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Working Papers

2015

1. How USDA Forecasts Retail Food Price Inflation
   Technical Bulletins, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (2)
2. The Interplay among Consumers, USDA Nutrition Assistance Programs, and Producers in Food and Agricultural Markets
   Agricultural Outlook Forum 2015, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Outlook Forum

2013

3. How Transport Costs Affect Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Prices
   Economic Research Report, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (15)
4. Selected charts from Ag and Food Statistics: Charting the Essentials
   Administrative Publications, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

2011

5. Geographic Differences in the Relative Price of Healthy Foods
   Economic Information Bulletin, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (17)
6. How Retail Beef and Bread Prices Respond to Changes in Ingredient and Input and Costs
   Economic Research Report, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (7)
7. Impacts of Higher Energy Prices on Agriculture and Rural Economies
   Economic Research Report, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (20)
8. Produce Sourcing and Transportation Cost Effects on Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Prices
   2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (2)
9. The Effect of Retailer Concentration and Store Format on Consumers’ Food Purchasing Decisions
   2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
10. The WIC Fruit and Vegetable Cash Voucher: Does Regional Price Variation Affect Buying Power?
    Economic Information Bulletin, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (7)

2010

11. Determinants of Geographic Variation in U.S. Food Prices
    2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
12. How Much Lower Are Prices at Discount Stores? An Examination of Retail Food Prices
    Economic Research Report, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (9)
13. Methodology Behind the Quarterly Food-at-Home Price Database
    Technical Bulletins, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (34)
14. Outlook for U.S. Retail Food Prices and Inflation in 2010 (PowerPoint)
    Agricultural Outlook Forum 2010, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Outlook Forum
15. Promoting Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: Are Coupons More Effective Than Pure Price Discounts?
    Economic Research Report, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (7)
16. The Economics of Reducing Package Size: Consumer response and returns to manufacturers
    2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
17. The Magnitude and Timing of Retail Beef and Bread Price Response to Changes in Input Costs
    2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (1)

2009

18. A Quarterly Food-at-Home Price Database for the U.S
    2009 Pre-Conference Workshop, August 16, 2009, Diet and Obesity: Role of Prices and Policies, International Association of Agricultural Economists
19. Outlook for U.S. Retail Food Prices and Inflation in 2009 (PowerPoint)
    Agricultural Outlook Forum 2009, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Outlook Forum
20. Patterns of Pass-through of Commodity Price Shocks to Retail Prices
    CUDARE Working Papers, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics View citations (10)
    Also in Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley (2009) View citations (10)
    Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley (2009) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Patterns of Pass-through of Commodity Price Shocks to Retail Prices, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2009) View citations (10) (2009)

2008

21. Development of the CNPP Prices Database
    CNPP Reports, United States Department of Agriculture, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion View citations (13)
22. Measuring Retail Food Price Variation: Does the Data Source Matter?
    2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (2)
23. Not-So-Classical Measurement Errors: A Validation Study of Homescan
    Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research View citations (10)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (10)
24. On the Accuracy of Nielsen Homescan Data
    Economic Research Report, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (41)
25. Retail Food Price Outlook: 2008 (Power Point)
    Agricultural Outlook Forum 2008, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Outlook Forum
26. The Effects of Avian Influenza News on Consumer Purchasing Behavior: A Case Study of Italian Consumers' Retail Purchases
    Economic Research Report, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (9)
27. Timing and Quantity of Consumer Purchases and the Consumer Price Index
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2007

28. COST PASS-THROUGH IN THE U.S. COFFEE INDUSTRY
    Economic Research Report, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (14)
29. Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective
    Economic Information Bulletin, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (17)
30. Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective-Stretching the Food Stamp Dollar: Regional Price Differences Affect Affordability of Food
    Economic Information Bulletin, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (2)
31. Retail Food Price Outlook: 2007 (PowerPoint)
    Agricultural Outlook Forum 2007, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Outlook Forum View citations (1)
32. Where and How: Low-Income Consumer Food Shopping Behavior
    2007 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, 2007, Portland, Oregon, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

2006

33. 2006 Retail Food Price Outlook (Power Point Presentation)
    Agricultural Outlook Forum 2006, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Outlook Forum
34. Consumer Benefits from Increased Competition in Shopping Outlets: Measuring the Effect of Wal-Mart
    CeMMAP working papers, Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (7)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (39)
    See also Journal Article Consumer benefits from increased competition in shopping outlets: Measuring the effect of Wal-Mart, Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2007) View citations (150) (2007)
35. Household Food Expenditures Across Income Groups: Do Poor Households Spend Differently than Rich Ones?
    Conference Papers, University of Minnesota, Center for International Food and Agricultural Policy View citations (1)
    Also in 2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) (2006) View citations (1)
36. THE IMPACT OF BIG-BOX STORES ON RETAIL FOOD PRICES AND THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
    Economic Research Report, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (6)
37. The Impact of Changing Retail Services on the Grocery Store Producer Price Index
    2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
38. The Impact of Nontraditional Retailers on Retail Dairy Prices and the Dairy CPI
    2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

2005

39. Food Dynamics and USDA's New Dietary Guidelines
    Economic Information Bulletin, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service
40. INTERSTATE VARIATION IN WIC FOOD PACKAGE COSTS: THE ROLE OF FOOD PRICES, CASELOAD COMPOSITION, AND COST-CONTAINMENT PRACTICES
    Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Reports, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (11)
41. THE OUTLOOK FOR FOOD PRICES IN 2005
    Agricultural Outlook Forum 2005, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Outlook Forum View citations (1)

2004

42. CPI Bias from Supercenters: Does the BLS Know that Wal-Mart Exists?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (38)
    See also Chapter CPI Bias from Supercenters: Does the BLS Know that Wal-Mart Exists?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (22) (2009)
43. SUPERMARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND OPERATING COSTS IN LOW-INCOME AREAS
    Agricultural Economic Reports, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (11)
    Also in 2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) (2004) View citations (12)
44. THE OUTLOOK FOR FOOD PRICES IN 2004
    Agricultural Outlook Forum 2004, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Outlook Forum View citations (1)

2003

45. Exploring Food Purchase Behavior of Low-Income Households: How Do They Economize?
    Agricultural Information Bulletins, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (32)
46. THE OUTLOOK FOR FOOD PRICES IN 2003
    Agricultural Outlook Forum 2003, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Outlook Forum

Journal Articles

2019

1. Scanner Data-Based Panel Price Indexes
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2019, 101, (1), 311-329 View citations (3)

2013

2. First of the month effect: Does it apply across food retail channels?
   Food Policy, 2013, 41, (C), 18-27 View citations (22)
3. The Effect of Supercenter-format Stores on the Healthfulness of Consumers' Grocery Purchases
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2013, 95, (3), 568-589 View citations (37)

2012

4. The Heterogeneous Geographic and Socioeconomic Incidence of Cigarette Taxes: Evidence from Nielsen Homescan Data
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2012, 4, (4), 169-98 View citations (107)

2011

5. Food Commodity Cost Pass-Through to Food Prices Not Uniform
   Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2011, 1

2010

6. A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Medicine Go Down: the Relationship Between Food Prices and Medical Expenditures on Diabetes
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2010, 92, (5), 1271-1282 View citations (5)
7. Market Share Affects Price Differences Between Discount and Traditional Food Retailers
   Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2010, 1
8. New Database Shows Substantial Geographic Food Price Variation
   Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2010, 2 View citations (2)
9. Recording discrepancies in Nielsen Homescan data: Are they present and do they matter?
   Quantitative Marketing and Economics (QME), 2010, 8, (2), 207-239 View citations (100)

2009

10. Consumer Shopping Behavior: How Much Do Consumers Save?
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2009, 23, (2), 99-120 View citations (63)
11. How Much and How Quick? Pass through of Commodity and Input Cost Changes to Retail Food Prices
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2009, 91, (5), 1462-1467 View citations (20)
12. Patterns of Pass-through of Commodity Price Shocks to Retail Prices
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2009, 91, (5), 1456-1461 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Patterns of Pass-through of Commodity Price Shocks to Retail Prices, CUDARE Working Papers (2009) View citations (10) (2009)
13. Research Areas: Validation Study Tests Accuracy of Homescan Data
    Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2009, 4
14. The Role of Prices in Measuring the Poor's Living Standards
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2009, 23, (2), 77-97 View citations (50)
15. Understanding Differences in Self-Reported Expenditures between Household Scanner Data and Diary Survey Data: A Comparison of Homescan and Consumer Expenditure Survey
    Review of Agricultural Economics, 2009, 31, (3), 470-492 View citations (32)
    Also in Review of Agricultural Economics, 2009, 31, (3), 470-492 (2009) View citations (32)

2008

16. Corn Records Near Record High, But What About Food Costs?
    Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2008, 6 View citations (8)
17. Getting consumers to eat more whole-grains: The role of policy, information, and food manufacturers
    Food Policy, 2008, 33, (6), 489-496 View citations (33)
18. Retail Food Prices Vary Significantly Across U.S. Region
    Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2008, 3

2007

19. Coffee Bean Price Changes Pass Through to Grocery Shelves
    Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2007, 1
20. Consumer benefits from increased competition in shopping outlets: Measuring the effect of Wal-Mart
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2007, 22, (7), 1157-1177 View citations (150)
    See also Working Paper Consumer Benefits from Increased Competition in Shopping Outlets: Measuring the Effect of Wal-Mart, CeMMAP working papers (2006) View citations (7) (2006)

2006

21. Despite Katrina, Overall Food Prices Stable
    Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2006, 1 View citations (1)
22. Forecasting Retail Food Prices in 2006
    Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2006, 2
23. How Low-Income Households Economize on Groceries
    Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2006, 1

2005

24. Where You Shop Matters: Store Formats Drive Variation in Retail Food Prices
    Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2005, 6 View citations (2)

2004

25. How Do Mass Marketers Affect Food Prices?
    Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2004, 2

2003

26. DO CHANGING RETAIL MARKETS MEAN HIGHER FOOD PRICES?
    Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2003, 2
27. Low-Income Households Spend Less on Food
    Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2003, 2

Chapters

2009

1. CPI Bias from Supercenters: Does the BLS Know that Wal-Mart Exists?
   A chapter in Price Index Concepts and Measurement, 2009, pp 203-231 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper CPI Bias from Supercenters: Does the BLS Know that Wal-Mart Exists?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (38) (2004)