This collection houses the Department of Economics Staff Paper Series
Papers in the SDSU Economic Staff Paper series are reproduced and distributed to encourage discussion of research, extension, teaching, and public policy issues. Papers are normally critiqued by some colleagues prior to publication in this series. However, they are not subject to the formal review requirements of SDSU Agricultural Experiment Station or SDSU Extension Service publications.
Submissions from 2015
Risk Management Considerations for Camelina and Carinata, Matthew Diersen and Sumaiya Saleh
Submissions from 2014
Grid Valuation of Beef Carcass Quality: Market Power and Market Trends, Scott Fausti, Bahir Qasmi, Matthew Diersen, and Bill Adamson
The Effect of Biotechnology and Biofuels on U.S. Corn Belt Cropping Systems., Scott Fausti, Evert Van der Sluis, Bahir Qasmi, and Jonathan Lundgren
Submissions from 2013
Rent Gradient of a College Town, George Langelett, Kuo-Liang Chang, Ekaterina Koromyslova, and Charles Appiah
Submissions from 2012
Alternative Annual Forage Crop Options for Northern Great Plains Cattle Producers: A South Dakota Case Study, Md Parvez, Scott Fausti, Thandiwe Nleya, Patricia Johnson, Kenneth Olsen, and John Rickertsen
Risk and Marketing Behavior: Pricing Fed Cattle on a Grid, Scott Fausti, Zhiguang Wang, Beshir Qasmi, and Matthew A. Diersen
Submissions from 2011
Farmland Leasing in South Dakota 2011: Emphasis on Share Lease Arrangements, Nelly Bourlion, Larry Janssen, and Burton Pflueger
Optimizing University Managed Resources for South Dakota Public Universities: A Simulation Approach, Michael Holbeck and David Chicoine
Uncertainty and Producer Fed Cattle Marketing Decisions: Theory and Evidence, Scott Fausti and Brent Lange
Submissions from 2010
Grid Pricing: An Empirical Investigation of Market Signal Clarity, Scott Fausti, Bashir Qasmi, and Jing Li
Insecticide Use and Crop Selection: A South Dakota Case Study, Tia McDonald, Ariel Keating, Scott Fausti, Jing Li, and Mike Catangui
Variance Risk Premiums and Predictive Power of Alternative Forward Variances in the Corn Market, Zhiguang Wang, Scott Fausti, and Bashir Qasmi
Submissions from 2009
Economic Analysis of SODSAVER Provision of the 2008 Farm Bill for South Dakota, Larry Janssen and Yonas Hamda
Submissions from 2008
Grid Marketing and Beef Carcass Quality: A Discussion of Issues and Trends, Scott Fausti, Bashir Qasmi, and Matthew Diersen
Review and Analysis of International and Budgetary Considerations for the 2007 U.S. Farm Bill, Bashir Qasmi and Evert Van der Sluis
The Economic Impact of CRP Acres in South Dakota Returning to Crop Production, Gary Taylor and Larry Janssen
The Efficacy of the Grid Marketing Channel for Fed Cattle, Scott Fausti, Bashir Qasmi, and Matthew Diersen
Submissions from 2007
Public Reporting of Fed Cattle Grid Prices: Policy Reform Consequences, Scott Fausti, Bashir Qasmi, and Matthew Diersen
Submissions from 2006
Public Price Reporting, Marketing Channel Selection and Price Discovery: The Perspective of Cow/Calf Producers in the Dakotas, Scott Fausti, Bashir Qasmi, Doug Landblom, Martin Beutler, Pat Johnson, Roger Gates, Hubert Patterson, and R. Salverson
Shifts in Agricultural Land Valuation in South Dakota: From Market-Based to Income Based Criteria, Tonya Hansen, Richard Shane, and Larry Janssen
The Effect of Early vs Normal Calf Weaning on Feedlot Performance and Herd Management: A Northern Plains Case Study, Scott Fausti, Douglas Landblom, Patricia Johnson, Martin Beutler, Roger N. Gates, Robin R. Salverson, Hubert H. Patterson, and Staeve I. Paisley
Working lands Agri-environmental Policy Options and Issues for the Next U.S. Farm Bill, Thomas Dobbs
Submissions from 2005
Agricultural Accounting Computer Software, Burton Pflueger
Better Business Management Through Financial Management, Burton Pflueger
Federal Farm Program Payments (1990-2001): An Analysis of Changing Dependency and The Distribution of Farm Payments in South Dakota, Larry Janssen and Yonas Hamda
Price Transparency in the Voluntary Price Reporting System for Live Cattle: Theory and Empirical Evidence from South Dakota, Scott Fausti and Matthew Diersen
Using Farm Cash Flow Statements for Management Decisions, Burton Pflueger
Using the Balance Sheet for Management Decisions, Burton Pflueger
Using the Income Statement for Management Decisions, Burton Pflueger
Submissions from 2004
Discontinued Voluntary Price Reports for live Cattle: Will They Be Missed By Producers?, Scott Fausti, He Sun, and Matthew Diersen
Impacts of Federal Farm Program Payments on Cropland Values and Rental Rates: Evidence from County-level Data in South Dakota, Larry Janssen and Brian Button
The Role of Industry Attributes in Determining the Pattern of U.S.-Canada Intra-Industry Trade in 1997, Bashir Qasmi and Scott Fausti
Submissions from 2003
Did the Voluntary Price Reporting System Fail to Provide Price Transparency in the Cash Market for Dressed Steers: Evidence from South Dakota, Scott Fausti and Matthew Diersen
Evolutions of Institutions in China, Sun He and John Sondey
Examining Economic Impact and Recovery in South Dakota from the 2002 Drought, Matthew Diersen and Gary Taylor
French Quality and Eco-labeling Schemes: Do They Also Benefit the Environment?, Thomas Dobbs, Genevieve Nquyen, Sherry Bertramsen, and Bruno Legagneux
Irrational Markets, Irrational Investors: the Foreign Card, John Sondey and Tony Jacobson
Risk and the Economic Incentive to Retain Ownership of Steer Calves, Scott Fausti, Brad Johnson, William Epperson, and Nancy Grathwohl
The Interface of Agricultural Land Leasing, Conservation, and Value Sets: An Analysis, John Cole, Larry Janssen, and Bruce Johnson
Submissions from 2002
Agricultural, Resource and Ecological Economics with a ‘Multifunctionality’ Perspective, Thomas Dobbs
Analysis of U.S.-Canada Intra-Industry Trade, Bashir Qasmi, Scott Fausti, and Moore Liuyi
Economic Evaluation of Cropshare and Cash Lease Contracts in South Dakota and Nebraska, Larry Janssen, John Cole, Xuan Xu, and Bruce Johnson
Gleaning Information from Mandatory Livestock Price Reporting, Matthew Diersen
Grain Production & Handling Trends in South Dakota and Their Implications, Bashir Qasmi and Clayton Wilhelm
Mandatory Versus Voluntary Price Reporting: An Empirical Investigation of the Market Transparency Controversy, Scott Fausti, R. Keimig, Matthew Diersen, and Han Kim
‘Quality’ and ‘Eco-labeling’ of Food Products in France and the United States, Sherry Bertramsen, Genevieve Nquyen, and Thomas Dobbs
Submissions from 2001
An Empirical Investigation in to the Factors Influencing the Economic Incentive to Retain Ownership of Weaned Steer Calves, Scott Fausti, Brad Johnson, William Epperson, and Nancy Grathwohl
China's Wheat Production Projections and Implications for Imports, Bashir Qasmi, Yunqing Wang, Scott Fausti, and Han Kim
Does the Producer Have an Incentive to Sell Fed Cattle on a Grid?, Scott Fausti and Bashir Qasmi