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Outlook for Ethanol and Conventional Biofuel RINs in 2013 and 2014
Bruce A. Babcock
[12-PB 9]

Updated Assessment of the Drought's Impacts on Crop Prices and Biofuel Production
Bruce A. Babcock
[12-PB 8]

Prospects for Corn Ethanol in Argentina
Bruce A. Babcock, Miguel Carriquiry
[12-SR 107]

Preliminary Assessment of the Drought’s Impacts on Crop Prices and Biofuel Production
Bruce A. Babcock
[12-PB 7]

Greenhouse Gas and Nitrogen Fertilizer Scenarios for U.S. Agriculture and Global Biofuels
Amani Elobeid, Miguel Carriquiry, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Kranti Mulik, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock, Jerome Dumortier, Francisco Rosas
[11-WP 524]

Estimating Non-linear Weather Impacts on Corn Yield--A Bayesian Approach
Tian Yu, Bruce A. Babcock
[11-WP 522]

A Nonlinear Offset Program to Reduce Nitrous Oxide Emissions Induced by Excessive Nitrogen Application
Francisco Rosas, Bruce A. Babcock, Dermot J. Hayes
[11-WP 521]

The Impact of Ethanol and Ethanol Subsidies on Corn Prices: Revisiting History
Bruce A. Babcock, Jacinto F. Fabiosa
[11-PB 5]

Time to Revisit Crop Insurance Premium Subsidies?
Bruce A. Babcock
[11-PB 4]

Impact on Ethanol, Corn, and Livestock from Imminent U.S. Ethanol Policy Decisions
Bruce A. Babcock
[10-PB 3]

Investment in Cellulosic Biofuel Refineries: Do Renewable Identification Numbers Matter?
Ruiqing Miao, David A. Hennessy, Bruce A. Babcock
[10-WP 514]

Costs and Benefits to Taxpayers, Consumers, and Producers from U.S. Ethanol Policies
Bruce A. Babcock, Kanlaya J. Barr, Miguel Carriquiry
[10-SR 106]

Costs and Benefits of Moving to a County ACRE Program
Bruce A. Babcock
[10-PB 2]

Mandates, Tax Credits, and Tariffs: Does the U.S. Biofuels Industry Need Them All?
Bruce A. Babcock
[10-PB 1]

Agricultural Land Elasticities in the United States and Brazil
Kanlaya J. Barr, Bruce A. Babcock, Miguel Carriquiry, Andre Nasser, Leila Harfuch
[10-WP 505]

Exploration of Certain Aspects of CARB's Approach to Modeling Indirect Land Use from Expanded Biodiesel Production, An
Bruce A. Babcock, Miguel Carriquiry
[10-SR 105]

Are U.S. Corn and Soybeans Becoming More Drought Tolerant?
Tian Yu, Bruce A. Babcock
[09-WP 500]

Biofuels: Potential Production Capacity, Effects on Grain and Livestock Sectors, and Implications for Food Prices and Consumers
Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Simla Tokgoz, Amani Elobeid, Tun-Hsiang (Edward) Yu, Fengxia Dong, Chad E. Hart, Ed Chavez, Suwen Pan, Miguel Carriquiry, Jerome Dumortier
[09-WP 487]

Breaking the Link between Food and Biofuels
Bruce A. Babcock
[08-BP 53]

Impacts of Ethanol on Planted Acreage in Market Equilibrium
Hongli Feng, Bruce A. Babcock
[08-WP 472]

Short-Run Price and Welfare Impacts of Federal Ethanol Policies
Lihong Lu McPhail, Bruce A. Babcock
[08-WP 468]

Ethanol, Mandates, and Drought: Insights from a Stochastic Equilibrium Model of the U.S. Corn Market
Lihong Lu McPhail, Bruce A. Babcock
[08-WP 464]

Steady Supplies or Stockpiles? Demand for Corn-Based Distillers Grains by the U.S. Beef Industry
Roxanne Clemens, Bruce A. Babcock
[08-MBP 14]

Greenhouse Gas Impacts of Ethanol from Iowa Corn: Life Cycle Analysis versus System-wide Accounting
Hongli Feng, Ofir D. Rubin, Bruce A. Babcock
[08-WP 461]

Crop-Based Biofuel Production under Acreage Constraints and Uncertainty
Mindy L. Baker, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock
[08-WP 460]

Creating a Geographically Linked Brand for High-Quality Beef: A Case Study
Bruce A. Babcock, Dermot J. Hayes, John D. Lawrence, Roxanne Clemens
[07-MBP 13]

Emerging Biofuels: Outlook of Effects on U.S. Grain, Oilseed, and Livestock Markets
Simla Tokgoz, Amani Elobeid, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock, Tun-Hsiang (Edward) Yu, Fengxia Dong, Chad E. Hart, John C. Beghin
[07-SR 101]
(Revised)

Impact of High Crop Prices on Environmental Quality: A Case of Iowa and the Conservation Reserve Program
Silvia Secchi, Bruce A. Babcock
[07-WP 447]

Get a GRIP: Should Area Revenue Coverage Be Offered through the Farm Bill or as a Crop Insurance Program?
Nick D. Paulson, Bruce A. Babcock
[07-WP 440]

Recent International and Regulatory Decisions about Geographical Indications, The
Stéphan Marette, Roxanne Clemens, Bruce A. Babcock
[07-MWP 10]

Long-Run Impact of Corn-Based Ethanol on the Grain, Oilseed, and Livestock Sectors: A Preliminary Assessment, The
Amani Elobeid, Simla Tokgoz, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart
[06-BP 49]

Agricultural Production Clubs: Viability and Welfare Implications
Corinne Langinier, Bruce A. Babcock
[06-WP 431]

Global Prospects for Dairy in Argentina and Chile: Evidence from Field Visits and Model Simulations
Frank H. Fuller, John C. Beghin, Michael Boland, Bruce A. Babcock, William E. Foster
[06-MBP 11]

How Much "Safety" Is Available under the U.S. Proposal to the WTO?
Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart
[05-BP 48]

Managing Quality under Heterogeneous Consumer Demand and Product Quality
Miguel Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock
[05-WP 410]

Influence of the Premium Subsidy on Farmers' Crop Insurance Coverage Decisions
Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart
[05-WP 393]

Analysis of Regional Economic Growth in the U.S. Midwest, An
Daniel C. Monchuk, John Miranowski, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock
[05-WP 392]

Using a Farmer's Beta for Improved Estimation of Actual Production History (APH) Yields
Miguel Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart
[05-WP 387]

ARPA Subsidies, Unit Choice, and Reform of the U.S. Crop Insurance Program
Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart
[05-BP 45]

Loan Deficiency Payments versus Countercyclical Payments: Do We Need Both for a Price Safety Net?
Chad E. Hart, Bruce A. Babcock
[05-BP 44]

Reputations, Market Structure, and the Choice of Quality Assurance Systems in the Food Industry
Miguel Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock
[04-WP 377]

Country of Origin as a Brand: The Case of New Zealand Lamb
Roxanne Clemens, Bruce A. Babcock
[04-MBP 9]

Reputation, Quality Observability, and the Choice of Quality Assurance Systems
Miguel Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock
[04-WP 373]

Geographical Indications and Property Rights: Protecting Value-Added Agricultural Products
Bruce A. Babcock, Roxanne Clemens
[04-MBP 7]

Insuring Uncertainty in Value-Added Agriculture: Ethanol Production
Nick D. Paulson, Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart, Dermot J. Hayes
[04-WP 360]

Can Quality Revitalize the Alaskan Salmon Industry?
Bruce A. Babcock, Quinn Weninger
[04-WP 359]

Assessing the Impacts of Closing the River Gulf Grain Company on Local Producers of Corn and Soybeans
Miguel Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock
[04-WP 357]

Living with Hogs in Iowa: The Impact of Livestock Facilities on Rural Residential Property Values
Joseph A. Herriges, Silvia Secchi, Bruce A. Babcock
[03-WP 342]

Insuring Eggs in Baskets
Chad E. Hart, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock
[03-WP 339]

Analysis of the Proposed Doha Round Modalities, An
FAPRI Staff, Bruce A. Babcock, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Holger Matthey, Murat Isik, Simla Tokgoz, Amani Elobeid, Chad E. Hart, Frank H. Fuller, Seth Meyer
[03-SR 98]

Genetic Information in Agricultural Productivity and Product Development
David A. Hennessy, John Miranowski, Bruce A. Babcock
[03-WP 329]

Optimal Quality Assurance Systems for Agricultural Outputs
Miguel Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock, Roxana Carbone
[03-WP 328]

China's Cotton Policy and the Impact of China's WTO Accession and Bt Cotton Adoption on the Chinese and U.S. Cotton Sectors
Cheng Fang, Bruce A. Babcock
[03-WP 322]

FAPRI 2003 U.S. and World Agricultural Outlook
FAPRI Staff
[03-FSR 1]
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Doha Round of the World Trade Organization: Appraising Further Liberalization of Agricultural Markets, The
Bruce A. Babcock, John C. Beghin, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Stephane De Cara, Amani Elobeid, Cheng Fang, Chad E. Hart, Murat Isik, Holger Matthey, Alexander E. Saak, Karen Kovarik, FAPRI Staff
[02-WP 317]

Why Can't U.S. Beef Compete in the European Union?
Roxanne Clemens, Bruce A. Babcock
[02-MBP 4]

Can Spot and Contract Markets Co-Exist in Agriculture?
Miguel Carriquiry, Bruce A. Babcock
[02-WP 311]
(Revised)

Initial Analysis of Adoption of Animal Welfare Guidelines on the U.S. Egg Industry, An
Bruce A. Babcock, John Miranowski, Roxana Carbone
[02-BP 37]

Crop Insurance Rates and the Laws of Probability
Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart, Dermot J. Hayes
[02-WP 298]

U.S. Farm Policy and the World Trade Organization: How Do They Match Up?
Chad E. Hart, Bruce A. Babcock
[02-WP 294]

FAPRI 2002 U.S. and World Agricultural Outlook
FAPRI Staff
[02-FSR 1]
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Construction of a "Green Box" Countercyclical Program
Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart
[01-BP 36]

Effects of Adding a Target Revenue Program and Soybean Fixed Decoupled Payments to Current Farm Programs
Chad E. Hart, Bruce A. Babcock
[01-BP 35]

Conservation Payments: Challenges in Design and Implementation
Bruce A. Babcock, John C. Beghin, Michael D. Duffy, Hongli Feng, Brent Hueth, Catherine L. Kling, Lyubov A. Kurkalova, Uwe A. Schneider, Silvia Secchi, Quinn Weninger, Jinhua Zhao
[01-BP 34]

Impact of a 10 Percent Decrease in Planted Acreage of All U.S. Program Crops
FAPRI Staff, Bruce A. Babcock, John C. Beghin, Frank H. Fuller, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Cheng Fang, Chad E. Hart, Holger Matthey, Stephane De Cara
[01-BP 33]

Implications of the WTO on the Redesign of U.S. Farm Policy
Chad E. Hart, Bruce A. Babcock
[01-BP 32]

Optimal Antibiotic Usage with Resistance and Endogenous Technological Change
Silvia Secchi, Bruce A. Babcock
[01-WP 269]

Rankings of Risk Management Strategies Combining Crop Insurance Products and Marketing Positions
Chad E. Hart, Bruce A. Babcock
[01-WP 267]

Livestock Revenue Insurance
Chad E. Hart, Bruce A. Babcock, Dermot J. Hayes
[99-WP 224]
(Revised)

FAPRI 2001 U.S. and World Agricultural Outlook
FAPRI Staff
[01-FSR 1]
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Counter-Cyclical Agricultural Program Payments: Is It Time to Look at Revenue?
Chad E. Hart, Bruce A. Babcock
[99-BP 28]
(Revised)

Regional Distribution of Farm-Level Impacts from Acreage Set-Asides, The
Bruce A. Babcock
[00-WP 263]

Efficiency of Sequestering Carbon in Agricultural Soils, The
Gregory R. Pautsch, Lyubov A. Kurkalova, Bruce A. Babcock, Catherine L. Kling
[00-WP 246]

Time for a New Farmer-Owned Reserve?
Chad E. Hart, Bruce A. Babcock
[00-BP 31]

Outlook for Grain and Oilseed Export Shipments from the Upper Mississippi River Basin
John C. Beghin, Bruce A. Babcock, Robert E. Young II, Patrick C. Westhoff
[00-BP 30]

Farm-Level Analysis of Risk Management Proposals
Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart, Gary M. Adams, Patrick C. Westhoff
[00-WP 238]

FAPRI 2000 World Agricultural Outlook
FAPRI Staff
[00-FSR 2]
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FAPRI 2000 U.S. Agricultural Outlook
FAPRI Staff
[00-FSR 1]
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Environmental and Distributional Impacts of Conservation Targeting Strategies
JunJie Wu, David Zilberman, Bruce A. Babcock
[99-WP 230]

Potential Market for Non-GMO Corn and Soybeans
Bruce A. Babcock, John C. Beghin
[99-BP 27]

Availability and Market Penetration of GMO Corn and Soybeans
Bruce A. Babcock, Michael D. Duffy, Robert Wisner
[99-BP 26]

Whither Farm Policy?
Bruce A. Babcock
[99-BP 25]

Analysis of the Berlin Accord Reforms of the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy
Bruce A. Babcock, John C. Beghin, Samarendu Mohanty, Frank H. Fuller, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Sudhir Chaudhary, Phillip Kaus, Cheng Fang, Chad E. Hart, Karen Kovarik
[99-BP 24]

Reinsuring Group Revenue Insurance with Exchange-Provided Revenue Contracts
Bruce A. Babcock, Steven L. Griffin, Dermot J. Hayes
[99-WP 212]

Optimal Information Acquisition under a Geostatistical Model
Gregory R. Pautsch, Bruce A. Babcock, F. Jay Breidt
[99-WP 217]

Provision of a Safety Net for U.S. Agriculture
Bruce A. Babcock
[99-BP 23]

Managing the Risk of European Corn Borer Resistance to Transgenic Corn: An Assessment of Refuge Recommendations
Terrance M. Hurley, Silvia Secchi, Bruce A. Babcock
[99-SR 88]

Whole-Farm Revenue Insurance for Crop and Livestock Producers
Bruce A. Babcock, Dermot J. Hayes
[99-BP 22]

FAPRI 1999 World Agricultural Outlook
FAPRI Staff
[99-FSR 2]
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FAPRI 1999 U.S. Agricultural Outlook
FAPRI Staff
[99-FSR 1]
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Are Loan Deficiency Payments Too Low In Iowa?
Bruce A. Babcock, Dermot J. Hayes, Phillip Kaus
[98-BP 20]

Optimal Sampling Under a Geostatistical Model
Gregory R. Pautsch, Bruce A. Babcock, F. Jay Breidt
[98-WP 200]

Loan Deficiency Payments or the Loan Program?
Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock
[98-BP 19]

Crop Nutrient Needs Potentially Supplied by Livestock in Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana
Erda Wang, Bruce A. Babcock, Terrance M. Hurley
[98-WP 194]

Resource or Waste? The Economics of Swine Manure Storage and Management
Ronald A. Fleming, Bruce A. Babcock, Erda Wang
[97-WP 178]

Biotechnology and Pest Resistance: An Economic Assessment of Refuges
Terrance M. Hurley, Bruce A. Babcock, Richard L. Hellmich
[97-WP 183]

Moving from Uniform to Variable Fertilizer Rates on Iowa Corn: Effects on Rates and Returns
Bruce A. Babcock, Gregory R. Pautsch
[97-WP 182]

Budgetary and Producer Welfare Effects of Revenue Insurance, The
David A. Hennessy, Bruce A. Babcock, Dermot J. Hayes
[97-WP 180]

Cost of Regulating Hog Manure Storage Facilities and Land Application Techniques, The
Bruce A. Babcock, Ronald A. Fleming, Dwaine S. Bundy
[97-BP 17]

Relative Efficiency of Voluntary Versus Mandatory Environmental Regulations, The
JunJie Wu, Bruce A. Babcock
[96-WP 172]

Impact of Soil Conservation Policies on Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils of the Central United States, The
Paul D. Mitchell, P. G. Lakshminarayan, Toshitsugu Otake, Bruce A. Babcock
[96-WP 170]

Environmental Policy, Technology Substitution and Cross-Media Transfers. Livestock Series Report 6
Edward Osei, Bruce A. Babcock
[96-WP 169]

Waterfowl Populations and the Conservation Reserve Program in the Prairie Pothole Region of North and South Dakota
Terrance M. Hurley, Bruce A. Babcock, Ronald E. Reynolds, Charles R. Loesch
[96-WP 165]

Spatial Heterogeneity and the Choice of Instruments to Control Nonpoint Pollution
JunJie Wu, Bruce A. Babcock
[96-WP 164]

Conceptual Framework for Evaluating Agricultural Economic and Environmental Tradeoffs in the Central Nebraska Basins Using Field-Level Area Study Data, A
P. G. Lakshminarayan, Bruce A. Babcock, Paul D. Mitchell
[96-WP 162]

Choice of Tillage, Rotation, and Soil Testing Practices: Economic and Environmental Implications, The
JunJie Wu, Bruce A. Babcock, P. G. Lakshminarayan
[96-WP 161]

Effects of Site-Specific Management on the Application of Agricultural Inputs
David A. Hennessy, Bruce A. Babcock, Timothy E. Fiez
[96-WP 156]

CRP Targeting for Wildlife Habitat: A New Indicator Using the 1992 National Resources Inventory
P. G. Lakshminarayan, Bruce A. Babcock, Robert Kellogg
[96-WP 150]

Temporal and Spatial Evaluation of Soil Conservation Policies
P. G. Lakshminarayan, Bruce A. Babcock
[96-WP 149]

Impacts of Agricultural Practices and Policies on Potential Nitrate Water Pollution in the Midwest and Northern Plains of the United States
JunJie Wu, Bruce A. Babcock, P. G. Lakshminarayan
[96-WP 148]

Evaluation of Soil Test Information in Agricultural Decision Making, An
Bruce A. Babcock, Alicia L. Carriquiry, Hal S. Stern
[96-WP 147]

Economic and Environmental Evaluation of Farm Bill Policy Options Using the CEEPES-FAPRI Modeling System, An
P. G. Lakshminarayan, Bruce A. Babcock
[95-WP 137]

Program Participation and Farm-Level Adoption of Conservation Tillage: Estimates from a Multinomial Logit Model
Bruce A. Babcock, Nabil M. Chaherli, P. G. Lakshminarayan
[95-WP 136]

Optimal Design of a Voluntary Green Payment Program Under Asymmetric Information
JunJie Wu, Bruce A. Babcock
[95-WP 131]

Budgetary and Resource Allocation Effects of Revenue Assurance
David A. Hennessy, Bruce A. Babcock, Dermot J. Hayes
[95-WP 130]

Economic, Environmental, and Fiscal Impacts of a Targeted Renewal of Conservation Reserve Program Contracts, The
Bruce A. Babcock, P. G. Lakshminarayan, JunJie Wu
[95-WP 129]

Budgetary and Resource Allocation Effects of Revenue Assurance: Summary of Results, The
David A. Hennessy, Bruce A. Babcock, Dermot J. Hayes
[95-BP 7]

Renewing CRP: Results from a Study of Alternative Targeting Criteria
Bruce A. Babcock, P. G. Lakshminarayan, JunJie Wu
[95-BP 6]

Input Demand Under Yield and Revenue Insurance
Bruce A. Babcock, Joseph A. Herriges
[94-WP 127]

1995 Farm Bill: Issues, Options, and an Analytical Framework for Integrated Economic and Environmental Policy Assessment, The
Stanley R. Johnson, P. G. Lakshminarayan, Bruce A. Babcock, Andrew Manale, David Zilberman
[94-WP 125]