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Overview

Bruce A. Babcock is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their research primarily intersects with the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on subfields such as Plant Science, Insect Science, Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their work spans several main topics, including:

  • Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
  • Climate Change Policy and Economics

Bruce A. Babcock's recent publications reflect these interests:

  • Economic Impact of California's Citrus Industry in 2022, published in the Journal of Citrus Pathology
  • Comment on "The Price of Biodiesel rins and Economic Fundamentals": US Biofuel Policy Failures Reveal Limitations of Market-Based Policy Instruments in 2020, published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics
  • Examining profiles of early educator behavior using the Teacher Behavior Rating Scale in 2023, published in PsycEXTRA Dataset

Although Bruce A. Babcock is not the author in some co-authored works, those collaborations form part of the broader research network. Frequent co-authors include Sara García-Figuera, Mark Lubell, N. McRoberts, Chelsea Funari, and Beth M. Phillips.

Their works have appeared in various academic venues, notably:

  • PsycEXTRA Dataset
  • Journal of Citrus Pathology
  • Ecology and Society
  • American Journal of Agricultural Economics

This range of publication venues underlines the interdisciplinarity of their research, which combines biological sciences with socio-economic and environmental perspectives. The topics addressed often relate to plant pathology, agricultural economics, and environmental sustainability, emphasizing the intersection between scientific research and policy considerations.

Best Publications

  • Input Demand under Yield and Revenue Insurance

    Bruce A. Babcock;Bruce A. Babcock;David A. Hennessy

  • Targeting Tools for the Purchase of Environmental Amenities

    Bruce Babcock;P. G. Lakshminarayan;J. Wu;David Zilberman

  • Targeting tools for the purchase of environmental amenities

    B. A. Babcock;P. G. Lakshminarayan;W. J. nJie;D. Zilberman

  • The Choice of Tillage, Rotation, and Soil Testing Practices: Economic and Environmental Implications

    JunJie Wu;JunJie Wu;Bruce A. Babcock

  • Contract Design for the Purchase of Environmental Goods from Agriculture

    JunJie Wu;Bruce A. Babcock

  • The Economics of a Public Fund for Environmental Amenities: A Study of CRP Contracts

    Bruce A. Babcock;P.G. Lakshminarayan;JunJie Wu;David Zilberman

  • The Effects of Uncertainty on Optimal Nitrogen Applications

    Bruce A. Babcock

  • Risk and Probability Premiums for CARA Utility Functions

    Bruce A. Babcock;E. Kwan Choi;Eli Feinerman

  • The impact of US biofuel policies on agricultural price levels and volatility

    Bruce A. Babcock

  • Impact of Damage Control and Quality of Output: Estimating Pest Control Effectiveness

    Bruce Babcock;Erik Lichtenberg;David Zilberman

  • Impact of Damage Control and Quality of Output: Estimating Pest Control Effectiveness

    Bruce A. Babcock;Erik Lichtenberg;David Zilberman

  • Moving from Uniform to Variable Fertilizer Rates on Iowa Corn: Effects on Rates and Returns

    Bruce Babcock;Gregory R. Pautsch

  • Model-Based Technique to Determine Variable-Rate Nitrogen for Corn

    J. O. Paz;W. D. Batchelor;Bruce Babcock;T. S. Colvin

  • The Efficiency of Sequestering Carbon in Agricultural Soils

    Gregory R. Pautsch;Lyubov A. Kurkalova;Bruce A. Babcock;Catherine L. Kling

  • Budgetary and Producer Welfare Effects of Revenue Insurance

    David Hennessy;Bruce Babcock;Dermot Hayes

  • Budgetary and Producer Welfare Effects of Revenue Insurance

    David A. Hennessy;Bruce A. Babcock;Dermot J. Hayes

  • The Relative Efficiency of Voluntary vs. Mandatory Environmental Regulations

    JunJie Wu;Bruce A. Babcock

  • Agricultural mitigation of greenhouse gases: Science and policy options

    Keith Paustian;Bruce Babcock;Jerry L. Hatfield;Rattan Lal

  • Geographical Indications and Property Rights: Protecting Value-Added Agricultural Products

    Bruce A. Babcock;Roxanne L. B. Clemens

  • The Shifting Patterns of Agricultural Production and Productivity Worldwide

    Julian M. Alston;Bruce A. Babcock;Philip G. Pardey

  • Using Cumulative Prospect Theory to Explain Anomalous Crop Insurance Coverage Choice

    Bruce A. Babcock

  • Environmental and Distributional Impacts of Conservation Targeting Strategies

    JunJie Wu;David Zilberman;Bruce A. Babcock

  • Resource or Waste? The Economics of Swine Manure Storage and Management

    Ronald A. Fleming;Bruce A. Babcock;Erda Wang

  • Resource or Waste? The Economics of Swine Manure Storage and Management

    Ronald A. Fleming;Ronald A. Fleming;Bruce A. Babcock;Erda Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Dermot J. Hayes
Dermot J. Hayes Iowa State University
John C. Beghin
John C. Beghin University of Nebraska–Lincoln
David A. Hennessy
David A. Hennessy Iowa State University
David Zilberman
David Zilberman University of California, Berkeley
Philip W. Gassman
Philip W. Gassman Iowa State University
Richard L. Hellmich
Richard L. Hellmich Iowa State University
Catherine L. Kling
Catherine L. Kling Cornell University
Andrew Schmitz
Andrew Schmitz University of Florida
Richard M. Adams
Richard M. Adams Oregon State University
Douglas L. Karlen
Douglas L. Karlen Iowa State University

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