Walter N. Thurman

Creating American Farmland: Governance Institutions and Investment in Agricultural Drainage

Edwards, E. C., & Thurman, W. N. (2025, July 10). The Journal of Economic History.

Defending Districts: Local Levee Coordination and the Development of the Lower Mississippi

Edwards, E. C., Thurman, W. N., Edwards, E. C., & Thurman, W. N. (2025, January 1). Journal of Historical Political Economy.

Where lies the bundle of sticks? A comment on Bart Wilson's ‘The Primacy of Property’

Thurman, W. (2023, January 16). Where lies the bundle of sticks? A comment on Bart Wilson's ‘The Primacy of Property.’ Journal of Institutional Economics.

Colony Collapse and the Consequences of Bee Disease: Market Adaptation to Environmental Change

Rucker, R. R., Thurman, W. N., & Burgett, M. (2019, May 10). Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.

Private Land Conservation and Public Policy: Land Trusts, Land Owners, and Conservation Easements

Parker, D. P., & Thurman, W. N. (2019, June 10). Annual Review of Resource Economics.

Price discovery and the basis effects of failures to converge in soft red winter wheat futures markets

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 43(1), 1–17.

Tax incentives and the price of conservation

Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 5.

Tax Incentives and the Price of Conservation

Parker, D. P., & Thurman, W. N. (2017, November 10). Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.

The Response of Corn Acreage to Ethanol Plant Siting

Fatal, Y. S., & Thurman, W. N. (2014, May 1). Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Vol. 46, pp. 157–171.

Welfare Impacts of Pollinator Health Challenges

Thurman, W. N. (2014, July). Presented at the Minneapolis. Minneapolis.

effect of conservation priority areas on bidding behavior in the conservation reserve program

Land Economics, 90.

A Bayesian approach to aggregation in demand systems: smoothing with perfect substitution priors

Park, H., & Thurman, W. N. (2013, May 22). Applied Economics, Vol. 45, pp. 4452–4462.

Conservation Easements: Tools for Conserving and Enhancing Ecosystem Services

Parker, D. P., & Thurman, W. N. (2013, January 1). Elsevier EBooks, pp. 133–143.

The Effect of Conservation Priority Areas on Bidding Behavior in the Conservation Reserve Program

Jacobs, K. L., Thurman, W. N., & Marra, M. C. (2013, December 23). Land Economics.

Honey Bee Pollination Markets and the Internalization of Reciprocal Benefits

Rucker, R. R., Thurman, W. N., & Burgett, M. (2012, June 16). American Journal of Agricultural Economics.

Honey bee pollination markets and the internalization of reciprocal benefits

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 94.

Transportation Infrastructure and the Price of Corn

NC State Economist, 12.

A Bayesian Bioeconometric Model of Invasive Species Control: The Case of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

Moore, C. C., Phaneuf, D. J., & Thurman, W. N. (2011, January 20). Environmental and Resource Economics.

Bayesian bioeconometric model of invasive species control: The case of the hemlock woolly adelgid

Environmental and Resource Economics, 50.

Economic and market issues on the sustainability of egg production in the United States: Analysis of alternative production systems

Poultry Science, 90.

On Markets

Presented at the Clemson University. Clemson University.

Review of The Futures by Emily Lambert

Agribusiness.

Walter N. Thurman

(2011, January 1). American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 93, pp. xv-xvi.

Components of grain futures price volatility

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 35(2), 167–182.

Delivery horizon and grain market volatility

Karali, B., Dorfman, J. H., & Thurman, W. N. (2010, January 27). Journal of Futures Markets.

Delivery horizon and grain market volatility

Journal of Futures Markets, 30.

Do volatility determinants vary across futures contracts? Insights from a smoothed Bayesian estimator

Journal of Futures Markets, 30.

Economic and market issues on the sustainability of egg production in the United States: Analysis of alternative production systems

Sumner, D. A., Gow, H., Hayes, D., Matthews, W., Norwood, B., Rosen-Molina, J. T., & Thurman, W. (2010, December 21). Poultry Science.

Honey bee colony mortality in the Pacific Northwest: Winter 2008/2009

American Bee Journal, 150(3), 265–269.

US pollination markets: Recent changes and historical perspective

American Bee Journal, 150(1), 35–41.

Announcement effects and the theory of storage: an empirical study of lumber futures

Karali, B., & Thurman, W. N. (2009, June 22). Agricultural Economics, Vol. 40, pp. 421–436.

Contests, Grand Prizes, and the Hot Hand

McFall, T. A., Knoeber, C. R., & Thurman, W. N. (2009, January 7). Journal of Sports Economics, Vol. 10, pp. 236–255.

Do volatility determinants vary across futures contracts? Insights from a smoothed Bayesian estimator

Karali, B., Dorfman, J. H., & Thurman, W. N. (2009, July 21). Journal of Futures Markets, pp. n/a-n/a.

Honey Bee Colony Mortality in the Pacific Northwest, Winter 2007/2008

American Bee Journal, 5, 573–576.

Honey bee colony mortality in the Pacific Northwest (USA) winter 2007/2008

American Bee Journal, 149(6), 573–575.

US honey markets: Recent changes and historical perspective

American Bee Journal, 149(12), 1125–1129.

Contests, Grand Prizes, and the Hot Hand

McFall, T., Knoeber, C. R., & Thurman, W. N. (2008, January 1). SSRN Electronic Journal.

Report of the AJAE Editors for 2007

Dorfman, J., Lichtenberg, E., Preckel, P., & Thurman, W. (2008, November 3). American Journal of Agricultural Economics.

The End of the Federal Tobacco Program: Economic Impacts of the Deregulation of U.S. Tobacco Production

Brown, A. B., Rucker, R. R., & Thurman, W. N. (2007, August 28). Review of Agricultural Economics.

end of the federal tobacco program: Economic impacts of the deregulation of US tobacco production

Review of Agricultural Economics, 29.

Estimating the Speed of Market Reaction to News: Market Events and Lumber Futures Prices

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 87, 482–500.

Estimating the Structure of Market Reaction to News: Information Events and Lumber Futures Prices

Rucker, R. R., Thurman, W. N., & Yoder, J. K. (2005, April 11). American Journal of Agricultural Economics.

Estimating the structure of market reaction to news: Information events and lumber futures prices

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 87.

Tax Interaction Effects, Environmental Regulation, and ?Rule of Thumb? Adjustments to Social Cost

Murray, B. C., Keeler, A., & Thurman, W. N. (2005, January 1). Environmental and Resource Economics.

Tax interaction effects, environmental regulation, and "rule of thumb" adjustments to social cost

Environmental and Resource Economics, 30.

A Classical Liberal View of Land Trusts

Biennial International Meeting. Presented at the Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City.

Crowding Out Open Space: Federal Land Programs and their Effects on Private Land Trust Activity

Presented at the Denver. Denver.

Economics and honey bee pollination markets

American Bee Journal, 144(4), 269–271.

Modeling Inverse Demands for Fish: Empirical Welfare Measurement in Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries

Marine Resource Economics, 19(3), 333–351.

The Fable of the Bees Revisited: Causes and Consequences of the U.S. Honey Program

Muth, M. K., Rucker, R. R., Thurman, W. N., & Chuang, C. T. (2003, October 1). The Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 46, pp. 479–516.

fable of the bees revisited: Causes and consequences of the US honey program

Journal of Law & Economics, 46.

The Economic Consequences of the Elimination of the Tobacco Program

Thurman, W. N., & Brown, A. B. (2002, January). Presented at the Pinehurst, North Carolina. Pinehurst, North Carolina.

The Economic Effects of Recent Change in Federal Peanut Policy

Chvosta, J., Thurman, W. N., & Brown, A. B. (2002, July). Presented at the Raleigh, North Carolina. Raleigh, North Carolina.

The Internalization of Reciprocal Benefits: An Analysis of Honeybee Pollination Markets

Presented at the U. of Maryland, Montana State, UC-Davis, Utah State, Washington State, Oregon State Universities, Clemson University, and the University of Maryland. U. of Maryland, Montana State, UC-Davis, Utah State, Washington State, Oregon State Universities, Clemson University, and the University of Maryland.

An Empirical Analysis of Honeybee Pollination Markets

Presented at the Chicago, IL. Chicago, IL.

Bayesian Specification Analysis in Econometrics: Comment

Thurman, W. N. (2001, December 1). American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 83, pp. 1187–1189.

Bayesian Specification Analysis in Econometrics: Comment

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 83, 1187–1189.

Imposing Smoothness Priors in Applied Welfare Economics: An Application of the Information Contract Curve to Environmental Regulatory Analysis

Thurman, W. N., Fox, T. J., & Bingham, T. H. (2001, August 1). The Review of Economics and Statistics.

Imposing smoothness priors in applied welfare economics: An application of the information contract curve to environmental regulatory analysis

Review of Economics and Statistics, 83.

Peanut Quota Markets and Peanut Production after FAIR

Presented at the Chicago, IL. Chicago, IL.

Texas Post-FAIR: The Big Get Bigger and the Small Decline

The Peanut Farmer, 5.

An Economic Analysis of the Determinants of Lumber Futures Price Movements

Presented at the Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville, Tennessee.

On Interpreting Inverse Demand Systems: A Primal Comparison of Scale Flexibilities and Income Elasticities

Park, H., & Thurman, W. N. (1999, November 1). American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 81, p. 950.

On interpreting inverse demand systems: A primal comparison of scale flexibilities and income elasticities

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 81.

A Post Mortem of the U.S. Honey Program

Muth, M., Rucker, R. R., Thurman, W. N., & Chuang, C.-T. (1996, March).

A Post Mortem of the U.S. Honey Program

Southern Agricultural Economics. Presented at the Greensboro, North Carolina. Greensboro, North Carolina.

Agricultural Marketing Boards: The Structure of Rent Dissipation in New Zealand

Thurman, W. N., & Scrimgeour, F. G. (1996, December). Presented at the Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.

Assessing the environmental impact of farm policies

In AEI Press. Washington, D.C.: AEI Press.

Restricting the Market for Quota: An Analysis of Tobacco Production Rights with Corroboration from Congressional Testimony

Rucker, R. R., Thurman, W. N., & Sumner, D. A. (1995, February 1). Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 103, pp. 142–175.

Why Support the Price of Honey

Choices, 2nd quarter, 19–23.

“Don't Count Your Chickens...”: Risk and Risk Shifting in the Broiler Industry

Knoeber, C. R., & Thurman, W. N. (1995, August 1). American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 77, pp. 486–496.

Marketing Quotas and Random Yields: Marginal Effects of Inframarginal Subsidies on Peanut Supply

Borges, R. B., & Thurman, W. N. (1994, November 1). American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 76, p. 809.

Restricting the Market for Quota: An Analysis of Tobacco Production Rights with Corroboration from Congressional Testimony

Thurman, W. N. (1994, June). Presented at the Brigham Young University Department of Economics. Brigham Young University Department of Economics.

Testing the Theory of Tournaments: An Empirical Analysis of Broiler Production

Knoeber, C. R., & Thurman, W. N. (1994, April 1). Journal of Labor Economics, Vol. 12, pp. 155–179.

The Environmental Effects of Agricultural Policy

Future Directions in Agricultural Policy. Presented at the Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.

Health Risk and the Demand for Red Meat: Evidence from Futures Markets

Robenstein, R., & Thurman, W. N. (1993, August). Presented at the Orlando, Florida. Orlando, Florida.

Imposing Priors in Applied Welfare Analysis: Applications of Leamer's Information Contract Curve

Thurman, W. N. (1993, June).

Methods for analyzing the effects of Salmonella outbreaks on poultry prices

Morales, R. A., & Thurman, W. N. (1993, April 1). Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Vol. 16, pp. 65–66.

Production Quotas and Random Yields: The Marginal Effects of Inframarginal Subsidies on Peanut Production

Borges, R. B., & Thurman, W. N. (1993, August). Presented at the Orlando,Florida. Orlando,Florida.

Reasons Debated for Consumption Pattern Changes

N.C. State Economist, 4.

The Welfare Significance and Nonsignificance of General Equilibrium Demand and Supply Curves

Thurman, W. N. (1993, October 1). Public Finance Quarterly, Vol. 21, pp. 449–469.

Valuation of Commercial Harvest: Practical considerations for Fishery Management of the General Equilibrium Derived Demand and a Recent Application

(1993, May). Presented at the Bergen, Norway. Bergen, Norway.

Welfare Analysis in a Market with Multiple Distortions: The Case of Salmonella enteritidis in Eggs

Morales, R., & Thurman, W. N. (1993, August). Presented at the Orlando, Florida. Orlando, Florida.

Valuing changes in commercial fishery harvests: A general equilibrium derived demand analysis

Thurman, W. N., & Easley, J. E. (1992, May 1). Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Vol. 22, pp. 226–240.

An Economic Analysis of the Effects of Eliminating Restrictions on the Transfer of Tobacco Quota

In Current Issues in Tobacco Economics. Denver.

Apple Price Paths and Foreign Market Shocks

Agrociencia Serie Socioeconomia, 2, 9–40.

Applied General Equilibrium Welfare Analysis

Thurman, W. N. (1991, December 1). American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 73, p. 1508.

Improved Valuation of Changes in Fishery Harvests: Measuring Effects on Consumer and Seafood Supply Firms

Proceedings of the Tropical and Subtropical Fisheries Technological Society, 223–231.

The Side Effects of Supply Controls

Thurman, W. N., & Rucker, R. R. (1991, August). Presented at the Manhattan, Kansas. Manhattan, Kansas.

Relative Prices

N.C. State Economist, 3.

The Economic Effects of Supply Controls: The Simple Analytics of the U. S. Peanut Program

Rucker, R. R., & Thurman, W. N. (1990, October 1). The Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 33, pp. 483–515.

The Economic Effects of Transferability Restrictions on Tobacco Quota

Rucker, R. R., Thurman, W. N., & Sumner, D. A. (1990, August). Presented at the Vancouver, British Columbia. Vancouver, British Columbia.

The Welfare Significance of General Equilibrium Supply and Demand Curves

Thurman, W. N. (1990, September). Presented at the Hamilton, New Zealand. Hamilton, New Zealand.

Consistent Estimation of General Equilibrium Welfare Effects

Thurman, W. N., & Wohlgenant, M. K. (1989, November 1). American Journal of Agricultural Economics.

Consistent Estimation of General Equilibrium Welfare Effects

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 71, 1041–1045.

On The Welfare Significance of General Equilibrium Demand and Supply Curves

Thurman, W. N. (1989, December).

Sweden's Financial Sophistication in the Nineteenth Century: An Appraisal

Fisher, D., & Thurman, W. N. (1989, September 1). The Journal of Economic History, Vol. 49, pp. 621–634.

Two Illustrations of the Welfare Significance of a General Equilibrium Demand Curve

Thurman, W. N. (1989, August).

Unconditional Asymptotic Results for Simple Linear Regression

Thurman, W. N. (1989, August 1). The American Statistician, Vol. 43, p. 148.

Chicken Cycles

Tar Heel Economist, 5.

Chickens, Eggs, and Causality, or Which Came First?

Thurman, W. N., & Fisher, M. E. (1988, May 1). American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 70, p. 237.

Futures-based Price Forecasts When Futures Markets Don't Exist

annual meetings of the American Agricultural Economics Association. Presented at the Knoxville, Tennessee. Knoxville, Tennessee.

Risk in Broiler Production

Thurman, W. N. (1988, February). Presented at the New Orleans. New Orleans.

Speculative Carryover: An Empirical Examination of the U.S. Refined Copper Market

Thurman, W. N. (1988, January 1). The RAND Journal of Economics, Vol. 19, p. 420.

The Welfare Significance of General Equilibrium Demand Curves and their Consistent Estimation

Thurman, W. N. (1988, September).

Understanding Real Interest Rates: Discussion

Thurman, W. N. (1988, December 1). American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 70, p. 1076.

Apple Prices and Storage Technology

Thurman, W. N. (1987, February). Presented at the Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville, Tennessee.

The Poultry Market: Demand Stability and Industry Structure

Thurman, W. N. (1987, February 1). American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 69, p. 30.

Endogeneity Testing in a Supply and Demand Framework

Thurman, W. N. (1986, November 1). The Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 68, p. 638.

Have Meat Price and Income Elasticities Changed? Their Connection with Changes in Marketing Channels

Thurman, W. N. (1986, October). Presented at the Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston, South Carolina.

Reasons for Changes in Meat Consumption Composition

Tar Heel Economist, 2.

A Framework for Evaluation of Research and Development Policies

In The Economics of Research and Development Policy. Praeger Publishers.

MYTHS, ADMONITIONS AND RATIONALITY: THE AMERICAN INDIAN AS A RESOURCE MANAGER

BADEN, J. O. H. N., STROUP, R. I. C. H. A. R. D., & THURMAN, W. A. L. T. E. R. (1981, January 1). Economic Inquiry, Vol. 19, pp. 132–143.