nontariff Barriers
Author(s):   John C. Beghin
Series:  CARD Working Paper #06-WP 438, December 1, 2006
Published In:   The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition , Palgrave Macmillan LTD, 2d Edition, pp. 126-129, May, 2008
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Intra-Industry Trade, Multilateral Trade Integration, and Invasive Species Risk
Author(s):   Anh T. Tu, John C. Beghin
Series:  CARD Working Paper #06-WP 439, December 1, 2006
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