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Working Papers

2021

1. Impact of USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on Rural and Urban Economies in the Aftermath of the Great Recession
   USDA Miscellaneous, United States Department of Agriculture View citations (1)
   Also in Economic Research Report, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service (2021)

2018

2. America’s Eating Habits:Food Away From Home
   Economic Information Bulletin, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (30)
3. Characteristics of School Districts Offering Free School Meals to All Students Through the Community Eligibility Provision of the National School Lunch Program
   Economic Research Report, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (2)

2017

4. Children’s Food Security and USDA Child Nutrition Programs
   Economic Information Bulletin, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (11)
5. Daily Access to Local Foods for School Meals: Key Drivers
   Economic Information Bulletin, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (7)

2015

6. School Meals in Transition
   Economic Information Bulletin, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (3)
7. Trends in U.S. Local and Regional Food Systems: Report to Congress
   Administrative Publications, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (70)

2013

8. Nutrition Standards for Competitive Foods in Schools: Implications for Foodservice Revenues
   Economic Information Bulletin, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (1)

2011

9. Participation in the USDA National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Elementary School Survey
   2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
10. School Breakfast and Lunch Costs: Are There Economies of Scale?
    2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (1)
11. School Foodservice Costs: Location Matters
    Economic Research Report, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (5)

2010

12. Local Food Systems: Concepts, Impacts, and Issues
    Economic Research Report, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (177)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010) View citations (191)
13. School Food Service Costs: Does Location Matter?
    2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (4)

2009

14. Meeting Total Fat Requirements for School Lunches: Influences of School Policies and Characteristics
    Economic Research Report, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (4)

2008

15. Food Stamps and Obesity: What Do We Know?
    Economic Information Bulletin, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (27)
16. The National School Lunch Program: Background, Trends, and Issues
    Economic Research Report, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (27)

2006

17. Nutrient Adequacy of Children Participating in WIC
    Economic Brief, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service
18. Profiles of Participants in the National School Lunch Program: Data From Two National Surveys
    Economic Information Bulletin, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (3)

2005

19. Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations: Usual Nutrient Intakes
    Agricultural Information Bulletins, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

2003

20. A HEALTHY SCHOOL MEAL ENVIRONMENT: FOOD ASSISTANCE RESEARCH BRIEF
    Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Reports, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (2)
21. COMPETITIVE FOODS: SOFT DRINKS VS. MILK; FOOD ASSISTANCE RESEARCH BRIEF
    Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Reports, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (1)
22. SAFE HANDLING LABELS AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOR IN THE SOUTHERN US
    2003 Annual meeting, July 27-30, Montreal, Canada, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (1)

2002

23. CONSUMER FOOD SAFETY BEHAVIOR: A CASE STUDY IN HAMBURGER COOKING AND ORDERING
    Agricultural Economic Reports, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (5)

2000

24. TRACING THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF IMPROVEMENTS IN FOOD SAFETY: THE CASE OF HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINT PROGRAM FOR MEAT AND POULTRY
    Agricultural Economic Reports, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (9)

1998

25. DETERMINANTS OF UNSAFE HAMBURGER COOKING BEHAVIOR
    1998 Annual meeting, August 2-5, Salt Lake City, UT, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

1996

26. Pesticide Residues: Reducing Dietary Risks
    Agricultural Economic Reports, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (6)

1995

27. IDENTIFYING PRIORITIES FOR PESTICIDE RESIDUE REDUCTION
    The Economics of Reducing Health Risk from Food, June 6-7, 1995, Washington, D.C., Regional Research Project NE-165 Private Strategies, Public Policies, and Food System Performance
    Also in Department of Resource Economics Regional Research Project, University of Massachusetts
28. Young Children's Egg Consumption: Determinants and Policy Implications
    CUDARE Working Papers, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

1993

29. Egg Consumption of Young Children
    CUDARE Working Papers, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

1992

30. Influences on Egg Consumption of Young Children
    CUDARE Working Papers, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
31. Institutions and Economic Linkages at the Village Level in West Java, Indonesia
    CUDARE Working Papers, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

1983

32. The Impact of Chinese Wheat Imports on World Prices and Trade
    Research Bulletins, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management

Journal Articles

2021

1. Participation Trends for Full Price Meals in the National School Lunch Program
   Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2021, 43, (3), 1161-1175
2. USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Contributed to Rural Economic Output, Jobs Following the Great Recession
   Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2021, 2021

2018

3. High-Poverty Schools Are More Likely To Adopt the Community Eligibility Provision of the USDA School Meal Programs
   Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2018, September 2018, (08)

2017

4. School Districts in the Northeast Are Most Likely To Serve Local Foods on a Daily Basis
   Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2017, (04)
5. USDA’s National School Lunch Program Reduces Food Insecurity
   Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2017, (07)

2015

6. A Look at What’s Driving Lower Purchases of School Lunches
   Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2015, (09), 1
7. Many U.S. School Districts Serve Local Foods
   Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2015, (02), 8 View citations (1)

2012

8. Location, School Characteristics, and the Cost of School Meals
   Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2012, 37, (3), 19

2009

9. USDA School Meal Programs Face New Challenges
   Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, 2009, 24, (3), 9 View citations (1)

2008

10. Balancing Nutrition, Participation, and Cost in the National School Lunch Program
    Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2008, 8
11. Food Stamps and Obesity: What We Know and What It Means
    Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2008, 6 View citations (4)

2007

12. National School Lunch Program Fills Food Assistance Gaps
    Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2007, 2
    Also in Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2007, 1 (2007)

2006

13. Children’s Diets and WIC
    Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2006, 1

2000

14. Awareness of Risks Changing How Hamburgers Are Cooked
    Food Review/ National Food Review, 2000, 23, (2), 7 View citations (2)

1999

15. Mother's Nutrition Knowledge and Children's Dietary Intakes
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1999, 81, (2), 373-384 View citations (28)

1998

16. A DISTRIBUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE COSTS OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS: WHO ULTIMATELY PAYS?
    Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1998, 30, (01), 13 View citations (4)
    Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1998, 30, (1), 95-107 (1998) View citations (3)

1997

17. Children's health as an input to labor: Intrahousehold food distribution in Rural Indonesia
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 1997, 19, (5), 567-586 View citations (5)
18. Raw and Undercooked Eggs: A Danger of Salmonellosis
    Food Review/ National Food Review, 1997, 20, (01), 6 View citations (1)
19. Reducing pesticide risks to US food consumers: can agricultural research help?
    Food Policy, 1997, 22, (2), 119-132 View citations (2)

1994

20. Changing Pesticide Policies
    Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, 1994, 09, (2), 5 View citations (1)