@article{putra_yasar_agarwal_lahiri_rejesus_2024, title={International linkages and female share of employment: Plant-level evidence from a developing country}, ISSN={["1469-9559"]}, DOI={10.1080/09638199.2024.2312230}, abstractNote={This paper examines the relationship between international linkages (i.e. exporting, importing, and foreign direct investment) and the share of skilled, unskilled, and total female workers employed in Indonesian manufacturing plants. We utilize plant-level panel data and estimation procedures that account for endogeneity and selection issues to achieve the study objective. Our analysis suggests that foreign ownership and exporting activities lead to a higher share of both skilled and unskilled female employment. However, these effects are more substantial for skilled female workers than for unskilled female workers. The results are robust to the use of different econometric methods and empirical specifications.}, journal={JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT}, author={Putra, Chandra and Yasar, Mahmut and Agarwal, Ankita and Lahiri, Bidisha and Rejesus, Roderick M.}, year={2024}, month={Feb} }
 @article{aglasan_rejesus_hagen_salas_2023, title={Cover crops, crop insurance losses, and resilience to extreme weather events}, ISSN={["1467-8276"]}, DOI={10.1111/ajae.12431}, abstractNote={This study investigates whether cover crop adoption reduces extreme‐weather‐related crop insurance losses. To achieve this objective, we utilize a county‐level panel data set with information on cover crop adoption acres, crop insurance losses (i.e., specifically due to drought, excess heat, or excess moisture), and a number of weather variables. The data cover the main row crop production region in the Midwestern United States (US) for the period 2005 to 2018. We utilize linear fixed effects econometric models and a number of robustness checks in the empirical analysis (i.e., a fractional regression approach, two “external‐instrument‐free” estimation procedures, and a variety of alternative empirical specifications). The estimation methods used take advantage of the panel nature of the data to address various specification and endogeneity issues. We find evidence that counties with higher cover crop adoption tend to have lower crop insurance losses due to drought, excess heat, or excess moisture. Our analysis also indicates that cover crops likely have stronger loss mitigation effects against excess moisture events (like floods) and somewhat weaker loss mitigation impacts against droughts and excess heat. Nonetheless, our results overall suggest that cover crops can enhance resilience to extreme weather events and have the potential to be an effective climate change adaptation strategy in US agriculture.}, journal={AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS}, author={Aglasan, Serkan and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Hagen, Stephen and Salas, William}, year={2023}, month={Oct} }
 @article{feng_yasar_rejesus_2023, title={Innovation and regional economic convergence: evidence from China}, ISSN={["1432-0592"]}, DOI={10.1007/s00168-023-01210-9}, journal={ANNALS OF REGIONAL SCIENCE}, author={Feng, Ping and Yasar, Mahmut and Rejesus, Roderick M.}, year={2023}, month={Feb} }
 @article{won_rejesus_goodwin_aglasan_2023, title={Understanding the effect of cover crop use on prevented planting losses}, ISSN={["1467-8276"]}, DOI={10.1111/ajae.12396}, abstractNote={Abstract Cover cropping has the potential to improve resilience of agriculture to climate‐change‐induced extreme weather events. However, rigorous quantitative evidence on the resilience effect of cover crops is still lacking. Using a novel data set that combines satellite‐based cover crop information and county‐level crop insurance data, we examine the impact of planting cover crops on prevented‐planting‐related losses that are typically caused by heavy rainfall events. The US federal crop insurance program offers “prevented planting” coverage, which pays indemnities if insured growers are unable to plant their crop due to adverse weather. Linear fixed effects models, instrument‐based estimation methods, long‐difference models, and a number of other robustness checks are utilized in the empirical analysis to achieve the study objective. Our findings suggest that counties with higher cover crop adoption rates tend to have lower levels of crop insurance losses due to prevented planting. The resulting reduction in prevented planting risk also becomes larger with longer term, multiyear cover crop use. These results support the notion that cover crops improve soil conditions such that the likelihood and magnitude of prevented planting losses decrease. We posit that the ability of cover crops to handle excess moisture (i.e., through better water absorption and improved water infiltration in the soil) is the main factor in its ability to reduce prevented planting losses in the US Midwest.}, journal={AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS}, author={Won, Sunjae and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Goodwin, Barry K. and Aglasan, Serkan}, year={2023}, month={Feb} }
 @article{lu_che_rejesus_goodwin_ghosh_paudel_2023, title={Unintended environmental benefits of crop insurance: Nitrogen and phosphorus in water bodies}, volume={204}, ISSN={["1873-6106"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107657}, abstractNote={Agricultural policies without explicit environmental goals can indirectly affect the natural environment through its effect on farmer input use behavior. For example, the highly-subsidized crop insurance program in the United States (US), while developed to protect farmers against yield and revenue risks, also has the potential to influence fertilizer and land use decisions, which can then impact the extent of excess nitrogen and phosphorus that can run-off and pollute nearby water bodies. This study utilizes county-level panel data from 1989-2015 to directly evaluate the impact of crop insurance participation on nitrogen and phosphorus concentration in waterways. Results from linear panel fixed effects (FE) models suggest that counties with higher crop insurance participation tend to have lower nitrogen concentrations in its water bodies, but the effects are small. In contrast, we do not find a consistent statistically significant crop insurance effect on phosphorus concentrations. Findings based on alternative estimation techniques and other empirical specifications generally support our baseline FE model results. We posit that the modest crop insurance effects may be due to two competing mechanisms — the moral hazard effect of crop insurance (i.e., reducing fertilizer use), being counteracted by the incentive to bring in riskier crops or marginal land to production (i.e., increasing fertilizer use).}, journal={ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS}, author={Lu, Xun and Che, Yuyuan and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Goodwin, Barry K. and Ghosh, Sujit K. and Paudel, Jayash}, year={2023}, month={Feb} }
 @article{dikitanan_pede_rejesus_bhandari_alam_andrade_2022, title={Assessing returns to research investments in rice varietal development: Evidence from the Philippines and Bangladesh}, volume={33}, ISSN={["2211-9124"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.gfs.2022.100646}, abstractNote={•This study estimates economic returns to investments in rice varietal development in the Philippines and Bangladesh.•The net returns to IRRI and national partners' investments remain strongly positive.•However, the returns are decreasing at a faster rate in the Philippines (24%) than in Bangladesh (6%).•IRRI and national partners should continue investing in rice R&D, especially to develop superior rice varieties.}, journal={GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY-AGRICULTURE POLICY ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENT}, author={Dikitanan, Rowell C. and Pede, Valerien O. and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Bhandari, Humnath and Alam, G. M. Monirul and Andrade, Robert S.}, year={2022}, month={Jun} }
 @article{raturi_thompson_ackroyd_chase_davis_myers_poncet_ramos-giraldo_reberg-horton_rejesus_et al._2022, title={Cultivating trust in technology-mediated sustainable agricultural research}, volume={1}, ISSN={["1435-0645"]}, DOI={10.1002/agj2.20974}, abstractNote={Abstract We formed the Precision Sustainable Agriculture (PSA) team to conduct interdisciplinary research and technology development to improve adoption and practice of knowledge‐intensive sustainable agricultural practices such as cover cropping. In this paper, we share our approach to cultivating trust among diverse stakeholders (researchers, farmers, extensionists, agricultural and information specialists, private and public entities) vested in agricultural data collection, management, and use. Our trust framework describes how we aim to be trusted with data (through preserving privacy and increasing stakeholder agency) and trusted in the process (through practicing transparency and accountability). It is operationalized through a series of social and technical infrastructures. Our project governance, stakeholder engagement tools and activities, and technology development methods aim to promote transparency and accountability in our process. We use a maturity model to govern data acquisition to ensure that only robust, privacy‐preserving technologies are deployed on our partner farms and describe evolving mechanisms for handling data with varying sensitivity. Finally, we share preliminary work aimed at anticipating data use, and identify challenges on the horizon for cultivating trust in agricultural technologies and data‐driven agriculture.}, journal={AGRONOMY JOURNAL}, author={Raturi, Ankita and Thompson, Jennifer J. and Ackroyd, Victoria and Chase, Carlene A. and Davis, Brian W. and Myers, Robert and Poncet, Aurelie and Ramos-Giraldo, Paula and Reberg-Horton, Chris and Rejesus, Roderick and et al.}, year={2022}, month={Jan} }
 @article{park_rejesus_aglasan_che_hagen_salas_2022, title={Payments from agricultural conservation programs and cover crop adoption}, ISSN={["2040-5804"]}, DOI={10.1002/aepp.13248}, abstractNote={Abstract This study explores how aggregate payments received from two different U.S. agricultural conservation programs—the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)—influence county‐level cover crop adoption rates in the Corn Belt. We utilize 2006–2015 county‐level panel data with information on cover crop adoption rates and per acre conservation program payments to achieve the study objective. Cover crop adoption information is collected from a unique satellite‐based data set of soil health practices. Linear fixed effect models, fractional regression models, and a moment‐based instrumental variables model are used in the empirical analysis. Our estimation results suggest that EQIP payments have a statistically significant positive effect on cover crop adoption at the county level. In contrast, we find statistical evidence that CSP payments reduce the county‐level proportion of acres planted to cover crops. These opposing effects indicate that it is possible for conservation payment programs to have differing aggregate effects on adoption rates of specific conservation practices (e.g., cover crops in this case). Moreover, these results imply that not all conservation programs “are created equal” and differences in policy designs and focus areas may induce diverging effects in the uptake of particular conservation practices.}, journal={APPLIED ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES AND POLICY}, author={Park, Byungyul and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Aglasan, Serkan and Che, Yuyuan and Hagen, Stephen C. and Salas, William}, year={2022}, month={Mar} }
 @article{wang_rejesus_tack_balagtas_nelson_2022, title={Quantifying the Yield Sensitivity of Modern Rice Varieties to Warming Temperatures: Evidence from the PhilippinesJEL codes}, volume={104}, ISSN={["1467-8276"]}, DOI={10.1111/ajae.12210}, abstractNote={This study examines the relationship between yields of modern rice varieties and three major weather variables — maximum temperature, minimum temperature, and precipitation. Data from a long-running farm-level survey in the Philippines, with rich information on planted rice varieties, allows us to estimate fixed effect econometric models of rice yields. We find that increases in temperature, especially minimum temperatures, have substantial negative impacts on rice yields. Yield response to temperatures vary across different varietal groups. Early modern varieties, bred primarily for higher yields, pest resistance, and/or grain quality traits, demonstrate improved heat-stress resistance relative to traditional varieties. Moreover, the most recent varietal group bred for better tolerance to abiotic stresses are even more resilient to warming temperatures. These results provide some evidence that public investments in breeding rice varieties more tolerant to warming temperatures have been successful, and continued investments in these breeding efforts are warranted.}, number={1}, journal={AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS}, author={Wang, Ruixue and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Tack, Jesse B. and Balagtas, Joseph V. and Nelson, Andy D.}, year={2022}, month={Jan}, pages={318–339} }
 @article{aglasan_goodwin_rejesus_2022, title={Risk effects of GM corn: Evidence from crop insurance outcomes and high-dimensional methods}, ISSN={["1574-0862"]}, DOI={10.1111/agec.12757}, abstractNote={Abstract This study evaluates whether genetically modified (GM) corn hybrids with rootworm resistant traits (GM‐RW) have lower yield risk. A crop insurance actuarial performance measure, the loss cost ratio (LCR), is used to represent yield risk. High‐dimensional methods are utilized in this study to maintain parsimony in the empirical specification, and facilitate estimation. Specifically, we employ the Cluster‐Lasso (cluster‐least absolute shrinkage and selection operator) procedure. This method produces uniformly valid inference on the main variable of interest (i.e., the GM‐RW variable) in a high‐dimensional panel data setting even in the presence of heteroskedastic, non‐Gaussian, and clustered error structures. After controlling for a large set of potential weather confounders using Cluster‐Lasso, we find consistent evidence that GM corn hybrids with rootworm resistant traits have lower yield risk.}, journal={AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS}, author={Aglasan, Serkan and Goodwin, Barry K. and Rejesus, Roderick M.}, year={2022}, month={Dec} }
 @article{chen_rejesus_aglasan_hagen_salas_2022, title={The impact of no-till on agricultural land values in the United States Midwest}, ISSN={["1467-8276"]}, DOI={10.1111/ajae.12338}, abstractNote={Abstract This study investigates the impact of no‐till practice on agricultural land values in the United States (US) Midwest. Two county‐level panel data sets—the agricultural census farmland value data and the Iowa Farmland Values Survey data—are separately merged with a novel satellite‐based data set on no‐till adoption rates to achieve the study objective. Based on linear fixed effect econometric models, recently developed “external‐instrument‐free” estimation procedures, and a number of robustness checks, we find that increasing no‐till adoption rates has a statistically significant positive effect on agricultural land values at the county level. Results from the empirical analysis support the notion that economic and environmental benefits from adopting soil conservation practices, such as no‐till, are likely capitalized into higher farmland values.}, journal={AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS}, author={Chen, Le and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Aglasan, Serkan and Hagen, Stephen and Salas, William}, year={2022}, month={Aug} }
 @article{chen_rejesus_aglasan_hagen_salas_2022, title={The of cover on soil erosion in the US Midwest}, volume={324}, ISSN={["1095-8630"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116168}, abstractNote={This study examines the impact of cover crop adoption on soil erosion levels in the United States (US) Midwest. Based on a novel county-level panel data set with information on soil erosion levels and remotely-sensed cover crop acreage, we estimate linear panel fixed effect econometric models and conduct a number of robustness checks to investigate the direct impact of cover crops on two major types of soil erosion (wind and water erosion). Although we find that counties with higher cover crop acreage have statistically lower soil erosion levels due to water, wind, or both, we believe that the magnitudes of the estimated effects are modest. Longer-term multi-year use of cover crops also do not seem to increase the soil erosion reducing effects of cover crops over time. Results from the empirical analysis provide further empirical evidence on the impact of cover crops on soil erosion based on data that captures farmer behavior at the county-level and covers a wider geographical region in the US. Our findings also give insights to policy makers in terms of further understanding the magnitude of the soil erosion benefits from cover crops.}, journal={JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT}, author={Chen, Le and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Aglasan, Serkan and Hagen, Stephen C. and Salas, William}, year={2022}, month={Dec} }
 @article{ramsey_rejesus_2021, title={Bayesian Hierarchical Models for Measuring Varietal Improvement in Tobacco Yield and Quality}, volume={53}, ISSN={["2056-7405"]}, DOI={10.1017/aae.2021.25}, abstractNote={Abstract We measure the economic impact of varietal improvement and technological change in flue-cured tobacco across quantity (e.g., yield) and quality dimensions under a voluntary quality constraint. Since 1961, flue-cured tobacco breeders in the United States have been subject to the Minimum Standards Program that sets limits on acceptable quality characteristics for commercial tobacco varieties. We implement a Bayesian hierarchical model to measure the contribution of breeding efforts to changes in tobacco yields and quality between 1954 and 2017. The Bayesian model addresses limited data for varieties in the trials and allows easy generation of the necessary parameters of economic interest.}, number={4}, journal={JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS}, author={Ramsey, A. Ford and Rejesus, Roderick M.}, year={2021}, month={Nov}, pages={563–586} }
 @article{connor_rejesus_yasar_2021, title={Crop insurance participation and cover crop use: Evidence from Indiana county-level data}, ISSN={["2040-5804"]}, DOI={10.1002/aepp.13206}, abstractNote={Abstract This study examines whether crop insurance participation reduces incentives to use cover crops in corn and soybean production. To achieve this objective, we utilize 2006–2015 county‐level longitudinal data with information on cover crop adoption and crop insurance participation for the State of Indiana. Cover crop adoption information is collected from a remote sensing (satellite‐based) data set of soil health practices. Linear fixed effect (FE) models and instrumental variable FE models are used in the empirical analysis to take advantage of the panel nature of the data and address potential endogeneity issues. Our results suggest that while crop insurance coverage may play a role in “disincentivizing” cover crop use, it is likely not a major driver in the cover crop adoption decision (i.e., the magnitude of the effect is small). Therefore, further research and policy attention toward other potential mechanisms that can likely have a larger impact on cover crop uptake may be a better approach (e.g., enhanced outreach programs and/or additional targeted conservation payments).}, journal={APPLIED ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES AND POLICY}, author={Connor, Lawson and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Yasar, Mahmut}, year={2021}, month={Nov} }
 @article{rejesus_aglasan_knight_cavigelli_dell_lane_hollinger_2021, title={Economic dimensions of soil health practices that sequester carbon: Promising research directions}, volume={76}, ISSN={["1941-3300"]}, DOI={10.2489/jswc.2021.0324A}, abstractNote={S oil health is a key element in enhancing agricultural production, environmental sustainability, and food system resilience (Farnsworth 2015; Stevens 2018). The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) defines soil health as “the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals, and humans” (Pankhurst et al. 1997; Farnsworth 2015; Bowman et al. 2016). A common theme points to soil health as an indicator of the soil’s ability to support life, withstand environmental stresses, and endure as an important part of a resilient ecosystem. Because one of the key individual components of soil health is carbon (C) in organic matter (Idowu et al. 2009; Morrow et al. 2016), enhancing soil health also has a prominent role to play in addressing climate change (Stockmann et al. 2013; Schipanski et al. 2014; Paustian et al. 2016). Improving soil health is a natural climate solution (NCS) that increases C storage in soils (Poeplau and Don 2015; Griscom et al. 2017; Jian et al. 2020). Given soil health’s key role in sustaining agricultural productivity and enhancing C storage, there is significant interest in promoting agricultural management decisions, practices, and production systems that can help maintain or improve soil health. These include practices such as cover cropping, no-till residue and tillage management, conservation crop rotations, mulching, and nutrient management. However, adoption of these soil health practices by farmers is inextricably linked to whether private economic benefits from implementing these practices (i.e., benefits to the farmer) outweigh the associated private adoption costs. In addition, understanding the environmental benefits from adopting these soil health practices (i.e., external benefits to society through ecosystems services) can help inform design of public policies seeking to align private incentives with public environmental goals (for example, designing of subsidy payments to farmers). In this paper, we describe the economic dimensions associated with the decision to adopt soil health practices. These are important concepts that will help soil and water conservation practitioners further encourage adoption of soil health practices. Here, we summarize recent literature that examines the economic benefits and costs of cover crops and no-till systems for the United States, in general, and the understudied Northeast region of the United States, in particular. The Northeast is chosen here because several states in this region (i.e., Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware) are among the top states in terms of percentage cover crop and no-till adoption (Zulauf and Brown 2019a, 2019b). Yet there have been few economic studies of soil health practices for this region (more on this below). The Northeast region of the United States in this study includes Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Adoption of cover crops and no-till varies widely across the United States (figure 1). Key research directions are identified that would enhance understanding of the economics of soil health practices and provide insights into policies that can help encourage adoption of these C-sequestering soil health practices.}, number={3}, journal={JOURNAL OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION}, author={Rejesus, Roderick M. and Aglasan, Serkan and Knight, Lynn G. and Cavigelli, Michel A. and Dell, Curtis J. and Lane, Erin D. and Hollinger, David Y.}, year={2021}, pages={55A–60A} }
 @article{brown_connor_rejesus_yorobe_2021, title={Landscape-level feedbacks in the demand for transgenic pesticidal corn in the Philippines}, volume={180}, ISSN={["1873-6106"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106883}, abstractNote={We introduce a novel econometric approach to estimate economic pest control feedbacks within agroecological systems, using discrete choice endogenous sorting models. We apply this approach to deployment of transgenic Bt maize in the Philippines. We show with basic theory how areawide pest suppression from largescale Bt maize deployment attenuates farmers' demand for this technology. Econometric results support this hypothesis and imply long-run demand for the Bt trait is price-inelastic, contrasting with price-elastic demand estimated from a model without feedback. Investigating whether this feedback truly derives from areawide pest suppression, we analyze farmers' pest infestation expectations and find expected damages are significantly reduced by higher areawide Bt deployment. We discuss implications of these findings and other potential applications of the econometric approach to study coupled biological and economic systems.}, journal={ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS}, author={Brown, Zachary S. and Connor, Lawson and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Yorobe, Jose M., Jr.}, year={2021}, month={Feb} }
 @article{li_rejesus_zheng_2021, title={Nonparametric Estimation and Inference of Production RiskJEL codes}, volume={103}, ISSN={["1467-8276"]}, DOI={10.1111/ajae.12154}, abstractNote={This paper proposes a nonparametric approach for estimation of stochastic production functions with categorical variables, and then develops procedures that allow for inference on production risk. The estimation is based on the kernel method and the inference is based on a bootstrapping approach. We establish the asymptotic properties of our proposed estimator. Monte Carlo simulation results suggest that, compared with existing parametric methods, our proposed nonparametric procedure is more precise in estimation and more powerful in inference. In addition, we empirically illustrate the proposed nonparametric method using long-run corn production data from university field trials in Wisconsin that examines performance of genetically-modified (GM) varieties. ∗Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, North Carolina State University, e-mail: zli42@ncsu.edu. †Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, North Carolina State University, e-mail: rod rejesus@ncsu.edu. ‡Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, North Carolina State University, e-mail: xzheng@ncsu.edu.}, number={5}, journal={AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS}, author={Li, Zheng and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Zheng, Xiaoyong}, year={2021}, month={Oct}, pages={1857–1877} }
 @article{park_zheng_rejesus_goodwin_2021, title={Somebody's watching me! Impacts of the spot check list program in US crop insurance}, ISSN={["1467-8276"]}, DOI={10.1111/ajae.12252}, abstractNote={Abstract The “Spot Check List” (SCL) is an important tool developed to help detect and deter fraud, waste, and abuse in the U.S. crop insurance program. This article examines whether the SCL program affects the extent of crop insurance losses and provides insights into the effectiveness of this program. Using proprietary, county‐level SCL data and panel data econometric procedures (which control for both observable and unobservable confounding factors), we find evidence that counties with more producers included in the SCL tend to have better actuarial performance (i.e., lower indemnity payment amounts) after these producers are informed about their listing on the SCL. In addition, the county‐level SCL effects tend to last for a couple more years beyond the initial year these SCL producers were informed of their listing. These results indicate that the SCL procedure has a notable impact on crop insurance losses and is a valuable tool for maintaining integrity of the program.}, journal={AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS}, author={Park, Sungkwol and Zheng, Xiaoyong and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Goodwin, Barry K.}, year={2021}, month={Aug} }
 @article{martins_rejesus_reberg-horton_myers_2021, title={Understanding the market for cover crop seeds in the United States: Background and potential policy directions}, volume={76}, ISSN={["1941-3300"]}, DOI={10.2489/jswc.2021.0820A}, abstractNote={Previous literature has shown that cover crops have the potential to provide large-scale environmental benefits by reducing soil erosion, preventing nutrient leaching, sequestering carbon (C), and providing habitat for beneficial insects and pollinators (Snapp et al. 2005; Laloy and Bielders 2010; Castellano et al. 2012; Poeplau and Don 2015). In addition, cover crops can potentially generate private benefits to the farm operation by helping boost soil productivity (and subsequent cash crop yields), suppressing weeds, reducing fertilizer needs, and improving nutrient cycling (Bergtold et al. 2019; Myers and Watts 2015; Wittwer et al. 2017).

Given the potential economic and environmental benefits of cover crop adoption, cover crop acreage in the US grew from about 10.3 million ac (4.2 Mha) in 2012 to about 15.4 million ac (6.23 Mha) in 2017 (i.e., a 50% increase), based on data from the US Census of Agriculture (LaRose and Myers 2019). Nonetheless, even in light of these adoption increases, acres planted to cover crops only equal 3.9% of all US cropland in 2017 (Zulauf and Brown 2019) (figure 1). Although there are several possible reasons that overall cover crop adoption rates in the US remain relatively low, one of the main factors that influences the cost of adopting cover crops is cover crop …}, number={5}, journal={JOURNAL OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION}, author={Martins, Lais Bastos and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Reberg-Horton, Chris and Myers, Robert L.}, year={2021}, pages={83A–88A} }
 @article{wang_rejesus_aglasan_2021, title={Warming Temperatures, Yield Risk and Crop Insurance Participation}, volume={48}, ISSN={["1464-3618"]}, DOI={10.1093/erae/jbab034}, abstractNote={
 Previous literature have shown that warming temperatures due to climate change are likely to decrease mean crop yields and increase crop yield risk. However, there is limited understanding of how crop insurance participation can potentially affect the adverse crop yield impacts of warming (or extreme heat). This study specifically examines whether crop insurance participation influences the impact of extreme heat on yield risk (i.e. yield variance, skewness and kurtosis). We utilise a parametric moment-based method and county-level panel data to evaluate how crop insurance participation affects the relationship between warming temperatures and the moments of crop yield distributions. Our results indicate that the yield risk increasing effect of warming is further magnified under high levels of crop insurance participation. This result still holds even when allowing for long-run adaptation (although the crop insurance effect tends to be weaker in this case). In general, our results indicate that not only does crop insurance participation adversely impact mean yields under climate change, it also influences the extent by which warming affects yield variability over time. This supports the notion that crop insurance can serve as a disincentive for climate change adaptation in agriculture.}, number={5}, journal={EUROPEAN REVIEW OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS}, author={Wang, Ruixue and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Aglasan, Serkan}, year={2021}, month={Nov}, pages={1109–1131} }
 @article{park_goodwin_zheng_rejesus_2020, title={Contract elements, growing conditions, and anomalous claims behaviour in US crop insurance}, volume={45}, ISSN={["1468-0440"]}, DOI={10.1057/s41288-019-00143-9}, abstractNote={We investigate contract elements and growing conditions associated with anomalous claims behaviour in the U.S. Federal Crop Insurance Program. In this study the measure of “anomalous claims behaviour” is based on the number of producers (in a county) placed on the “Spot Check List” (SCL)—a list generated from government compliance efforts that aim to detect and deter fraud, waste, and abuse in the U.S. Federal Crop Insurance Program. Using county-level data and various econometric approaches that control for features of this data set (e.g., the count nature of the dependent variable, censoring, potential endogeneity, and spatial/temporal dependence), we find that the following crop insurance contract attributes influence the extent of anomalous claims behaviour in a county: (a) the ability to insure individual fields through “optional units”; (b) the coverage level choice; and (c) the total number of acres insured. In addition, our empirical analyses suggest that anomalous claims behaviour significantly increases when extreme weather events occur (e.g., droughts, floods) and when economic conditions are unfavourable (i.e., high input costs that lower profit levels). Results from this study have important implications for addressing potential underwriting vulnerabilities in crop insurance contracts and the frequency of more rigorous compliance inspections.}, number={1}, journal={GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE}, author={Park, Sungkwol and Goodwin, Barry K. and Zheng, Xiaoyong and Rejesus, Roderick M.}, year={2020}, month={Jan}, pages={157–183} }
 @article{he_zheng_rejesus_yorobe_2020, title={Input use under cost-of-production crop insurance: Theory and evidence}, volume={51}, ISSN={["1574-0862"]}, DOI={10.1111/agec.12558}, abstractNote={There have been a number of previous studies that examined the effects of yield‐ or revenue‐based crop insurance products on input use of farmers. However, no study has specifically investigated the input use impacts of a cost‐of‐production (COP) crop insurance policy, even though this type of crop insurance is the predominant one used in several other countries outside of the United States (such as the Philippines and China). This article aims to theoretically and empirically examine the effect of a COP crop insurance product on farmers’ chemical input use. Our theoretical model suggests that the effect of COP insurance on input use can either be positive or negative, with the resulting impact depending on the strengths of (a) the traditional moral hazard effect of insurance (i.e., an input use decreasing effect); versus (b) the marginal incentives to apply more inputs due to input levels being the main determinant for expected indemnity amounts in this type of insurance (i.e., an input use increasing effect). A survey data set from corn farmers in the Philippines is then used to empirically illustrate how a particular COP insurance product influences input use in a real‐life context. In this case, we find that COP insurance increases the use of chemical inputs (e.g., fertilizers and total chemical expenditure), implying that the positive marginal incentive to apply more inputs dominates the negative moral hazard effect.}, number={3}, journal={AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS}, author={He, Juan and Zheng, Xiaoyong and Rejesus, Roderick and Yorobe, Jose, Jr.}, year={2020}, month={May}, pages={343–357} }
 @article{yasar_rejesus_2020, title={International linkages, technology transfer, and the skilled labor wage share: Evidence from plant-level data in Indonesia}, volume={128}, ISBN={0305-750X}, DOI={10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.104847}, abstractNote={This paper examines whether technology transfer through international linkages (such as the importing of intermediate inputs and foreign direct investments) influences skilled labor wage shares in Indonesian plants. Using a variety of specifications, estimators, and robustness checks (including Correlated Random Effects Probit, quantile fixed effects regression, and a moment-based instrumental variable (IV) approach), we find that the import of intermediate inputs and foreign direct investment likely facilitate the transfer of technologies from advanced nations, which then results in skill-biased technological change and increased relative skilled labor wage share. These results indicate that, contrary to standard trade theory predictions, international linkages can lead to increased demand for skilled labor and a potential widening of the skilled-unskilled labor wage gap in Indonesia. Our findings support the theoretical explanation provided by Acemoglu (2003). Since firms in developing countries like Indonesia mainly rely on technologies from advanced nations, trade is likely to increase (rather than decrease) the skilled wage premium.}, journal={WORLD DEVELOPMENT}, author={Yasar, Mahmut and Rejesus, Roderick M.}, year={2020}, month={Apr} }
 @article{paudel_mishra_pandit_larkin_rejesus_velandia_2020, title={Modeling multiple reasons for adopting precision technologies: Evidence from US cotton producers}, volume={175}, ISSN={["1872-7107"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.compag.2020.105625}, abstractNote={Before deciding to adopt a particular technology, an individual should assess the reasons for its adoption. The major reasons for adoption could be to profitability, environmental benefit, or to be at the forefront of the technology. Using Monte Carlo simulations, this study determined that seemingly unrelated ordered probit (SUOP) method performs better than a single ordered probit (UOP) method for analyzing factors affecting multiple reasons for adopting precision farming (PF) technologies. Results indicated that profit was the most important reason, and environmental benefits were the second most important reason for adopting PF technologies. Findings revealed that educated, experienced, and farmers with farm planning and computers chose PF technologies for profit reasons. Younger farmers and farmers using university publication information are more likely to indicate the importance of environmental quality benefits. Finally, farmers located in the Delta, Appalachia, and Southeast regions of the US are more likely to adopt PF technologies for environmental benefits reason, compared to farmers in the Southern Plains region.}, journal={COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE}, author={Paudel, Krishna P. and Mishra, Ashok K. and Pandit, Mahesh and Larkin, Sherry and Rejesus, Rodrick and Velandia, Margarita}, year={2020}, month={Aug} }
 @article{rejesus_jones_2020, title={Perspective: enhancing economic evaluations and impacts of integrated pest management Farmer Field Schools (IPM-FFS) in low-income countries}, volume={76}, ISSN={["1526-4998"]}, DOI={10.1002/ps.5912}, abstractNote={Over the last few decades, the use of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) have been considered one of the best approaches to disseminate Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices that aim to reduce reliance on and misuse of chemical pest control methods in agriculture. However, the published empirical literature has been decidedly mixed in terms of the effectiveness of the IPM-FFS approach to improve economic outcomes in the short-term (e.g., reduce chemical use, improve profits), and the potential for scaling-up and IPM dissemination in the medium-term. This paper briefly explores the empirical IPM-FFS literature and draws implications for future research directions that can potentially enhance IPM knowledge diffusion methods (including IPM-FFS) and increase the economic impact of IPM techniques in low-income countries. We find that promising research directions to improve understanding of IPM dissemination and IPM impacts will need to involve: (i) inter-disciplinary long-run studies using rigorous evaluation methods; (ii) in-depth assessments of spillover effects; (iii) careful examination of IPM and IPM-FFS impact heterogeneity; (iv) evaluation of novel IPM packages with herbicide- and genetics-centered components; (v) piloting and impact assessments of alternative IPM knowledge diffusion structures; and (vi) piloting and impact analysis of IPM dissemination and learning programs with private sector involvement. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.}, number={11}, journal={PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE}, author={Rejesus, Roderick M. and Jones, Michael S.}, year={2020}, month={Nov}, pages={3527–3536} }
 @article{he_zheng_rejesus_yorobe_2019, title={Moral hazard and adverse selection effects of cost-of-production crop insurance: evidence from the Philippines}, volume={63}, ISSN={["1467-8489"]}, DOI={10.1111/1467-8489.12290}, abstractNote={This article examines the moral hazard and adverse selection effects of cost‐of‐production (COP) crop insurance products. Building on existing crop insurance models of moral hazard, as well as a survey‐based data set that allows us to separately identify moral hazard from adverse selection, we find evidence that farmers insured under COP contracts spend more on chemical fertilizers and pesticides (i.e. those inputs whose costs determine the indemnity payments). However, since these same COP insured farmers are still likely to use less inputs (like effort) whose costs do not enter the indemnity payment formula, and yield depends on both types of inputs (i.e. the determinants and non‐determinants of the indemnity payments), the final moral hazard effect of COP insurance on yields is ambiguous. Our analysis also suggests that farmers who tend to spend less on chemical fertilizers and pesticides are the ones with private information on soil conditions and pest incidence. These are the types of farmers who adversely select into COP contracts that only cover weather related losses.}, number={1}, journal={AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS}, author={He, Juan and Zheng, Xiaoyong and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Yorobe, Jose M., Jr.}, year={2019}, month={Jan}, pages={166–197} }
 @article{he_rejesus_zheng_yorobe_2018, title={Advantageous Selection in Crop Insurance: Theory and Evidence}, volume={69}, ISSN={["1477-9552"]}, DOI={10.1111/1477-9552.12267}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={3}, journal={JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS}, author={He, Juan and Rejesus, Roderick and Zheng, Xiaoyong and Yorobe, Jose, Jr.}, year={2018}, month={Sep}, pages={646–668} }
 @article{krah_petrolia_williams_coble_harri_rejesus_2018, title={Producer Preferences for Contracts on a Risky Bioenergy Crop}, volume={40}, ISSN={["2040-5804"]}, DOI={10.1093/aepp/ppx034}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={2}, journal={APPLIED ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES AND POLICY}, author={Krah, Kwabena and Petrolia, Daniel R. and Williams, Angelica and Coble, Keith H. and Harri, Ardian and Rejesus, Roderick M.}, year={2018}, month={Jun}, pages={240–258} }
 @article{mottaleb_rejesus_murty_mohanty_li_2017, title={Benefits of the development and dissemination of climate-smart rice: ex ante impact assessment of drought-tolerant rice in South Asia}, volume={22}, ISSN={["1573-1596"]}, DOI={10.1007/s11027-016-9705-0}, number={6}, journal={MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES FOR GLOBAL CHANGE}, author={Mottaleb, Khondoker A. and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Murty, M. V. R. and Mohanty, Samarendu and Li, Tao}, year={2017}, month={Aug}, pages={879–901} }
 @article{sanglestsawai_rodriguez_rejesus_yorobe_2017, title={Production Risk, Farmer Welfare, and Bt Corn in the Philippines}, volume={46}, ISSN={1068-2805 2372-2614}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/AGE.2017.1}, DOI={10.1017/AGE.2017.1}, abstractNote={We determine the production risk effects and welfare implications of single-trait Bt corn adoption in the Philippines. We use a stochastic production function estimation approach that allows for examining the skewness effects of Bt within a damage abatement specification. Our results indicate that Bt corn has a statistically significant yield increasing, risk-increasing (i.e., variance-increasing) and downside risk-reducing (i.e., skewness-increasing) effects. Based on risk premium, certainty equivalent, and loss probability welfare measures, Bt corn farmers in the Philippines are better-off (in absolute terms) relative to non-Bt farmers given Bt corn's dominant yield increasing effect and downside risk-reducing effect.}, number={3}, journal={Agricultural and Resource Economics Review}, publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)}, author={Sanglestsawai, Santi and Rodriguez, Divina Gracia P. and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Yorobe, Jose M., Jr.}, year={2017}, month={Oct}, pages={507–528} }
 @article{ninh_aragon_palis_rejesus_singleton_2016, title={Yield and income effects of ecologically-based rodent management in Mekong River Delta, Vietnam}, volume={13}, number={2}, journal={Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development}, author={Ninh, H. N. and Aragon, C. T. and Palis, F. G. and Rejesus, R. M. and Singleton, G. R.}, year={2016}, pages={53–72} }
 @article{yorobe_ali_pede_rejesus_velarde_wang_2016, title={Yield and income effects of rice varieties with tolerance of multiple abiotic stresses: the case of green super rice (GSR) and flooding in the Philippines}, volume={47}, ISSN={["1574-0862"]}, DOI={10.1111/agec.12227}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={3}, journal={AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS}, author={Yorobe, Jose M., Jr. and Ali, Jauhar and Pede, Valerien O. and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Velarde, Orlee. P. and Wang, Huaiyu}, year={2016}, month={May}, pages={261–271} }
 @misc{lampayan_rejesus_singleton_bouman_2015, title={Adoption and economics of alternate wetting and drying water management for irrigated lowland rice}, volume={170}, ISSN={["1872-6852"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.fcr.2014.10.013}, abstractNote={To counteract the increasing unavailability of water for agriculture, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and its national agricultural research and extension system (NARES) partners have worked together to develop and promote the “alternate wetting and drying” (AWD) water management technology. In this paper, we review progress in the development and dissemination of AWD in several Asian countries, and provide evidence of its extent of adoption and economic impact. AWD involves the partial drainage of rice fields, which is done by irrigating the fields to the desired depth and then re-irrigating after some time, when the water dissipates. To guide proper implementation, a simple, very low cost, farmer-friendly tool – a perforated “field water tube” – was devised. Demonstration trials and training have been conducted in eight countries in Asia, with large scale adoption in the Philippines, Vietnam and Bangladesh. AWD has reduced irrigation water input by up to 38% with no yield reductions if implemented correctly. Water pumping expenses and fuel consumption decrease also, thus increasing farmers’ income—by 38% in Bangladesh, 32% in the Philippines, and 17% in southern Vietnam, based on “with and without” AWD comparison. The investment to develop and disseminate the AWD technology has a high rate of return, with benefit-cost ratio of 7:1. The evidence of economic benefits at the farm level when aggregated up more than compensates for the total research investments made to develop and disseminate the technology. Successful NARES partnerships and strong farmers’ groups were critical factors in the validation and dissemination of the technology. AWD has also been successfully integrated into national government programs, which also facilitated the widespread adoption of the technology in these countries.}, journal={FIELD CROPS RESEARCH}, author={Lampayan, Rubenito M. and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Singleton, Grant R. and Bouman, Bas A. M.}, year={2015}, month={Jan}, pages={95–108} }
 @article{sanglestsawai_rejesus_yorobe_2014, title={Do lower yielding farmers benefit from Bt corn? Evidence from instrumental variable quantile regressions}, volume={44}, ISSN={["1873-5657"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.foodpol.2013.09.011}, abstractNote={There have been serious questions about whether lower-yielding farmers in developing countries, who are typically poor smallholders, benefit from genetically-modified crops like Bacillus thuringensis (Bt) corn. This article examines this issue by estimating the heterogeneous impacts of Bt corn adoption at different points of the yield distribution using farm-level survey data from the Philippines. A recently developed estimation technique called instrumental variable quantile regression (IVQR) is used to assess the heterogeneous yield effects of Bt corn adoption and at the same time address potential selection bias that usually plague impact assessment of agricultural technologies. We find that the positive yield impact of Bt corn in the Philippines tend to be more strongly felt by farmers at the lower end of the yield distribution. This result suggests that Bt corn could be a “pro-poor” technology since most of the lower-yielding farmers in the Philippines are poor smallholders with low incomes.}, journal={FOOD POLICY}, author={Sanglestsawai, Santi and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Yorobe, Jose M.}, year={2014}, month={Feb}, pages={285–296} }
 @article{rejesus_martin_gypmantasiri_2014, title={Enhancing the impact of natural resource management research: Lessons from a meta-impact assessment of the Irrigated Rice Research Consortium}, volume={3}, ISSN={2211-9124}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/J.GFS.2013.11.001}, DOI={10.1016/J.GFS.2013.11.001}, abstractNote={This article present results from a multi-dimensional impact assessment of a large multi-year Natural Resource Management (NRM) research project for rice – the Irrigated Rice Research Consortium (IRRC) – and uses insights from this assessment to further understand how NRM research can be improved to have more impact in a developing country context. Results of the meta-impact assessment indicate that NRM research generated by the IRRC has provided a wide-range of impacts in multiple dimensions—from micro-level impacts on farmer livelihoods to national-level agricultural policy influence. Based on the IRRC experience, international NRM research institutions can enhance impact in developing countries by: fostering partnerships, collaborations, and cross-country learning; involving social scientists for monitoring, evaluation, and impact assessment; and, having long-term support and involvement of donors.}, number={1}, journal={Global Food Security}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Rejesus, Roderick M. and Martin, Adrienne M. and Gypmantasiri, Phrek}, year={2014}, month={Feb}, pages={41–48} }
 @article{lobell_roberts_schlenker_braun_little_rejesus_hammer_2014, title={Greater Sensitivity to Drought Accompanies Maize Yield Increase in the US Midwest}, volume={344}, ISSN={["1095-9203"]}, DOI={10.1126/science.1251423}, abstractNote={Predicting Responses to Drought}, number={6183}, journal={SCIENCE}, author={Lobell, David B. and Roberts, Michael J. and Schlenker, Wolfram and Braun, Noah and Little, Bertis B. and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Hammer, Graeme L.}, year={2014}, month={May}, pages={516–519} }
 @article{watcharaanantapong_roberts_lambert_larson_velandia_english_rejesus_wang_2014, title={Timing of precision agriculture technology adoption in US cotton production}, volume={15}, ISSN={["1573-1618"]}, DOI={10.1007/s11119-013-9338-1}, number={4}, journal={PRECISION AGRICULTURE}, author={Watcharaanantapong, Pattarawan and Roberts, Roland K. and Lambert, Dayton M. and Larson, James A. and Velandia, Margarita and English, Burton C. and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Wang, Chenggang}, year={2014}, month={Aug}, pages={427–446} }
 @article{rejesus_marra_roberts_english_larson_paxton_2013, title={Changes in Producers' Perceptions of Within-Field Yield Variability after Adoption of Cotton Yield Monitors}, volume={45}, ISSN={1074-0708 2056-7405}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1074070800004752}, DOI={10.1017/S1074070800004752}, abstractNote={This article investigates how information from cotton yield monitors influences the perceptions of within-field yield variability of cotton producers. Using yield distribution modeling techniques and survey data from cotton producers in 11 southeastern states, we find that cotton farmers who responded to the survey tend to underestimate within-field yield variability (by approximately 5-18%) when not using site-specific yield monitor information. Results further indicate that surveyed cotton farmers who responded to a specific question about yield monitors place a value of approximately $20/acre/year (on average) on the additional information about within-field yield variability that the yield monitor technology provides.}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics}, publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)}, author={Rejesus, Roderick M. and Marra, Michele C. and Roberts, Roland K. and English, Burton C. and Larson, James A. and Paxton, Kenneth W.}, year={2013}, month={May}, pages={295–312} }
 @article{mottaleb_mohanty_hoang_rejesus_2013, title={The effects of natural disasters on farm household income and expenditures: A study on rice farmers in Bangladesh}, volume={121}, ISSN={["1873-2267"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.agsy.2013.06.003}, abstractNote={Although millions of households in the world depend on rice cultivation for income and employment, volatility in rice income and negative income shocks caused by crop failure stem from natural disasters, an almost regular phenomenon in rice farming in Asia and Africa. Income volatility may force households in developing countries to lower their expenditures on health and education, as the literature suggests. A drastic reduction in education and health expenditures due to negative income shocks can affect children’s health and education, and hence human capital formation in the long run, in developing countries. Using the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) data from the government of Bangladesh and applying the “difference-in-difference” estimation method in a natural experimental setting, this article reveals that in the face of a loss in income caused by a tropical cyclone that hit the coastal region in May 2009, cyclone-affected rice farmers spent less on their children’s education. This study suggests active intervention to ensure stable income to make schooling expenditures less elastic with rice income to ensure human capital development in agriculture-dependent countries in the long run.}, journal={AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS}, author={Mottaleb, Khondoker Abdul and Mohanty, Samarendu and Hoang, Hoa Thi Khanh and Rejesus, Roderick M.}, year={2013}, month={Oct}, pages={43–52} }
 @article{rejesus_mutuc-hensley_mitchell_coble_knight_2013, title={U.S. Agricultural Producer Perceptions of Climate Change}, volume={45}, ISSN={1074-0708 2056-7405}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1074070800005216}, DOI={10.1017/S1074070800005216}, abstractNote={This study examines U.S. crop producers' perceptions of climate change, its effects on crop agriculture, and likely ways farmers would adapt to weather extremes. Based on a survey of crop producers in four states, we find that a significant proportion of farmers do not perceive that climate change has been scientifically proven and do not believe that it will adversely affect average crop yields and yield variability. Farmers are likely to diversify crops, buy crop insurance, modify lease arrangements, and exit farming in response to extreme weather caused by climate change.}, number={4}, journal={Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics}, publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)}, author={Rejesus, Roderick M. and Mutuc-Hensley, Maria and Mitchell, Paul D. and Coble, Keith H. and Knight, Thomas O.}, year={2013}, month={Nov}, pages={701–718} }
 @article{mutuc_rejesus_yorobe_2013, title={Which farmers benefit the most from Bt corn adoption? Estimating heterogeneity effects in the Philippines}, volume={44}, ISSN={["0169-5150"]}, DOI={10.1111/agec.12006}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={2}, journal={AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS}, author={Mutuc, Maria and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Yorobe, Jose M., Jr.}, year={2013}, month={Mar}, pages={231–239} }
 @article{mitchell_rejesus_coble_knight_2012, title={Analyzing Farmer Participation Intentions and County Enrollment Rates for the Average Crop Revenue Election Program}, volume={34}, ISSN={["2040-5804"]}, DOI={10.1093/aepp/pps038}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={4}, journal={APPLIED ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES AND POLICY}, author={Mitchell, Paul D. and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Coble, Keith H. and Knight, Thomas O.}, year={2012}, pages={615–636} }
 @article{yasar_lisner_rejesus_2012, title={Bilateral trade impacts of temporary foreign visitor policy}, volume={148}, ISSN={["1610-2886"]}, DOI={10.1007/s10290-012-0122-5}, number={3}, journal={REVIEW OF WORLD ECONOMICS}, author={Yasar, Mahmut and Lisner, David and Rejesus, Roderick M.}, year={2012}, month={Sep}, pages={501–521} }
 @article{mutuc_rejesus_pan_yorobe_2012, title={Impact Assessment of Bt Corn Adoption in the Philippines}, volume={44}, ISSN={1074-0708 2056-7405}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1074070800000201}, DOI={10.1017/S1074070800000201}, abstractNote={This article examines the impact of Bt corn adoption in the Philippines using an econometric approach that addresses simultaneity, selection, and censoring problems. Although previous literature emphasizes the importance of simultaneity and selection problems, this is the first study that addresses the issue of censoring in estimating the effects of Bt corn adoption at the farm in a developing country context. We show that Bt corn adoption provides modest but statistically significant increases in farm yields and profits. Furthermore, our results provide some evidence of inference errors that can potentially arise when censoring in the pesticide application variable is ignored in the estimation procedures.}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics}, publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)}, author={Mutuc, Maria Erlinda M. and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Pan, Suwen and Yorobe, Jose M., Jr}, year={2012}, month={Feb}, pages={117–135} }
 @article{rejesus_mutuc_yasar_lapitan_palis_chi_2012, title={Sending Vietnamese Rice Farmers Back to School: Further Evidence on the Impacts of Farmer Field Schools}, volume={60}, ISSN={["1744-7976"]}, DOI={10.1111/j.1744-7976.2011.01242.x}, abstractNote={This study evaluates the impact of farmer field schools (FFS) on knowledge, insecticide use, and yield using a nonconsecutive, two‐year panel data that allows one to control for nonrandom selection. Regression analysis using a difference‐in‐difference approach indicates FFS training did not result in statistically significant impacts on insecticide use and yield over the period of time examined. However, there is some evidence that FFS had an “initial” knowledge impact, but it was not sustained over time. Retraining FFS graduates may be an attractive option to help maintain knowledge and improve performance over time, but we do not find empirical evidence on the effectiveness of this strategy based on a small sample of retrained farmers.}, number={3}, journal={CANADIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D AGROECONOMIE}, author={Rejesus, Roderick M. and Mutuc, Maria Erlinda M. and Yasar, Mahmut and Lapitan, Aileen V. and Palis, Florencia G. and Chi, Truong Thi Ngoc}, year={2012}, month={Sep}, pages={407–426} }
 @article{ramirez_carpio_rejesus_2011, title={Can Crop Insurance Premiums Be Reliably Estimated?}, volume={40}, ISSN={1068-2805 2372-2614}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1068280500004536}, DOI={10.1017/S1068280500004536}, abstractNote={This paper develops and applies a methodology to assess the accuracy of historical loss-cost rating procedures, similar to those used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency (RMA), versus alternative parametric premium estimation methods. It finds that the accuracy of loss-cost procedures leaves much to be desired, but can be markedly improved through the use of alternative methods and increased farm-level yield sample sizes. Evidence suggests that the high degree of inaccuracy in crop insurance premium estimations through historical loss-cost procedures identified in the paper might be a major factor behind the need for substantial government subsidies to keep the program solvent.}, number={1}, journal={Agricultural and Resource Economics Review}, publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)}, author={Ramirez, Octavio A. and Carpio, Carlos E. and Rejesus, Roderick M.}, year={2011}, month={Apr}, pages={81–94} }
 @article{rejesus_palis_rodriguez_lampayan_bouman_2011, title={Impact of the alternate wetting and drying (AWD) water-saving irrigation technique: Evidence from rice producers in the Philippines}, volume={36}, ISSN={["0306-9192"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.11.026}, abstractNote={This article evaluates the impacts of a controlled irrigation technique in rice production called alternate wetting and drying (AWD). Propensity score matching (PSM) and regression-based approaches applied to farm-level survey data are used to achieve the objective of the study. The PSM and regression-based approach accounts for the potential bias due to selection problems from observable variables. Results of the impact analysis using both empirical approaches indicate that AWD, particularly the “Safe AWD” variant, reduces the hours of irrigation use (by about 38%), without a statistically significant reduction in yields and profits. This reduction in irrigation time translates to corresponding savings in the amount of irrigation water and pumping energy used. However, further analysis of the impact estimates suggests that the potential magnitude of the selection bias based on unobservable variables may still be able to eliminate the measured impact from the PSM and regression-based techniques that only control for selection based on observable variables. Hence, the current impact results have to be interpreted with caution and further data collection is needed to construct a panel data that would allow one to account for selection problems due to unobservable variables and, consequently, better estimate the AWD impact.}, number={2}, journal={FOOD POLICY}, author={Rejesus, Roderick M. and Palis, Florencia G. and Rodriguez, Divina Gracia P. and Lampayan, Ruben M. and Bouman, Bas A. M.}, year={2011}, month={Apr}, pages={280–288} }
 @article{yorobe_rejesus_hammig_2011, title={Insecticide use impacts of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Farmer Field Schools: Evidence from onion farmers in the Philippines}, volume={104}, ISSN={["1873-2267"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.agsy.2011.05.001}, abstractNote={This article empirically examines the impact of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) on insecticide use by onion farmers in the Philippines. FFS is an intensive Integrated Pest Management (IPM) information dissemination method that encourages producers to lower their reliance on chemical insecticides for controlling pests and diseases in their farms. These FFS-IPM trainings have been conducted within vegetable-based production systems in the Philippines. The data used in the study are from a 2009 face-to-face farm-level survey of 200 onion growers in Nueva Ecija province. Using instrumental variable (IV) procedures to control for endogeneity and selection problems in the data, we find that FFS-trained onion farmers in the Philippines have significantly lower insecticide expenditures (∼PhP5,000) than non-FFS trained control farmers. When econometric problems due to endogeneity and selection are not controlled for, the FFS training did not show any statistically significant effect on insecticide use. The insecticide reducing effect of FFS has important environmental and health implications, and provides evidence about the effectiveness of the FFS training method in disseminating important IPM concepts in the country.}, number={7}, journal={AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS}, author={Yorobe, J. M., Jr. and Rejesus, R. M. and Hammig, M. D.}, year={2011}, month={Sep}, pages={580–587} }
 @article{yasar_rejesus_chen_chakravorty_2011, title={POLITICAL INFLUENCE OF FIRMS IN THE TRADABLES AND NON-TRADABLES SECTORS: A CROSS-COUNTRY ANALYSIS}, volume={23}, ISSN={["0954-1985"]}, DOI={10.1111/j.1468-0343.2011.00386.x}, abstractNote={Recent theoretical studies have shown that firms lobby government agencies to influence the structure of trade policies. This article empirically examines whether firms classified as either exporting or import‐competing (i.e. firms in the tradables sector) have differential levels of political influence relative to domestic firms that only produce non‐traded goods (i.e. firms in the non‐tradables sector). We use a rich firm‐level, cross‐sectional dataset from the World Business Environment Survey to achieve this objective. Results from the analysis reveal that exporting or import‐competing firms do have more political influence relative to domestic firms that neither export nor produce import‐competing goods. Market structure, firm age, firm size, government ownership, and dependence on public infrastructure also affect the extent of political influence that firms have.}, number={3}, journal={ECONOMICS & POLITICS}, author={Yasar, Mahmut and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Chen, Yanjing and Chakravorty, Ujjayant}, year={2011}, month={Nov}, pages={297–312} }
 @article{knight_coble_goodwin_rejesus_seo_2010, title={DEVELOPING VARIABLE UNIT-STRUCTURE PREMIUM RATE DIFFERENTIALS IN CROP INSURANCE}, volume={92}, ISSN={["0002-9092"]}, DOI={10.1093/ajae/aap002}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={1}, journal={AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS}, author={Knight, Thomas O. and Coble, Keith H. and Goodwin, Barry K. and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Seo, Sangtaek}, year={2010}, month={Jan}, pages={141–151} }
 @article{velandia_rejesus_jones_price_workneh_rush_2010, title={Economic impact of Wheat streak mosaic virus in the Texas High Plains}, volume={29}, ISSN={["0261-2194"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.cropro.2010.02.005}, abstractNote={Wheat streak mosaic virus, vectored by the wheat curl mite Aceria tosichella Keifer, is a major limiting factor in wheat production in the Texas Panhandle. It is the most frequently encountered virus in the region, affecting both shoot and root biomass, and consequently it can drastically reduce both forage and grain yield, and water-use efficiency of the plant. In light of the continuing decline of water levels in the Ogallala Aquifer, its effect on water-use efficiency has significant implications for irrigated fields, especially with regard to energy costs for pumping water. This article estimates the potential economic losses from the virus infection. To achieve this objective, partial budgeting techniques, based primarily on data from field experiments, were used. Results indicate that Wheat streak mosaic virus causes grain and forage yield losses that significantly affect profits from wheat production. In addition, irrigated wheat producers are more negatively affected by the disease due to the economic losses from reduced water-use efficiency of infected plants. The economic insights from this article provide important implications for wheat management and research priority-setting.}, number={7}, journal={CROP PROTECTION}, author={Velandia, Margarita and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Jones, David C. and Price, Jacob A. and Workneh, Fekede and Rush, Charles M.}, year={2010}, month={Jul}, pages={699–703} }
 @article{marra_rejesus_roberts_english_larson_larkin_martin_2010, title={Estimating the demand and willingness-to-pay for cotton yield monitors}, volume={11}, ISSN={["1573-1618"]}, DOI={10.1007/s11119-009-9127-z}, number={3}, journal={PRECISION AGRICULTURE}, author={Marra, Michele C. and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Roberts, Roland K. and English, Burton C. and Larson, James A. and Larkin, Sherry L. and Martin, Steve}, year={2010}, month={Jun}, pages={215–238} }
 @article{velandia_rejesus_knight_sherrick_2009, title={Factors Affecting Farmers' Utilization of Agricultural Risk Management Tools: The Case of Crop Insurance, Forward Contracting, and Spreading Sales}, volume={41}, ISSN={1074-0708 2056-7405}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1074070800002583}, DOI={10.1017/S1074070800002583}, abstractNote={Factors affecting the adoption of crop insurance, forward contracting, and spreading sales are analyzed using multivariate and multinomial probit approaches that account for simultaneous adoption and/or correlation among the three risk management adoption decisions. Our empirical results suggest that the decision to adopt crop insurance, forward contracting, and/or spreading sales are correlated. Richer insights can be drawn from our multivariate and multinomial probit analysis than from separate, single-equation probit estimation that assumes independence of adoption decisions. Some factors significantly affecting the adoption of the risk management tools analyzed are proportion of owned acres, off-farm income, education, age, and level of business risks.}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics}, publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)}, author={Velandia, Margarita and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Knight, Thomas O. and Sherrick, Bruce J.}, year={2009}, month={Apr}, pages={107–123} }
 @article{rejesus_sherrick_schnitkey_escalante_2009, title={Factors influencing producers' perceptions about the importance of government support programmes in agriculture: application of a semi-parametric ordered response model}, volume={41}, ISSN={["0003-6846"]}, DOI={10.1080/00036840701367580}, abstractNote={This article examines factors affecting producers’ perceptions towards the relative importance of government support programmes in agriculture. Specific attention is placed on determining the effect of crop insurance usage on farmers’ views about the importance of government programme payments. Results from a semi-parametric ordered response model shows that producers who use yield- or revenue-based crop insurance products also tend to view government programmes with higher importance, suggesting that crop insurance and direct government support programmes tend to be complements rather than substitutes.}, number={24}, journal={APPLIED ECONOMICS}, author={Rejesus, Roderick M. and Sherrick, Bruce J. and Schnitkey, Gary D. and Escalante, Cesar L.}, year={2009}, pages={3081–3092} }
 @article{pan_fang_rejesus_2009, title={Food Calorie Intake under Grain Price Uncertainty in Rural Nepal}, volume={30}, ISSN={1058-0476 1573-3475}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10834-009-9149-8}, DOI={10.1007/s10834-009-9149-8}, abstractNote={This study evaluated the effects of grain output price uncertainty on the farm income of rural households and, consequently, how this uncertainty influenced caloric intake through changes in farm income. Using a national rural household survey data set in Nepal, augmented with output price uncertainty measures calculated from historical time-series data, we found that grain output price uncertainty (especially for rice and wheat) tends to decrease crop production income of rural households. In addition, we found that lower crop income from production decreases calorie intake of rural households. Taken together, these results suggest that output price uncertainty during the production process tends to reduce caloric intake of rural Nepalese households. The price uncertainty seemed to reduce the crop income households need to buy calorie-rich staple foods.}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Family and Economic Issues}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Pan, Suwen and Fang, Cheng and Rejesus, Roderick M.}, year={2009}, month={Feb}, pages={137–148} }
 @article{lu_ramirez_rejesus_knight_sherrick_2008, title={Empirically Evaluating the Flexibility of the Johnson Family of Distributions: A Crop Insurance Application}, volume={37}, ISSN={1068-2805 2372-2614}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1068280500002161}, DOI={10.1017/S1068280500002161}, abstractNote={This article examines the flexibility of the Johnson system of distributions by assessing its performance in terms of modeling crop yields for the purpose of setting actuarially fair crop insurance premiums. Using data from corn farms in Illinois coupled with Monte Carlo simulation procedures, we found that average crop insurance premiums computed on the basis of the Johnson system provide reasonably accurate estimates even when the data are normal or come from a non-normal distribution other than the Johnson system (i.e., a beta). These results suggest that there is potential for using the Johnson system to rate previously uninsured crops that do not have historical insurance performance data upon which to base premium calculations.}, number={1}, journal={Agricultural and Resource Economics Review}, publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)}, author={Lu, Yue and Ramirez, Octavio A. and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Knight, Thomas O. and Sherrick, Bruce J.}, year={2008}, month={Apr}, pages={79–91} }
 @article{chen_yasar_rejesus_2008, title={Factors influencing the incidence of bribery payouts by firms: A cross-country analysis}, volume={77}, ISSN={["0167-4544"]}, DOI={10.1007/s10551-006-9346-4}, number={2}, journal={JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS}, author={Chen, Yanjing and Yasar, Mahmut and Rejesus, Roderick M.}, year={2008}, month={Jan}, pages={231–244} }
 @article{rejesus_knight_jaramillo_coble_patrick_baquet_2008, title={Preference for Risk Management Information Sources: Implications for Extension and Outreach Programming}, volume={37}, ISSN={1068-2805 2372-2614}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1068280500002185}, DOI={10.1017/S1068280500002185}, abstractNote={This article examines farmers’ preferences for various risk management information sources. Our results suggest that information from risk management experts, in-depth materials studied on their own, and popular press outlets tend to be preferred and are ranked highly by producers. Using a regression model to investigate farmer/farm attributes that affect preference for a particular risk management information source, we find that younger farmers with college education, higher leverage, assets greater than $1 million, risk-loving attitudes, and who have used professional services (marketing consultants) tend to prefer information from risk management experts, the Internet, and marketing clubs/other producers. On the other hand, producers who prefer self-study of educational materials and popular press information sources tend to be younger, with lower leverage levels, and have used fewer professional services.}, number={1}, journal={Agricultural and Resource Economics Review}, publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)}, author={Rejesus, Roderick M. and Knight, Thomas O. and Jaramillo, Mauricio and Coble, Keith H. and Patrick, George F. and Baquet, Alan}, year={2008}, month={Apr}, pages={106–116} }
 @article{goodwin_rejesus_2008, title={Safety Nets or Trampolines? Federal Crop Insurance, Disaster Assistance, and the Farm Bill}, volume={40}, ISSN={1074-0708 2056-7405}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1074070800023713}, DOI={10.1017/S1074070800023713}, abstractNote={We review the implications of the 2007 Farm Bill for the risk management dimensions of U.S. agriculture and policy. Legislative proposals suggest significant changes in risk management policy, including the introduction of state or national revenue insurance. We also pursue an empirical analysis of the interrelationships of crop insurance, disaster relief, and farm profitability. We find an inverse relationship between disaster assistance and insurance purchases. Our analysis also suggests that farmers that buy insurance and that receive disaster payments tend to have higher returns to farming.}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics}, publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)}, author={Goodwin, Barry K. and Rejesus, Roderick M.}, year={2008}, month={Aug}, pages={415–429} }
 @article{genio_rejesus_pomeroy_white_smith_2007, title={Factors affecting fisherfolk's support for coastal resource management: The case of local government-initiated mangrove protection activities}, volume={50}, ISSN={["1873-524X"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2007.05.010}, abstractNote={This article examines factors that influence support for local-government initiated mangrove protection activities. Using an ordered probit approach, we show how fisher characteristics and regional variation affect the level of support given to mangrove protection activities. Our results suggest that education levels, knowledge of the dangers of mangrove depletion, and pre-existence of mangrove-related ordinances in their municipalities are the factors that significantly affect the level of support for mangrove protection activities. In addition, we find that surveyed fisher communities from the southern region of the Philippines are less likely to support mangrove protection activities probably due to the higher rate of poverty incidence in these areas. These results have important implications for local government units in charge of mangrove planning and management.}, number={10}, journal={OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT}, author={Genio, Emmanuel L., Jr. and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Pomeroy, Robert S. and White, Alan and Smith, Becky}, year={2007}, pages={808–828} }
 @article{mutuc_pan_rejesus_2007, title={Household vegetable demand in the Philippines: Is there an urban-rural divide?}, volume={23}, ISSN={["1520-6297"]}, DOI={10.1002/agr.20137}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={4}, journal={AGRIBUSINESS}, author={Mutuc, Maria Erlinda M. and Pan, Suwen and Rejesus, Roderick M.}, year={2007}, pages={511–527} }
 @article{rodriguez_rejesus_aragon_2007, title={Impacts of an agricultural development program for poor coconut producers in the Philippines: An approach using panel data and propensity score matching techniques}, volume={32}, number={3}, journal={Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics}, author={Rodriguez, D. G. P. and Rejesus, R. M. and Aragon, C. T.}, year={2007}, pages={534–557} }
 @article{yasar_garcia_nelson_rejesus_2007, title={Is there Evidence of Learning‐by‐Exporting in Turkish Manufacturing Industries?}, volume={21}, ISSN={0269-2171 1465-3486}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02692170701189193}, DOI={10.1080/02692170701189193}, abstractNote={Abstract Exporting has always been thought of as one tool to improve productivity and, consequently, to spur economic growth in low‐ to middle‐income economies. However, empirical evidence of this so‐called ‘learning‐by‐exporting’ effect has been limited. This article determines whether learning‐by‐exporting is evident in two Turkish manufacturing sectors—the textile and apparel (T&A) and the motor vehicle and parts (MV&P) industries. A semi‐parametric estimator that controls for problems associated with simultaneity and unobserved plant heterogeneity is used to test the learning‐by‐exporting hypothesis. After controlling for these issues, our results suggest statistically stronger learning‐by‐exporting effects in the T&A than in the MV&P industry. The highly concentrated and capital‐intensive nature of the MV&P industry is the main reason for the lower learning‐by‐exporting effect in this sector. From a policy perspective, this implies that targeting export‐enhancing policies to industries with significant learning‐by‐exporting effects may lead to more productivity gains and would better stimulate an export‐led growth.}, number={2}, journal={International Review of Applied Economics}, publisher={Informa UK Limited}, author={Yasar, Mahmut and Garcia, Philip and Nelson, Carl H. and Rejesus, Roderick M.}, year={2007}, month={Mar}, pages={293–305} }
 @article{yasar_rejesus_mintemur_2006, title={Plant-level dynamics and aggregate productivity growth in the Turkish meat-processing industry: Evidence from longitudinal data}, volume={22}, ISSN={0742-4477 1520-6297}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/agr.20074}, DOI={10.1002/agr.20074}, abstractNote={The authors examine how plant-level dynamics contribute to aggregate productivity growth in the Turkish meat-processing industry. An aggregate productivity decomposition approach that utilizes plant-level longitudinal data is used to achieve this goal. Their results are consistent with the empirical literature in the sense that productivity enhancement within existing plants is the main source of aggregate productivity growth in this sector. However, their analysis generally suggests that plants that exit the meat-processing industry tend to be more productive than entering plants, especially in the posteconomic crisis period studied. Even though the latter insight is not consistent with the existing empirical literature, they show that these results tend to support R. Caballero and M. Hammour's (2000) contention that institutional factors such as industry structure (i.e., mature vs. infant industry) and economic crisis conditions (i.e., pre- vs. postcrisis periods) affect the nature of plant dynamics' contributions to aggregate productivity growth. Overall, the study's results reveal that industry-specific institutional factors must be taken into consideration when shaping policies aimed to improve and sustain aggregate productivity growth. lJEL Classifications: D24, L25, O12r. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Agribusiness 22: 91-107, 2006.}, number={1}, journal={Agribusiness}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Yasar, Mahmut and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Mintemur, Ilhami}, year={2006}, pages={91–107} }
 @article{yasar_nelson_rejesus_2006, title={Productivity and Exporting Status of Manufacturing Firms: Evidence from Quantile Regressions}, volume={142}, ISSN={1610-2878 1610-2886}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10290-006-0088-2}, DOI={10.1007/s10290-006-0088-2}, number={4}, journal={Review of World Economics}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Yasar, Mahmut and Nelson, Carl H. and Rejesus, Roderick}, year={2006}, month={Dec}, pages={675–694} }
 @article{jin_rejesus *_little_2005, title={Binary choice models for rare events data: a crop insurance fraud application}, volume={37}, ISSN={0003-6846 1466-4283}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0003684042000337433}, DOI={10.1080/0003684042000337433}, abstractNote={This study implements a recently proposed score test that could help guide insurance fraud researchers in deciding whether to use a logit or a probit model in predicting insurance fraud probabilities, especially when the occurrence of ones in the dependent variable is much less than zeros. The test is easily implemented in a crop insurance fraud context and seems to be a promising method that could be applicable to analysing and detecting potentially fraudulent claims in various lines of insurance.}, number={7}, journal={Applied Economics}, publisher={Informa UK Limited}, author={Jin, Yufei and Rejesus *, Roderick M. and Little, Bertis B.}, year={2005}, month={Apr}, pages={841–848} }
 @article{yasar_rejesus_2005, title={Exporting status and firm performance: Evidence from a matched sample}, volume={88}, ISSN={0165-1765}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2005.05.001}, DOI={10.1016/j.econlet.2005.05.001}, abstractNote={This paper uses propensity score matching (PSM) techniques and difference-in-difference (DID) estimators to determine whether self-selection or learning-by-exporting is the more plausible explanation for the link between exporting status and plant performance in Turkish manufacturing plants. Our results suggest that learning-by-exporting may be the reason for the positive correlation between exporting status and firm performance in Turkey.}, number={3}, journal={Economics Letters}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Yasar, Mahmut and Rejesus, Roderick M.}, year={2005}, month={Sep}, pages={397–402} }
 @article{yaşar *_rejesus_mintemur_2004, title={Is there evidence of creative destruction in the Turkish manufacturing sector? Lessons from a cross-industry analysis of aggregate productivity growth}, volume={36}, ISSN={0003-6846 1466-4283}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/000368404200068610}, DOI={10.1080/000368404200068610}, abstractNote={This paper examines the Schumpeterian creative destruction process by decomposing and analysing aggregate industry-level productivity growth in three Turkish manufacturing industries. The results are somewhat supportive of the Schumpeterian hypothesis given that the productivity effects within plants contributed the most to the aggregate level productivity growth. However, the results generally contradict the insight that plants entering the market have higher productivity than plants that exit the market. This supports Caballero and Hammour's (NBER Working Paper No. 7720, 2000) arguments that institutional and market constraints may interfere with the proper functioning of Schumpeter's creative destruction process.}, number={17}, journal={Applied Economics}, publisher={Informa UK Limited}, author={Yaşar *, Mahmut and Rejesus, Roderick M. and Mintemur, Ilhami}, year={2004}, month={Sep}, pages={1937–1945} }
 @article{rejesus_little_lovell_cross_shucking_2004, title={Patterns of Collusion in the U.S. Crop Insurance Program: An Empirical Analysis}, volume={36}, ISSN={1074-0708 2056-7405}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1074070800026730}, DOI={10.1017/S1074070800026730}, abstractNote={This article analyzes anomalous patterns of agent, adjuster, and producer claim outcomes and determines the most likely pattern of collusion that is suggestive of fraud, waste, and abuse in the federal crop insurance program. Log–linear analysis of Poisson-distributed counts of anomalous entities is used to examine potential patterns of collusion. The most likely pattern of collusion present in the crop insurance program is where agents, adjusters, and producers nonrecursively interact with each other to coordinate their behavior. However, if a priori an intermediary is known to initiate and coordinate the collusion, a pattern where the producer acts as the intermediary is the most likely pattern of collusion evidenced in the data. These results have important implications for insurance program design and compliance.}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics}, publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)}, author={Rejesus, Roderick M. and Little, Bertis B. and Lovell, Ashley C. and Cross, Mike and Shucking, Michael}, year={2004}, month={Aug}, pages={449–465} }