College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

Graduate students in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE) are often able to begin publishing their research in peer-reviewed academic journals before graduating from their respective programs. Below are some examples of publications that have come out of our graduate students' research. The names of graduate students are highlighted in bold and the names of AFRE faculty are underlined.

2026

Maredia, M.K., Boughton D., & Fisher I. (2026). Responsible Scaling for Agri-Food System Transformation: A Phased R4D Framework. Agricultural Systems. Read the article

Rutledge Z., Martin P., Ayoub S., & Hall M. (2026). Potential Wage Bill Implications of the New AEWR Methodology for H-2A Workers. Choices Magazine. Read the article

Maredia, M.K., Ortega D.L., Herrington, C., & Martinez J.M. (2026). Economic Impacts and Farming System Responses to the First Detection of Coffee Leaf Rust in Hawaii. Agricultural Systems. Read the article

Lee Y., Rosebrook E., Alfaro F., Loveridge S., Paredes D., & Skidmore M. (2026). Partisanship and Perceptions of Inflation over 2019-2024: Evidence from a 2024 Michigan Survey. Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy. Read the article

Liu, J., Olabisi M., & Maredia M.K. (2026). Market Integration and the Impact of Violence on Trade Networks: Evidence from Nigeria. European Review of Agricultural Economics. Read the article

Van Tassell G., & Ker, A.P. (2026). Crop Insurance Design and On-Farm Risk Adaptation. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. Read the article.

Kim, M. (2026). Incentivizing capital investments in electric vehicle attributes to stimulate demand. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. Read the article

Simnitt S., Rutledge Z., McGrady C., & Castillo M. (2026). Proposed Immigration Reforms and Legalization of US Crop Workers.  Choices Magazine. Read the article

Sarkar, S., & Lupi, F. (2026). The Two-Edged Sword of Altruism in Willingness to Pay for Water Infrastructure and Affordability Programs. Environmental and Resource Economics. Read the article

2025

Abaidoo, E., Belton, B., Reardon, T. , Jin, S., & Malone, T. (2025). Does rural non-farm employment relieve or exacerbate the agricultural diversification-farm efficiency trade-off: The Case of Aquaculture in Bangladesh. Aquaculture Economics & Management.  Read the article  

Alfaro, F., Paredes, D., & Skidmore, M. (2025). The Effect of Property Assessment Reductions on Tax Delinquency and Tax Foreclosure. National Tax Journal. Read the article

Alfaro, F., Loveridge, S., Paredes, D., & Skidmore, M. (2025). Explaining the Big Mac Urban-Rural Price Gap in the United States. Journal of Regional Science. Read the article

Cheu, S. & Gammans, M. (2025). Cash Crop Demand and Conservation Practices: The Effect of Ethanol Expansion on Cover Cropping. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. Read the article

Dong, Z. & Schaefer K.A. (2025) Urbanization and the Industrialization of Agriculture. European Review of Agricultural Economics. Read the article

Goeb, J.,  Maredia, M.K.,  Herrington, C., & Myint Zu, A. (2025). Information Delivery in Times of Crisis: Evaluating Cellphone-based Agricultural Extension in Myanmar. Agricultural Economics. Read the article

Huang, Z., & Skidmore, M. (2025). The Impacts of Wildfires and Wildfire-induced Air Pollution on Mortality in the United States. Environmental Challenges. Read the article

Kim, D. (2025). Minimum Wage Impacts on Labor Market Outcomes in the U.S. Food-Manufacturing Industry. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. Read the article

Lee, S. W.,  Swinton, S. M. & B. Basso (2025). Comparing Profitability of Variable Rate Nitrogen Prescriptions. Precision Agriculture. Read the article

Lee, Y., Bryan, E., Mason, N. M., & Hassen, I., Theriault, V., & Ringler, C. (2025) Does small-scale irrigation affect women’s time allocation? Insights from Ethiopia. World Development. Read the article

Li, M., Harou, A., & Chakrabarti, A. (2025). Agricultural intensification through multiple-season farming: Effects on resiliency, food security and nutrition. Food Policy. Read the article

Lin, L., Ortega, D., & Sun, J. (2025). The Effectiveness of Misinformation Corrective Strategies and Implications for Consumers' Food Preferences and Policy Attitudes. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. Read the article

Lin, L. & Ortega, D. L. (2025) "Drivers of State Legislative Actions Restricting Foreign Holdings of U.S. Agricultural Land.” Food Policy. Read the article

Tobias-Maminas, R., Jordaan, Y., Lin, L., & Ortega, D. L. (2025) “The Effects of Information Labeling and Naming Convention on South African Consumer Preferences for Farm-raised Meat and Meat Alternatives,” Future Foods. Read the article

Lu, P. J., & Skidmore, M. (2025). Efficacy analysis of a cloud seeding program in Kansas agriculture. Climate Risk Management. Read the article

Reyes, B., Maredia, M.K., Martinez, J.M., Gomez, L., Rosas, J.C., & Miranda, A. (2025) Adoption without Gains, and Vice-Versa: Exploring the Disconnect Between Improved Bean Varieties and Yield in Central America and Haiti through the Lens of Seed Systems. Agricultural Systems. Read the article

Martínez, J.M., Zuluaga, V., & Buriticá, A. (2025) Sweating Bullets: Heat, High-Stakes Evaluations, and The Role of Incentives. Environmental and Resource Economics. Read the article

Martínez, J.M., Labarta, R. & Maredia, M.K. (2025) Impact of Introduced Pastures in Colombian Lowland Ranching. Agricultural Economics. Read the article

Maredia, M.K., & Martínez, J.M. (2025). Brewing sustainability: Quantifying agricultural R&D investment gaps in the Global coffee sector. World Development Sustainability, 8, 100261. Read the article

Sariman, S., Rudi-Polloshka, J., Ross, R., & Caputo, V. (2025) US Infant Formula Industry: a Qualitative Analysis of a Major Food Safety Recall and its Implications. Q Open. Read the article

Sarkar, S., Lupi, F., & Basso, B. (2025). Phosphorus application rates and farmers' perceptions of environmental concerns. Agricultural & Environmental Letters. Read the article

Win, M., Rutledge, Z., & Maredia, M. (2025) Labor shortages and farmer adaptation strategies. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. Read the article

Ye, Z., DiFonzo, C., Hennessy, D. A., Zhao, J., Wu, F., Conley, S. P., Gassmann, A.J., Hodgson, E.W., Jensen, B., Knodel, J. J., McManus, B., Meinke, L. J., Michel, A., Potter, B., Seiter, N. J., Smith, J. L., Spencer, J. L., Tilmon, K. J., Wright, R. J., & Krupke, C. H. (2025). Too much of a good thing: Lessons from compromised rootworm Bt maize in the US Corn Belt. Science. Read the article

2024

Muhonda, P., Rice, E., Bennett, A., Liverpool-Tasie, L.S.O., Belton, B., & Abaidoo, E. (2024). Investigating the inclusiveness of the usipa value chain in Malawi. World Development Perspectives. Read the article

Ayesh, A. (2024). Mass involuntary migration and educational attainment. World Development. Read the article

Chowdhury, S., Bin Khaled, M. N., Mallick, D., Raghunathan, K., & Rashid, S. (2024). Resilience of Social Transfer Programs to Large Unexpected Shocks. The Journal of Development Studies. Read the article

Dhar, R., Olabisi, M., Ogunbayo, I., Olutegbe, N., Akano, O., & Tschirley, D. (2024). Food demand responses to global price shocks: contrasts in sub-national evidence from Nigeria. Food Security.  Read the article

McKendree, M. G., Tonsor, G. T., & Dong, Z. (2024). Price pass‐through in the US beef industry: Implications of feedlot capacity utilization. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie. Read the article

Liverpool-Tasie, L.S., Wineman, A., Amadi, M.U., Gona, A., Emenekwe, C., Fang, M., Olunuga, O., Onyeneke, R.U., Sunday, N., Taiwo, M.A., Reardon, T., Belton, B. (2024). Rapid transformation in aquatic food value chains in three Nigerian states. Frontiers in Aquaculture. Read the article 

Belton, B., Cho A., Hall, M., Minten, B., & Reardon, T. (2024). Wholesalers and the transformation of Myanmar's maize value chains. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. Read the article 

Kim, M., & Yun, S.J. (2024). The impact of transnational municipal networks on local energy consumptions. Urban Climate. Read the article

Farris, J., Maredia, M.K., Mason, N. M. & Ortega, D. (2024). Farmer personality and community-based extension effectiveness in Tanzania. World Development. Read the article

Keene, T., Loveridge, S., Mann, J., & Mack, E. (2024) Prospects for Innovative Rural Firms in an Era of Broadband Expansion. Choices. Read the article

Koima, J. (2024). School electrification and academic outcomes in rural Kenya. Journal of Development Economics. Read the article

Lee, S.W.,  Swinton, S.M., & Bonito, G. (2024). Break-even Yields for Cultivated Morel Mushrooms (Morchella spp.) in the U.S. North Central Region. Plants People Planet. Read the article

Melkani, A., Mason, N. M., Mather, D. L., Chisanga, B., & Jayne, T. (2024). Liquidity constraints for variable inputs at planting time and the maize production and marketing decisions of smallholder farmers in Zambia. Agricultural Economics. Read the article

Olabisi, M., Maredia, M., Liu, J., Ajibade, T., & Ajejgbe, H. (2024). In-group competition for incentives. Journal of Development Economics. Read the article

Wu, F., Headey, D., Hirvonen, K., Pokharel, A., & Tessema, M. (2024). Study protocol to assess aflatoxin M1 health risks vs. benefits of dairy consumption in Ethiopian children: An epidemiological trial and risk-benefit analysis. BMJ Open. Read the article

Hsu, P., Pokharel, A., Scott, C., & Wu, F. (2024). Aflatoxin M1 in Milk and Dairy Products: The State of the Evidence for Child Growth Impairment. Food & Chemical Toxicology. Read the article

Beuermann D., Ramos Bonilla A., & Stampini M. (2024). Can Conditional Cash Transfers Alter the Effectiveness of other Human Capital Development Policies? Economic Development and Cultural Change. Read the article

Sarkar, S., Lal, P., Sears, M. & Lupi, F. (2024). Evaluating the impact of fertilizer and crop prices on phosphorus concentrations in Great Lake watersheds. Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Read the article

Van Deynze, B., Swinton, S.M., Hennessy, D., Haddad, N., & Ries, L. (2024). Insecticides, more than herbicides, land use, and climate, are associated with declines in butterfly species richness and abundance in the American Midwest. PLOS One. Read the article

Vargas, C.M., Liverpool-Tasie, L.S.O., & Reardon, T. (2024). Vulnerability of Nigerian Maize Traders to a confluence of climate, violence, disease, and cost shocks. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies. Read the article

2023

2022

Alfaro, F., Paredes, D., & Skidmore, M. (2022). The Effect of Property Assessment Reductions on Homeownership: A Quasi-Dynamic Economic Analysis. Public Finance Review. Read the article

Birol, E., Foley, J., Herrington, C., et al. (2022). Transforming Nigerian Food Systems Through Their Backbones: Lessons From a Decade of Staple Crop Biofortification Programing. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. Read the article

Herrington, C. L., Maredia, M. K., Ortega, D. L., Taleon, V., Birol, E., Sarkar, Md. A. R., & Rahaman, Md. S. (2022). Rural Bangladeshi Consumers’ (Un)Willingness to Pay for Low-milled Rice: Implications for Zinc Biofortification. Agricultural Economics. Read the article

Hopkins, K. A., McKendree, M. G. S., & Schaefer, K. A. (2022). Resolving the reality gap in farm regulation voting models. Food Policy. Read the article.

Hopkins, K. A., Swanson, J. C., & McKendree, M. G. S. (2022). Assessing best management practice adoption by pasture-based beef producers: The Whole Herd Beef Risk Index.Applied Animal Science. Read the article

Malone, T., Swinton, S. M., & Pudasainee, A., & Bonito, G. (2022). Economic Assessment of Morel (Morchella spp.) Foraging in Michigan, USA. Economic Botany. Read the article

Staples, A.J., Sirrine, J.R., Mull, A., Stuhr, S., Adams, A., & Malone, T. (2022). Untapping terroir: Experimental evidence of regional variation in hop flavor profiles. Technical Quarterly. Read the article

Staples, A.J., Behe, B.K., Huddleston, P., & Malone, T. (2022). What you see is what you get, and what you don't goes unsold: Choice overload and purchasing heuristics in a horticulture lab experiment. Agribusiness: An International Journal. Read the article

Behe, B.K., Staples, A.J., Huddleston, P., & Malone, T. (2022). Display Complexity Affects Visual Processing of Horticultural Plant Retail Displays. Journal of Environmental Horticulture. Read the article

Staples, A.J., Abaidoo, E., Jescovitch, L.N., Chambers, D., Melstrom, R.T., & Malone, T. (2021). Regulatory burdens across the U.S. aquaculture supply chain. Choices. Read the article

Staples, A.J., Chambers, D., Melstrom, R.M., & Malone, T. (2021). Regulations across U.S. protein supply chains. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. Read the article

Meemken, E-M., M.F. Bellemare, T. Reardon, & Vargas, C.M. (2022). Research and policy for the food-delivery revolution. Science. Read the article

Win, M. T., Maredia, M. K., & Boughton, D. (2022). Farmer demand for certified legume seeds and the viability of farmer seed enterprises: Evidence from Myanmar. Food Security. Read the article

2021

Ara, J., Shahed, S. S., Rahman, R., Ahmad, S., & Das, N. C. (2020). The ‘fishnet approach’to livelihood improvement in depressed basins: evidence from BRAC’s Integrated Development Programme. Development in Practice. Read the article

Alvayay-Torrejón, C., Paredes, D., & Skidmore, M. (2021). Housing Demolition and Property Tax Delinquency: Evidence from Detroit. Journal of Urban Affairs. Read the Article

Farris, J., Porter, M., Jin, S., & Maredia, M. (2021). Growing Pains: Timing of In Utero Rainfall Shocks and Child Growth in Rural Rwanda. Economic Development and Cultural Change. Read the Article

Kilders, V., & Caputo, V. (2021). Is Animal Welfare Promoting Hornless Cattle? Assessing Consumer’s Valuation for Milk from Gene‐edited Cows under Different Information Regimes. Journal of Agricultural Economics. Read the Article

Kim, J., Mason, N. M., Mather, D., & Wu, F. (2021). The effects of the national agricultural input voucher scheme (NAIVS) on sustainable intensification of maize production in Tanzania. Journal of Agricultural Economics. Read the Article

Lee, Y., Haile, B., Seymour, G., & Azzarri, C. (2021). The Heat Never Bothered me Anyway: Gender‐Specific Response of Agricultural Labor to Climatic Shocks in Tanzania. Appl Econ Perspect Policy.  Read the Article

Martinez, J. M., Labarta, R. A., Gonzalez, C., & Lopera, D. C. (2021). Joint adoption of rice technologies among Bolivian farmers. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. Read the Article

Nuhu, A.S., Liverpool-Tasie, S., Awokuse, T., & Kabwe, S.,  (2021) Do benefits of expanded midstream activities in crop value chains accrue to smallholder farmers? Evidence from Zambia. World Development. Read the Article

Staples, A., Chambers, D., & Malone, T. (2021). How many regulations does it take to get a beer? The geography of beer regulations. Regulation & Governance. Read the Article

Staples, A.J., Malone, T., & Sirrine, J. R. (2021). Hopping on the Localness Craze: What Brewers Want from State‐Grown Hops. Managerial and Decision Economics. Read the Article

Ufer, D., Ortega, D.L., & Wolf, C.A. (2021). Information and Consumer Demand for Milk Attributes: Are Redundant Labels an Effective Marketing Strategy? Appl Econ Perspect Policy. Read the Article

Reardon, T., D. Tschirley, L.S.O. Liverpool-Tasie, T. Awokuse, J. Fanzo, B. Minten, R. Vos, M. Dolislager, C. Sauer, R. Dhar, C. Vargas, A. Lartey, A. Raza, B.M. Popkin. (2021). The processed food revolution in African food systems and the double burden of malnutrition. Global Food Security. Read the article

Belton, B., Win, M. T., Zhang, X., & Filipski, M. (2021). The rapid rise of agricultural mechanization in Myanmar. Food Policy. Read the Article

Ye, Ziwei, Felicia Wu, and David A. Hennessy. "Environmental and economic concerns surrounding restrictions on glyphosate use in corn." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Read the article

2020

Biedny, C., Malone, T., & Lusk, J. L. (2020). Exploring Polarization in US Food Policy Opinions. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. Read the Article

Dolislager, M., Reardon, T., Arslan, A., Fox, L., Liverpool-Tasie, L.S.O., Sauer, C., & Tschirley, D. (2020). Youth and Adult Agrifood System Employment in Developing Regions: Rural (Peri-Urban to Hinterland) vs Urban. Journal of Development Studies. Read the Article

Flores Moreno, F., & Malone, T. (2020). An Empirical Exploration of Collective Food Identity and Willingness to Pay for Local Foods. Agricultural & Resource Economics Review. Featured Article. Read the Article

Kilders, V., Caputo, V., & Liverpool-Tasie, L.S.O. (2020). Consumer Ethnocentric Behavior and Food Choices in Developing Countries: The Case of Nigeria. Food Policy. Read the Article

Kim, D., & Ahn, B. I. (2020). Eating out and consumers’ health: evidence on obesity and balanced nutrition intakes. International journal of environmental research and public health. Read the article

Kim, D., & Ahn, B. I. (2020). Store choice behavior of processed food shoppers: The effect of information and time-sensitivity. The Korean Journal of Agricultural Economics. Read the article

Lagoudakis, A., McKendree, M., Malone, T., & Caputo, V. (2020). Incorporating Producer Opinions into a SWOT Analysis of the U.S. Tart Cherry Industry. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review. Read the Article

Lin, W., Ortega, D. L., Ufer, D., Caputo, V., & Awokuse, T. (2020). Blockchain‐based traceability and demand for US beef in China. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. Read the Article

Liverpool-Tasie, L.S.O., Wineman, A., Young, S., Tambo, J., Vargas, C., Reardon, T., Adjognon, G.S., Porciello, J., Gathoni, N., Bizikova, L., Galie, A., & Celestin, A. (2020). A Scoping Review of Market Links Between Value Chain Actors and Small-Scale Producers in Developing Regions. Nature Sustainability. Read the Article

Luther, Z., Swinton, S.M., & Van Deynze, B. (2020). What Drives Voluntary Adoption of Farming Practices that Can Abate Nutrient Pollution? Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. Read the Article

Morgan, S. N., Mason, N. M., & Maredia, M. K. (2020). Lead-farmer extension and smallholder valuation of new agricultural technologies in Tanzania. Food Policy. Read the Article

Ortega, D. L., Lusk, J. L., Lin, W., & Caputo, V. (2020). Predicting Responsiveness to Information: Consumer Acceptance of Biotechnology in Animal Products. European Review of Agricultural Economics. Read the Article

Staples, A.J., Sackett-Taylor, H. M., Forgue, J., Brewer, S. B., & Sarnikar, S. (2020). A Mixed Methods Approach to Uncover Common Error Patterns in Student Reasoning of Supply and Demand. The Journal of Economic Education. Read the Article

Staples, A.J., Reeling, C. J., Widmar, N. J. O., & Lusk, J. L. (2020). Consumer Willingness to Pay for Sustainability Attributes in Beer: A Choice Experiment Using Eco‐Labels. Agribusiness. Read the Article

Yu J., Hennessy D.A., & Wu, F. (2020). The Impact of Bt Corn on Aflatoxin-Related Insurance Claims in the United States. Scientific Reports. Read the Article