Recent Center Publications



Chapters in Books

Adams, R. M., B. A. McCarl, K. Segerson, C. Rosenzweig, K. J. Bryant, B. L. Dixon, R. Conner, R. E. Evenson and D. Ojima. "Economic Effects of Climate Change on U.S. Agriculture." In The Impacts of Climate Change on the United States Economy, R. Mendelson and J. E. Neumann, (eds.) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, (1999):18-54.

Barry, P.J. and L.J. Robison, "Credit, Credit Constraints, and Consequences," Handbook of Agricultural Economics, ed. Gardner and G. Rausser, Elsevier Publishers, Amersterdam, forthcoming.

Segerson, Kathleen and B. L. Dixon. "Climate Change and Agriculture: The Role of Farmer Adaptation." In R. Mendelsohn and J. E. Neumann, ed., The Impacts of Climate Change on the U. S. Economy, Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Sherrick, B.J., "Emerging Nontraditional Capital Suppliers," in Financing North American Agriculture into the 21st Century, edited by M. Duncan and J. Stam, Westview Press, 1998, pp. 163-82.

Sherrick, B.J., "Factors Affecting Farm and Rural Business Finance," in Agricultural Outlook, World Outlook Board, 1998, pp. 368-79.

 

Articles in Professional Journals

Ahearn, M.C., H.M. Bahn, P.J. Barry, P.J. Cordes, S.M. Cordes, T.I. Hewitt, G.W. Norton, K.R. Smith, and A.P. Thurow. "Priorities for Agricultural Economics," Review of Agricultural Economics, 20(Fall/Winter 1998): 332-347.

Ahrendsen, Bruce L., Bruce L. Dixon and LaDerrek T. Lee. "Independent Commercial Bank Mergers and Agricultural Lending Concentration." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 31 (August 1999): in press.

Ahrendsen, Bruce L., Eric J. Wailes, Bruce L. Dixon and Tony E. Windham. Arkansas Agriculture 1999 Situation and Outlook. Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Fayetteville, Special Report 191, April, 1999.

Barry, P.J. and C. Escalante. "Structural Changes in Agricultural Banking," Journal of Agricultural Lending, 12(Fall 1998):22-28.

Bierlen, Ralph, Bruce L. Ahrendsen, and Bruce L. Dixon. "Impacts of Financial Characteristics and the Boom-Bust Cycle on the Farm Inventory-Cash Flow Relationship." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 30(December 1998):363-77.

Bierlen, R., P.J. Barry, B.L. Dixon, and B.L. Ahrendsen. "Credit Constraints, Farm Characteristics, and the Farm Economy: Differential Impacts on Feeder Cattle and Beef Cow Inventories," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 80(1998):708-723.

Bierlen, Ralph, Lucas D. Parsch and Bruce L. Dixon. "Testing Cropland Contract Decision-Making Hypotheses: Evidence from an Arkansas Tenant Survey." International Food and Agribusiness Management Review. In Press.

Cozzarin, B.P. and P.J. Barry. "Organizational Structures in Agricultural Production Alliances," International Food and Agribusiness Review, forthcoming.

Dixon, Bruce L., Bruce L. Ahrendsen and Scott M. McCollum. Models of FSA Guaranteed Loan Use Volume and Loss Claims Among Arkansas Commercial Banks. Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Fayetteville, Bulletin 962, November 1999.

Dixon, Bruce L., Damon McKelvey, Travis Rogers, Frank L Farmer, and Daniel M. Settlage. Farm Operator Satisfaction with Retail Pesticide Suppliers in the Arkansas Delta. Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 960, February 1999.

Dixon, B. L. and K. Segerson. "Impacts of Increased Climate Variability on the Profitability of Midwest Agriculture." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. In Press.

Dixon, B. L. and D. M. Settlage. "Consumer Bankruptcy Filings in the U.S. and Arkansas: Growth Rates and Possible Causes." Arkansas Law Notes. (1998):13-20.

Nasr, R., P.J. Barry, and P.N. Ellinger. "Financial Structure and Efficiency of Grain Farms," Agricultural Finance Review, 58(1998): 33-48.

Westgren, R. and K. Zering, "Case Study Research Methods for Firm and Market Research," Agribusiness: An International Journal, 14(1998): 415-424.

Other

Ahrendsen, Bruce. "USDA Farm Service Agency Price Support and Loan Programs." Farm Management and Marketing Newsletter. Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas. 7(March 1999):6-7.

Ahrendsen, Bruce. "Arkansas Agriculture 1999 Financial Situation and Outlook." Farm Management and Marketing Newsletter. Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas. 7(March 1999):7-8.

Ahrendsen, Bruce L. "New Farm Resource Regions or How Arkansas in No Longer Only in the Delta." Farm Management and Marketing Newsletter. Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas. 7(December 1999):5-6.

Ahrendsen, Bruce L., Ralph Bierlen, Larry N. Langemeier and Bruce L. Dixon. "Land Leasing and Debt on Farms: Substitutes or Complements?" American Journal of Agricultural Economics 81(December 1999): in press.

Ahrendsen, Bruce L., Bruce L. Dixon and LaDerrek T. Lee. "Commercial Bank Mergers and Agricultural Lending Concentration: Effect of Merger Activity on Agricultural Credit." Presented at the Scottish Agricultural College - Aberdeen, May 1999.

Bierlen, R., B.L. Dixon, and B.L. Ahrendsen. "Debt Depreciation, Conglomeration, and Credit Constraints: Evidence from Cattle Cycles." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 80(December 1998):1169.

Bierlen, R., B.L. Dixon, B.L. Ahrendsen and L.D. Parsch. "The 1996 FAIR Act: Measuring the Impacts on Land Leasing." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 80(December 1998):1186.

Bierlen, R., L.D. Parsch, B.L. Dixon and B.L. Ahrendsen. "Credit Constraints and Contract Choice: Meeting the Financial Needs of U.S. Commercial Farms." Who Owns America? II Conference, Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, June 3-6, 1998.

Bierlen, R., B. Dixon, L. Parsch, and B. Ahrendsen. "Results of 1997 Farm Tenant Survey in Eastern Arkansas: Leasing Practices and FAIR Impact." Farm Management and Marketing Newsletter. Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas. 6(December 1998):5-6

Bierlen, Ralph, Bruce Dixon, Lucas Parsch and Bruce Ahrendsen. "FAIR Act Impact on Lease Terms in the Arkansas Delta." Farm Management and Marketing Newsletter. Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas. 7(March 1999):3-4.

Diersen, M. A., and B. J. Sherrick. "The Valuation and Management of Export Credit Guarantee Programs," proceedings of the 1999 NC-221 Regional Committee: Financing Agriculture and Rural America: Issues of Policy, Structure and Technical Change, 32 pgs.

Dixon, Bruce L. and Daniel M. Settlage. "Arkansas Bankruptcies: Trends in Recent filing Rates and Implications for Farmers." Farm Management and Marketing Newsletter. Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas. 6(October 1998):1-3.

Ellinger, Paul N., "Comparative Analysis: Guidelines for Liquidity and Solvency, Ag Lender, March 1998:9.

Ellinger, Paul N., "Comparative Analysis: Guidelines for Repayment Capacity, Ag Lender, October 1998:9.

Ellinger, P. N., C. L. Escalante, P. J. Barry, and D. Raab. Financial Characteristics of Illinois Farms, 1997-1998. Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois. 99-F-4 (October 1999).

Ellinger, P. N., C. L. Escalante, P. J. Barry, and D. Raab. Financial Characteristics of Illinois Farms, 1996-1997. Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois. 99-F-3 (June 1999).

Ellinger, P.N., C. L. Escalante, P. J. Barry, D. Raab, and L. M. Moss. Financial Characteristics of Illinois Farms, 1995-1996. Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois. 99-F-2 (June 1999).

Escalante, C. L. and D. A. Lins. Non-Farm Investments of Illinois Farmers. Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois. 99-F-1 (January 1999).

Fultz, Latisha. "Factors Determining FSA Guaranteed Loan Loss claim Activity in the U.S. for 1990-1997. Unpublished M.S. thesis, University of Arkansas, 1999.

Lee, LaDerrek T. "The Impact of Simple Commercial Bank Acquisitions on Agricultural Lending in the United States." Unpublished M.S. thesis, University of Arkansas, 1998.

Rawlins, Richard B., Bruce L. Dixon, James A. Millar, James N. Rimbey. "Antitakeover Legislation and Long-Term Value: A Test of the Managerial Myopia Hypothesis."Southern Finance Association annual meeting, Key West, Florida, November 17-20, 1999.

Roberts, Bruce, Peter J. Barry, Dan Legner, and Paul N. Ellinger, "Financing Implications of Hog Production Contracts" American Journal of Agricultural Economics, forthcoming, 1998.

Settlage, Daniel M. "A Comparison of Various Stochastic Frontiers Under Differing Data Generation Assumptions." Unpublished M.S. thesis, University of Arkansas, 1999.

Settlage, Latisha A., Bruce L. Dixon and Bruce L. Ahrendsen. "FSA Guaranteed Loan Loss Claim Rates in Arkansas and the U.S. for 1989-1998." Farm Management and Marketing Newsletter. Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas. 7(October 1999):5-6.

Shaffer, J. A., and B. J. Sherrick. "The Term Structure of Uncertainty Implied by Option Permia," proceedings of the 1999 NCR-134 Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 1999, pp.177-190.

Sherrick, B. J., P. J. Barry, and P. N. Ellinger. "Valuation of Credit Risk in Agricultural Mortgages." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 81(February 2000): 71-81.

Sherrick, B. J., P. J. Barry, and P. N. Ellinger. "Valuation of Credit Risk Insurance." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 82(2000): 71-81.

Sherrick, B. J., P. J. Lamb, S. T. Sonka, and M. A. Mazzocco. "Decision-Maker Expectations and the Value of Climate Prediction Information: Conceptual Considerations and Preliminary Evidence," Applied Meteorological Application, 7(1999): 1-11.


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