Details about Alan L. Olmstead

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Working Papers

2008

1. Biological Innovation and Productivity Growth in the Antebellum Cotton Economy
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (2008)

2006

2. Biological Globalization: the other Grain Invasion
   ICER Working Papers, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research
3. Conceptual Issues for the Comparative Study of Agricultural Development
   ICER Working Papers, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research

2004

4. The “Tuberculous Cattle Trust”: Disease Contagion in an Era of Regulatory Uncertainty
   ICER Working Papers, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research View citations

2003

5. Hog Round Marketing, Seed Quality, and Government Policy: Institutional Change in U.S. Cotton Production, 1920-1960
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in ICER Working Papers, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research (2002) View citations
   See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (2003)

2002

6. The Red Queen and the Hard Reds: Productivity Growth in American Wheat, 1800-1940
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (2002)

2000

7. Historical perspectives on exotic pests and diseases in California
   ICER Working Papers, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research
8. The Diffusion of the Tractor in American Agriculture: 1910-60
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in ICER Working Papers, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research (2000)

Journal Articles

2009

1. A Revolution Down on the Farm: The Transformation of American Agriculture Since 1929. By Paul K. Conkin. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2008. Pp. xiv, 223. $29.95
   The Journal of Economic History, 2009, 69, (02), 608-609
2. The First Line of Defense: Inventing the Infrastructure to Combat Animal Diseases
   The Journal of Economic History, 2009, 69, (02), 327-357
3. The Impact of the Boll Weevil, 1892?1932
   The Journal of Economic History, 2009, 69, (03), 685-718 View citations

2008

4. Biological Innovation and Productivity Growth in the Antebellum Cotton Economy
   The Journal of Economic History, 2008, 68, (04), 1123-1171
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

5. Not on My Farm! Resistance to Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication in the United States
   The Journal of Economic History, 2007, 67, (03), 768-809

2004

6. An Impossible Undertaking: The Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis in the United States
   The Journal of Economic History, 2004, 64, (03), 734-772 View citations
7. The: Disease Contagion in an Era of Regulatory Uncertainty
   The Journal of Economic History, 2004, 64, (04), 929-963

2003

8. Hog-Round Marketing, Seed Quality, and Government Policy: Institutional Change in U.S. Cotton Production, 1920 1960
   The Journal of Economic History, 2003, 63, (02), 447-488
   See also Working Paper (2003)

2002

9. The Red Queen and the Hard Reds: Productivity Growth in American Wheat, 1800 1940
   The Journal of Economic History, 2002, 62, (04), 929-966
   See also Working Paper (2002)

2001

10. RESHAPING THE LANDSCAPE: THE IMPACT AND DIFFUSION OF THE TRACTOR IN AMERICAN AGRICULTURE, 1910 1960
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (03), 663-698 View citations

1999

11. ?Horn of Plenty?: The Globalization of Mediterranean Horticulture and the Economic Development of Southern Europe, 1880?1930
    The Journal of Economic History, 1999, 59, (02), 316-352

1995

12. Beyond the Threshold: An Analysis of the Characteristics and Behavior of Early Reaper Adopters
    The Journal of Economic History, 1995, 55, (01), 27-57 View citations

1993

13. Induced Innovation in American Agriculture: A Reconsideration
    Journal of Political Economy, 1993, 101, (1), 100-118 View citations

1985

14. Rationing without Government: The West Coast Gas Famine of 1920
    American Economic Review, 1985, 75, (5), 1044-55

1982

15. The Rise of the Cotton Industry in California: A Comparative Perspective
    The Journal of Economic History, 1982, 42, (02), 385-412 View citations

1975

16. Institutional Change and American Economic Growth: A critique of Davis and North
    Explorations in Economic History, 1975, 12, (2), 193-210