ERS elsewheres are summaries of research published in professional journals. For more information about the articles summarized here, please contact the author or consult the cited journal.

Allocative Efficiency in Russian Agriculture:The Case of Fertilizer and Grain in American Journal
of Agricultural Economics, Volume 85, Number 5.

Can Russia be Competitive in Agriculture? in Eurochoices, Volume 2, Number 3, 2003.

Marketing Loan Rates and Acreage Responses in Choices, The Magazine of Food, Farm, and
Resource Issues, 4th Quarter 2003, December 2003.

On the Relative Well-Being of the Nonmetropolitan Poor: An Examination of Alternative definitions of Poverty During the 1990s in Southern Economic Journal, Volume 70, Issue 2, October 2003.

Estimating the Impact of WTO and Domestic Reforms on the Indian Cotton and Textile Sectors: A
General-Equilibrium Approach in Review of Development Economics, Volume 7, Issue 3, August 2003.

Research Designs for Assessing the USDA’S Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs’ Outcomes—Part I: Evaluation of Ongoing National Programs in Nutrition Today, Volume 38, Issue 4, July/August 2003.

The Beef Cow Replacement Decision in Journal of Agribusiness, Volume 19, Issue 2, Fall 2001.

Economic Effects of a Ban Against Antimicrobial Drugs Used in U.S. Beef Production in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Volume 34, Issue 3, December 2002.

Production and Price Impacts of U.S. Crop Insurance Programs in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 83, Number 5, December 2001.

Food Stamp Caseloads Over the Business Cycle in Southern Economic Journal, Volume 69, Number 4, April 2003.

Irrigation Technology Transitions in the Mid-Plains States in International Journal of Water Resources Development, Volume 19, Number 1, March 2003.

The Role of Food Stamps in Stabilizing Income and Consumption  in Focus, Volume 22, Issue 2, Summer 2002.

The Impact of Intermediate Input Price Changes on Food Prices: An Analysis of “From the Ground Up” Effects in Journal of Agribusiness, Volume 20, Issue 1, Spring 2002.

Hunger: Its Impact on Children's Health and Mental Health in Pediatrics, Volume 110, Issue 4, October 2002.

Export Subsidies and Profit-Shifting in Vertical Markets in Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Volume 26, Issue 1, July 2001.

Food Trade Balances and Unit Values: What Can They Reveal About Price Competition? in Agribusiness: An International Journal, Volume 18, Issue 1, Winter 2002.

Frequency and Duration of Food Insecurity and Hunger in U.S. Households in Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Volume 34, August 2002.

Beverage Consumption Among U.S. Children and Adolescents: Full-Information and Quasi Maximum-Likelihood Estimation of a Censored System in European Review of Agricultural Economics, Volume 29, Issue 1, 2002.

Stability of Farm Income and the Role of Nonfarm Income in U.S. Agriculture in Review of Agricultural Economics, Spring/Summer, 2002.

Regulatory Events and Biotech Firm Share Prices in Review of Agricultural Economics, Spring/Summer 2002.

The Dynamics of Wealth Concentration Among Farm Operator Households in Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, April 2002.

Technology Adoption and Its Impact on Production Performance of Dairy Operations in Review of Agricultural Economics, Fall/Winter 2000.

Global Crop Yield Convergence: How Russian Crop Yields Compare to Other Regions in Comparative Economic Studies, Summer 2001.

Corporate Farm Performance in Russia, 1991-95: An Efficiency Analysis in Journal of Comparative Economics, September 1999.

A Temporal Comparison of Sources of Variability in Farm Household Income in Agricultural Finance Review, Fall 2001.

Factors Affecting Returns to Labor and Management on U.S. Dairy Farms in Agricultural Finance Review, Fall 2001.

Has Working More Caused Married Women to Volunteer Less? in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, December 2000.

The Graying of Rural America in Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, Winter 2000.

Pre-1997 Trends in Welfare and Food Assistance in a National Sample of Families in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, August 2000.

The Food Stamp Benefit Formula: Implications for Empirical Research on Food Demand in Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, July 2001.

The Effects of the Macroeconomy and Welfare Reform on Food Stamp Caseloads in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, August 2000.

Least-cost Management of Nonpoint Source Pollution: Source Reduction Versus Interception Strategies for Controlling Nitrogen Loss in the Mississippi Basin in Ecological Economics, May 2001.

The Food Stamp Program in An Era of Welfare Reform: Electronic Benefits and Changing Sources of Cash Income in The Journal of Consumer Affairs, Summer 2000.

The Monthly Food Stamp Cycle: Shopping Frequency and Food Intake Decisions in an Endogenous Switching Regression Framework in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, February 2000.

Choose a Variety of Grains Daily, Especially Whole Grains: A Challenge for Consumers in The Journal of Nutrition, February 2001.

Consumers Misperceptions of Diet Quality in Journal of Nutrition Education, November/December 2001.

The Food Stamp Program and Food Insufficiency in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, November 2001.

Market Distribution of Potato Products in the United States in Journal of Food Products Marketing, 2001.

The Economics of Food Labeling in Journal of Consumer Policy, June 2001.

The Economic Benefits of Nutrition Labeling: A Case Study for Fresh Meat and Poultry Products in Journal of Consumer Policy, June 2001.

Off-Farm Investment of Farm Households: A Logit Analysis in Agricultural Finance Review, November 2001.

Agriculture and Ecosystem Restoration in South Florida: Assessing Trade-Offs From Water-Retention Development in the Everglades Agricultural Area in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, February 2001.

Participation in Yield and Revenue Insurance Products: What Are Important Factors? in Journal of Agricultural Lending, Winter 2001.

Minimum Wage and Food Prices: An Analysis of Price Pass-Through Effects in International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2000.

Joint Costs in Meat Retailing in Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, July 2000.

Land Tenure and the Adoption of Conservation Practices in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, November 2000.

Irrigation in the American West: Area, Water and Economic Activity in International Journal of Water Resources Development, June 2000.

Economic and Conservation Tradeoffs of Regulatory vs. Incentive-Based Water Policy in the Northwest in International Journal of Water Resources Development, June 2000.

An Efficient Cost-Sharing Program to Reduce Nonpoint-Source Contamination: Theory and an Application to Groundwater Contamination in Environmental Geology, April 2000.

An Analysis of Risk Premia in U.S. Farm-Level Interest Rates in Agricultural Finance Review, Volume 60, 2000.

Food Safety and Product Liability in Food Policy, December 1999.

Factors Contributing to Earnings Success of Cash Grain Farms in Agricultural & Applied Economics, December 1999.

Possibilities for Including the Opportunity Cost of Time in Recreation Demand Systems in Land Economics, November 1999.

Policy Objectives and Economic Incentives for Controlling Agricultural Sources of Nonpoint Pollution in JAWRA, October 1999.

The Role of Education in Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Policy in Review of Agricultural Economics, Fall/Winter 1999.

Forward Contracting of Inputs: A Farm-Level Analysis in Journal of Agribusiness, Fall 1999.

Technology Adoption Decisions in Dairy Production and the Role of Herd Expansion in Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, April 1999.

Salmon Recovery in the Columbia River Basin: Analysis of Measures Affecting Agriculture in Marine Resource Economics, Spring 1999.

Policy Considerations for Increasing Compatibilities between Agriculture and Wildlife in Natural Resources Journal, Spring 1999.

Factors Affecting the Profitability of Limited-Resource and Other Small Farms in Agricultural Finance Review, 1999.

Does It Cost Less to Live in Rural Areas? Evidence from New Data on Food Security and Hunger in Rural Sociology, March 1999.