Despite the growing awareness of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the United States and abroad, estimates of welfare losses due to their presence are missing from the literature. Using a mail survey of 767 Ohio Lake Erie recreational angler respondents and a choice experiment, this study provides...

This study introduces a database that can be used to analyze COVID19’s impacts on China’s regional economies. This database contains various sectoral and regional economic outcomes at the weekly and monthly level. In the context of a general equilibrium trade model, we first formulate a...

Selected Poster prepared for presentation at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association’s 2013 AAEA & CAES Joint Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, August 4-6, 2013. Copyright 2013 by Wendong Zhang and Cynthia J. Nickerson. All rights reserved. Readers may make verbatim copies of this...

Non-point source sediment and nutrient runoff from upstream agricultural production is known to impair downstream ecosystem functions and services. Despite adoption of agricultural best management practices (BMPs) by some farmers, there are still many cropland parcels with a high need for...

Selected Paper prepared for presentation at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association's 2012 AAEA Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, August 12-14, 2012. This research was supported by a cooperative agreement with U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Economic Research Service. We thank...

Using a mixed-mode survey of 568 farmer respondents in the Boone and North Raccoon River watersheds in Iowa, we utilize a discrete choice experiment to examine farmer behavioral response to a new policy design of conservation programs---enrollment restrictions in cost-share programs. Using a...

Economic impacts of energy infrastructure incidents have been a focus of attention, especially since the rapid pipeline expansion due to the domestic shale oil and gas boom. While previous studies focus on individual pipeline incidents, we provide the first nationwide assessment of pipeline...

Superstar firms, the few firms that outperform the rest significantly in profitability and/or productivity, are increasingly important for driving industry growth or export patterns. It is thus critical to understanding the vital factors contributing to their success. However, it is also...

The transition from smallholders to large farms in developing countries has attracted rising attention. We present an integrated theoretical framework that examines the dynamics and welfare implications of this transition for rural residents, urban consumers, and society. Unlike previous...

Agricultural water pollution from the livestock industry is a growing concern in China and globally. As opposed to size-based regulations targeting larger facilities in the United States, China’s regulations are place-based in nature. Since 2014, China classified eight urban provinces in the...