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Working Papers

2018

1. A theoretical framework to consider energy transfers within growth theory
   Papers, arXiv.org

2017

2. Basis risk and welfare effect of weather index insurance for smallholders in China
   2017 Annual Meeting, February 4-7, 2017, Mobile, Alabama, Southern Agricultural Economics Association

2016

3. Some Comparative Statics for Evaluating the Performance of the US Crop Insurance Program
   SCC-76 Meeting, 2016, March 17-19, Pensacola, Florida, SCC-76: Economics and Management of Risk in Agriculture and Natural Resources

2015

4. Efficiency Gains in Commodity Forecasting with High Volatility in Prices using Different Levels of Data Aggregation
   2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 26-28, San Francisco, California, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
5. Self-Protection from Weather Risk using Improved Maize Varieties or Off-Farm Income and the Propensity for Insurance
   2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 26-28, San Francisco, California, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (1)

2014

6. Appendix I to: Crop Insurance Savings Accounts: A Viable Alternative to Crop Insurance?
   Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy Appendices, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (2)
   Also in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy Appendices, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2014) View citations (2)
7. EFFICIENCY GAINS IN COTTON PRICE FORECASTING USING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DATA AGGREGATION
   2014 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (1)
8. Event Study of Energy Price Volatility: An Application of Distributional Event Response Model
   2014 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Event Study of the Crude Oil Futures Market: A Mixed Event Response Model, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
9. Hispanic Immigrants' Opinions towards Immigration and Immigration Policy Reform
   2014 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
   See also Journal Article Hispanic American Opinions toward Immigration and Immigration Policy Reform Proposals, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
10. Producer Welfare Implications of the RMA’s “Shrinkage” Crop Insurance Premium Estimator
    2014 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

2013

11. Crop Insurance Savings Accounts: A Viable Alternative to Crop Insurance?
    Faculty Series, University of Georgia, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
    See also Journal Article Crop Insurance Savings Accounts: A Viable Alternative to Crop Insurance?, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2014) View citations (3) (2014)
12. Premium Estimation Inaccuracy and the Distribution of Crop Insurance Subsidies
    SCC-76 Meeting, 2013, March 14-16, Pensacola, Florida, SCC-76: Economics and Management of Risk in Agriculture and Natural Resources View citations (2)
13. Premium Estimation Inaccuracy and the Distribution of Crop Insurance Subsidies across Participating Producers
    2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
14. Small Area Estimation of Insurance Premiums and Basis Risk
    2013 Annual Meeting, February 2-5, 2013, Orlando, Florida, Southern Agricultural Economics Association

2012

15. Conclusive Evidence on the Benefits of Temporal Disaggregation to Improve the Precision of Time Series Model Forecasts
    2012 Annual Meeting, August 12-14, 2012, Seattle, Washington, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (2)
    Also in Faculty Series, University of Georgia, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics (2011)
16. Crop Insurance Savings Accounts
    2012 Annual Meeting, August 12-14, 2012, Seattle, Washington, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Crop Insurance Savings Accounts: A Viable Alternative to Crop Insurance?, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2014) View citations (3) (2014)
17. Estimation of crop yield distribution and Insurance Premium using Shrinkage Estimator: A Hierarchical Bayes and Small Area Estimation Approach
    2012 Annual Meeting, August 12-14, 2012, Seattle, Washington, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (1)

2011

18. HIGH PRICE VOLATILITY AND SPILLOVER EFFECTS IN ENERGY MARKETS
    2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Macro determinants of volatility and volatility spillover in energy markets, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (99) (2014)
19. Local Food Impacts on Health and Nutrition
    2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
20. Premium Estimation Inaccuracy and the Actuarial Performance of the US Crop Insurance Program
    2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Premium estimation inaccuracy and the actuarial performance of the US crop insurance program, Agricultural Finance Review, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2012) View citations (6) (2012)

2010

21. Improving Forecast Performance with Reduced Parameter, Large Order AR Models
    2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
22. Potential for Tradable Water Allocation and Rights in Jordan
    2010 Annual Meeting, February 6-9, 2010, Orlando, Florida, Southern Agricultural Economics Association
    See also Journal Article Potential for Tradable Water Allocation and Rights in Jordan, Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press (2011) View citations (2) (2011)

2009

23. Can Crop Insurance Premiums be Reliably Estimated?
    2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Can Crop Insurance Premiums Be Reliably Estimated?, Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (2011) View citations (12) (2011)

2007

24. An Empirically-Grounded Comparison of the Johnson System versus the Beta as Crop Yield Distribution Models
    2007 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, 2007, Portland, Oregon, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (1)

2006

25. The Expanded Johnson System: A Highly Flexible Crop Yield Distribution Model
    2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (3)
26. USE OF ASYMMETRIC-CYCLE AUTOREGRESSIVE MODELS TO IMPROVE FORECASTING OF AGRICULTURAL TIME SERIES VARIABLES
    2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

2002

27. ESTIMATION OF EFFICIENT REGRESSION MODELS FOR APPLIED AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS RESEARCH
    2002 Annual meeting, July 28-31, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (3)

2001

28. ARE CROP YIELDS NORMALLY DISTRIBUTED?
    2001 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Chicago, IL, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
29. AUTOREGRESSIVE CONDITIONAL HETEROSKEDASTICY UNDER ERROR-TERM NON-NORMALITY
    2001 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Chicago, IL, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

2000

30. ECONOMIC VALUE OF THE CARBON SINK SERVICES OF TROPICAL SECONDARY FORESTS AND ITS MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS
    2000 Annual meeting, July 30-August 2, Tampa, FL, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
    See also Journal Article Economic Value of the Carbon Sink Services of Tropical Secondary Forests and Its Management Implications, Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer (2002) View citations (4) (2002)
31. RISK ANALYSIS UNDER CORRELATED, NON-NORMAL PRICE AND YIELD PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS
    2000 Annual meeting, July 30-August 2, Tampa, FL, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

1999

32. JOINT MODELING AND SIMULATION OF AUTOCORRELATED NON-NORMAL TIME SERIES: AN APPLICATION TO RISK AND RETURN ANALYSIS
    1999 Annual meeting, August 8-11, Nashville, TN, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (1)

1991

33. MODELING NONNORHALITY IN MULTIVARIATE DISTRIBUTIONS USING AN INVERSE HYPERBOLIC SINE TRANSFORMATION TO NORMALITY
    1991 Quantifying Long Run Agricultural Risks and Evaluating Farmer Responses to Risk Meeting, March 17-20, 1991, San Antonio, Texas, Regional Research Projects > S-232: Quantifying Long Run Agricultural Risks and Evaluating Farmer Responses to Risk

1990

34. An Efficient and Theoretically Consistent Procedure for Generating Correlated, Non-Normal Random Variables in Simulation Models
    1990 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Vancouver, Canada, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (1)
35. THE BOX-COX METHODOLOGY: A 26-YEAR MISTAKE
    1990 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Vancouver, Canada, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Journal Articles

2019

1. A framework to consider energy transfers within growth theory
   Energy, 2019, 178, (C), 624-630 View citations (3)
2. Event Study of the Crude Oil Futures Market: A Mixed Event Response Model
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2019, 101, (3), 960-985 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Event Study of Energy Price Volatility: An Application of Distributional Event Response Model, 2014 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2018

3. Estimation of Crop Yields and Insurance Premiums Using a Shrinkage Estimator
   North American Actuarial Journal, 2018, 22, (2), 289-308 View citations (2)

2017

4. A Probabilistic Model of Crop Insurance Purchase Decision
   Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2017, 42, (01), 17 View citations (3)
5. Self†protection from weather risk using improved maize varieties or off†farm income and the propensity for insurance
   Agricultural Economics, 2017, 48, (1), 61-76 View citations (6)

2015

6. Are the Federal Crop Insurance Subsidies Equitably Distributed? Evidence from a Monte Carlo Simulation Analysis
   Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2015, 40, (3), 19 View citations (2)

2014

7. Crop Insurance Savings Accounts: A Viable Alternative to Crop Insurance?
   Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2014, 36, (3), 527-545 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Crop Insurance Savings Accounts, 2012 Annual Meeting, August 12-14, 2012, Seattle, Washington (2012) View citations (2) (2012)
   Working Paper Crop Insurance Savings Accounts: A Viable Alternative to Crop Insurance?, Faculty Series (2013) (2013)
8. Hispanic American Opinions toward Immigration and Immigration Policy Reform Proposals
   Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2014, 36, (4), 604-622 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Hispanic Immigrants' Opinions towards Immigration and Immigration Policy Reform, 2014 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2014) (2014)
9. Insights into the appropriate level of disaggregation for efficient time series model forecasting
   Journal of Applied Statistics, 2014, 41, (10), 2298-2311
10. Macro determinants of volatility and volatility spillover in energy markets
    Energy Economics, 2014, 46, (C), 413-421 View citations (99)
    See also Working Paper HIGH PRICE VOLATILITY AND SPILLOVER EFFECTS IN ENERGY MARKETS, 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2011) View citations (2) (2011)

2013

11. Can We Do Better than Crop Insurance? The Case for Farmer Owned Crop Insurance Savings Accounts
    Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, 2013, 28, (3), 4
12. Childhood Food Insecurity: Factors Associated with the National School Lunch Program in the U.S
    Journal of Food Distribution Research, 2013, 44, (01)

2012

13. Premium estimation inaccuracy and the actuarial performance of the US crop insurance program
    Agricultural Finance Review, 2012, 72, (1), 117-133 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Premium Estimation Inaccuracy and the Actuarial Performance of the US Crop Insurance Program, 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2011) View citations (2) (2011)

2011

14. Can Crop Insurance Premiums Be Reliably Estimated?
    Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2011, 40, (01), 14 View citations (12)
    Also in Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2011, 40, (1), 81-94 (2011) View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Can Crop Insurance Premiums be Reliably Estimated?, 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2009) View citations (2) (2009)
15. Potential for Tradable Water Allocation and Rights in Jordan
    Land Economics, 2011, 87, (4) View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Potential for Tradable Water Allocation and Rights in Jordan, 2010 Annual Meeting, February 6-9, 2010, Orlando, Florida (2010) (2010)

2010

16. A Flexible Parametric Family for the Modeling and Simulation of Yield Distributions
    Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2010, 42, (2) View citations (8)
    Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2010, 42, (2), 303-319 (2010) View citations (6)

2009

17. The Asymmetric Cycling of U.S. Soybeans and Brazilian Coffee Prices: An Opportunity for Improved Forecasting and Understanding of Price Behavior
    Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2009, 41, (01), 14 View citations (1)
    Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2009, 41, (1), 253-270 (2009) View citations (1)

2008

18. Empirically Evaluating the Flexibility of the Johnson Family of Distributions: A Crop Insurance Application
    Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2008, 37, (1), 79-91 View citations (4)
    Also in Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2008, 37, (01), 13 (2008) View citations (5)
19. UNIVERSIDAD ESTATAL DE NUEVO MEXICO NMSU. CAMPUS LAS CRUCES: PROGRAMAS DE POSGRADO EN ECONOMIA AGRICOLA Y AGRONEGOCIOS
    Revista Mexicana de Agronegocios, 2008, 23, (July-December 2008), 9
20. Universidad Estatal de Nuevo Mexico NMSU. Campus las Cruces
    Revista Mexicana de Agronegocios, 2008, 23, (July-December 2008), 9

2006

21. Ranking Crop Yield Models: A Comment
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2006, 88, (4), 1105-1110 View citations (11)

2005

22. Income Earning Potential versus Consumptive Amenities in Determining Ranchland Values
    Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2005, 30, (3), 24 View citations (17)

2004

23. Issues and Strategies for Aggregate Supply Response Estimation for Policy Analyses
    Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2004, 36, (2), 351-367
    Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2004, 36, (2), 17 (2004) View citations (1)

2003

24. Crop-Yield Distributions Revisited
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2003, 85, (1), 108-120 View citations (64)
25. Efficient Estimation of Agricultural Time Series Models with Nonnormal Dependent Variables
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2003, 85, (4), 1029-1040 View citations (20)
26. Evaluating Crop and Revenue Insurance Products as Risk Management Tools for Texas Cotton Producers
    Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2003, 35, (01), 14 View citations (1)
    Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2003, 35, (1), 39-52 (2003) View citations (1)
27. Forecasting Agricultural Commodity Prices with Asymmetric-Error GARCH Models
    Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2003, 28, (01), 15 View citations (15)

2002

28. EFFECTS OF QUALITY CONSIDERATIONS AND CLIMATE/WEATHER INFORMATION ON THE MANAGEMENT AND PROFITABILITY OF COTTON PRODUCTION IN THE TEXAS HIGH PLAINS
    Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2002, 34, (3), 23
    Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2002, 34, (3), 561-583 (2002)
29. Economic Value of the Carbon Sink Services of Tropical Secondary Forests and Its Management Implications
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 2002, 21, (1), 23-46 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper ECONOMIC VALUE OF THE CARBON SINK SERVICES OF TROPICAL SECONDARY FORESTS AND ITS MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS, 2000 Annual meeting, July 30-August 2, Tampa, FL (2000) (2000)

2000

30. ASSESSING THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF DIVERSIFIED COFFEE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS: AN ALTERNATIVE NONNORMAL CDF ESTIMATION APPROACH
    Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2000, 25, (01), 19 View citations (4)
31. PARAMETRIC MODELING AND SIMULATION OF JOINT PRICE-PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER NON-NORMALITY, AUTOCORRELATION AND HETEROSCEDASTICITY: A TOOL FOR ASSESSING RISK IN AGRICULTURE
    Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2000, 32, (2), 15 View citations (3)
    Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2000, 32, (2), 283-297 (2000) View citations (2)
32. POISSON COUNT MODELS TO EXPLAIN THE ADOPTION OF AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES BY SMALL FARMERS IN CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES
    Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2000, 32, (01), 13 View citations (18)
    Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2000, 32, (1), 21-33 (2000) View citations (34)
33. RISK AND RETURNS OF DIVERSIFIED CROPPING SYSTEMS UNDER NONNORMAL, CROSS-, AND AUTOCORRELATED COMMODITY PRICE STRUCTURES
    Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2000, 25, (2), 16 View citations (7)

1997

34. Estimation and Use of a Multivariate Parametric Model for Simulating Heteroskedastic, Correlated, Nonnormal Random Variables: The Case of Corn Belt Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Yields
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1997, 79, (1), 191-205 View citations (54)

Chapters

2000

1. The carbon cycle and the value of forests as a carbon sink: a tropical case study
   Chapter 5 in Sustainable Forest Management and Global Climate Change, 2000