Agricultural and Regional Economics
Journal Articles
"Presenting smaller ‘component designs’ in place of large discrete choice experiment," with Courtney Bir and Nicole O. Widmar, Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2020, 2, 100083.
"US consumer demand for traditional and Greek yogurt attributes including livestock management attributes," with Courtney Bir and Nicole O. Widmar, Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2020, 1-28.
"Hierarchy and Spatial Contagion: Population in American Cities Between 1990 and 2010," with Elizabeth A. Dobis, Raymond J. G. M. Florax and Peter Mulder, Journal of Economic Geography, 2019. pdf and supplemental appendix.
"The Promising Effect of a Green Food Label in the New Online Market,'' with Yu Jiang, H. Holly Wang and Shaosheng Jin, Sustainability, 2019, 11, 796.
"Traditional Attributes Moo-ve Over for Some Consumer Segments: Relative Ranking of Fluid Milk Attributes," with Courtney Bir, Nicole O. Widmar and Christopher Wolf, Appetite, 2019, 134, 162-171.
"Downscaling of National Crop Area Statistics Using Drivers of Cropland Productivity Measured at Fine Resolutions," with Jingyu Song, Paul V. Preckel and Nelson B. Villoria, PLoS ONE, 2019, 13, 1-27.
"Causal Identification of Transit-Induced Gentrification and Spatial Spillover Effects: The Case of the Denver Light Rail," with Eleni Bardaka and Raymond J. G. M. Florax, Journal of Transport Geography, 2018, 71, 15-31.
"Is Working with Your Spouse Good For Business? The Effect of Working with Your Spouse on Profit for Rural Businesses," with Tia McDonald and Maria I. Marshall, Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2017, 38, 477-493.
"Benefit or Damage? The Productivity Effects of FDI in Chinese Food Industry," with Shaosheng Jin, Haiyue Guo and H. Holly Wang, Food Policy, 2017, 68, 1-9, lead article.
"Are Local Market Relationships Undermining Organic Fruit and Vegetable Certification? A Bivariate Probit Analysis," with Ariana P. Torres, Maria I. Marshall and Corrine E. Alexander, Agricultural Economics, 2017, 48, 197-205.
"A Test on Adverse Selection of Farmers in Crop Insurance: Results from Inner Mongolia, China," with Yuanfeng Zhao, Zhihui Chai and Paul V. Preckel, Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2017, 16, 478-485.
"An Empirical Analysis of the Effect of Crop Insurance on Farmers’ Income: Results from Inner Mongolia in China," with Yuanfeng Zhao, Zhihui Chai and Paul V. Preckel, China Agricultural Economic Review, 2016, 8, 299-313.
"The Transition to Modern Agriculture: Contract Farming in Developing Countries," with H. Holly Wang and Yanbing Wang, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2014, 96, 1257-1271.
"Productivity in China's High Technology Industry: Regional Heterogeneity and R&D," with Rui Zhang, Kai Sun and Subal C. Kumbhakar, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2012, 79, 127-141.
Book Review
"The Economist's Craft: An Introduction to Research, Publishing, and Professional Development. Weisbach, Michael S. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, ISBN 9780691216485" Regional Science Policy and Practice, 2022.
Book Chapter
"Tax Increment Financing and Spatial Spillovers," with Anita Yadavalli, Tax Increment Financing and Economic Development: Uses, Structures, and Impact, 2nd Edition, eds Craig L. Johnson and Kenneth A. Kriz, SUNY Press, 2018.
Non-Refereed
"In Memory of Raymond J. G. M. Florax," with Peter Mulder, International Regional Science Review, 2019, 1-4.
"The Special Issue on Chinese Food, Agricultural and Rural Economics," with H. Holly Wang and Shaosheng Jin, The Chinese Economy, 2017, 50, 139-140.
"Presenting smaller ‘component designs’ in place of large discrete choice experiment," with Courtney Bir and Nicole O. Widmar, Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2020, 2, 100083.
"US consumer demand for traditional and Greek yogurt attributes including livestock management attributes," with Courtney Bir and Nicole O. Widmar, Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2020, 1-28.
"Hierarchy and Spatial Contagion: Population in American Cities Between 1990 and 2010," with Elizabeth A. Dobis, Raymond J. G. M. Florax and Peter Mulder, Journal of Economic Geography, 2019. pdf and supplemental appendix.
"The Promising Effect of a Green Food Label in the New Online Market,'' with Yu Jiang, H. Holly Wang and Shaosheng Jin, Sustainability, 2019, 11, 796.
"Traditional Attributes Moo-ve Over for Some Consumer Segments: Relative Ranking of Fluid Milk Attributes," with Courtney Bir, Nicole O. Widmar and Christopher Wolf, Appetite, 2019, 134, 162-171.
"Downscaling of National Crop Area Statistics Using Drivers of Cropland Productivity Measured at Fine Resolutions," with Jingyu Song, Paul V. Preckel and Nelson B. Villoria, PLoS ONE, 2019, 13, 1-27.
"Causal Identification of Transit-Induced Gentrification and Spatial Spillover Effects: The Case of the Denver Light Rail," with Eleni Bardaka and Raymond J. G. M. Florax, Journal of Transport Geography, 2018, 71, 15-31.
"Is Working with Your Spouse Good For Business? The Effect of Working with Your Spouse on Profit for Rural Businesses," with Tia McDonald and Maria I. Marshall, Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2017, 38, 477-493.
"Benefit or Damage? The Productivity Effects of FDI in Chinese Food Industry," with Shaosheng Jin, Haiyue Guo and H. Holly Wang, Food Policy, 2017, 68, 1-9, lead article.
"Are Local Market Relationships Undermining Organic Fruit and Vegetable Certification? A Bivariate Probit Analysis," with Ariana P. Torres, Maria I. Marshall and Corrine E. Alexander, Agricultural Economics, 2017, 48, 197-205.
"A Test on Adverse Selection of Farmers in Crop Insurance: Results from Inner Mongolia, China," with Yuanfeng Zhao, Zhihui Chai and Paul V. Preckel, Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2017, 16, 478-485.
"An Empirical Analysis of the Effect of Crop Insurance on Farmers’ Income: Results from Inner Mongolia in China," with Yuanfeng Zhao, Zhihui Chai and Paul V. Preckel, China Agricultural Economic Review, 2016, 8, 299-313.
"The Transition to Modern Agriculture: Contract Farming in Developing Countries," with H. Holly Wang and Yanbing Wang, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2014, 96, 1257-1271.
"Productivity in China's High Technology Industry: Regional Heterogeneity and R&D," with Rui Zhang, Kai Sun and Subal C. Kumbhakar, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2012, 79, 127-141.
Book Review
"The Economist's Craft: An Introduction to Research, Publishing, and Professional Development. Weisbach, Michael S. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, ISBN 9780691216485" Regional Science Policy and Practice, 2022.
Book Chapter
"Tax Increment Financing and Spatial Spillovers," with Anita Yadavalli, Tax Increment Financing and Economic Development: Uses, Structures, and Impact, 2nd Edition, eds Craig L. Johnson and Kenneth A. Kriz, SUNY Press, 2018.
Non-Refereed
"In Memory of Raymond J. G. M. Florax," with Peter Mulder, International Regional Science Review, 2019, 1-4.
"The Special Issue on Chinese Food, Agricultural and Rural Economics," with H. Holly Wang and Shaosheng Jin, The Chinese Economy, 2017, 50, 139-140.
