2026 David R. Just: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	41	2184	1973	1255	1104	265	7550

Overview

David R. Just is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a concentration in Economics and Econometrics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Plant Science, Food Science, and Soil Science.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
Agricultural risk and resilience
Agricultural Innovations and Practices
Family Business Performance and Succession
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development

Frequent publication venues for David R. Just include:

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
American Journal of Agricultural Economics
SSRN Electronic Journal
Food Policy
Q Open

Recent papers authored or co-authored by David R. Just include:

"Analyzing the economics of food loss and waste reductions in a food supply chain," 2020, Food Policy
"Behavioral agricultural economics," 2023, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
"Enhancing measures of ESE to incorporate aspects of place: Personal reputation and place-based social legitimacy," 2020, Journal of Business Venturing
"Producer Attitudes Toward Output Price Risk: Experimental Evidence from the Lab and from the Field," 2020, American Journal of Agricultural Economics
"The Other Half: An Examination of Monthly Food Pantry Cycles in the Context of SNAP Benefits," 2021, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

David R. Just has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

Deepthi Kolady
Anne T. Byrne
Christopher B. Barrett
Bindu Paudel
Evert Van der Sluis

Best Publications

Healthy convenience: nudging students toward healthier choices in the lunchroom

Andrew S. Hanks;David R. Just;Laura E. Smith;Brian Wansink

432
Citations
Internal and External Validity in Economics Research: Tradeoffs between Experiments, Field Experiments, Natural Experiments, and Field Data

Brian E. Roe;David R. Just

413
Citations
The Social Costs and Benefits of Biofuels: The Intersection of Environmental, Energy and Agricultural Policy

Harry de Gorter;David R. Just

366
Citations
The Economics of a Blend Mandate for Biofuels

Harry de Gorter;David R. Just

349
Citations
The Welfare Impacts of Commodity Price Volatility: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia

Marc F. Bellemare;Christopher B. Barrett;David R. Just

337
Citations
Smarter Lunchrooms Can Address New School Lunchroom Guidelines and Childhood Obesity

Andrew S. Hanks;David R. Just;Brian Wansink

248
Citations
Smarter Lunchrooms: Using Behavioral Economics to Improve Meal Selection

David R. Just;Brian Wansink

237
Citations
The Welfare Economics of a Biofuel Tax Credit and the Interaction Effects with Price Contingent Farm Subsidies

Harry de Gorter;David R. Just

208
Citations
Mindless Eating and Healthy Heuristics for the Irrational.

Brian Wansink;David R Just;Collin R Payne

198
Citations
Using Incentives to Encourage Healthy Eating in Children

David R. Just;Joseph Price

180
Citations
Attractive names sustain increased vegetable intake in schools.

Brian Wansink;David R. Just;Collin R. Payne;Matthew Z. Klinger

177
Citations
Pre-Sliced Fruit in School Cafeterias: Children's Selection and Intake

Brian Wansink;David R. Just;Andrew S. Hanks;Laura E. Smith

174
Citations
Reliability and Accuracy of Real-Time Visualization Techniques for Measuring School Cafeteria Tray Waste: Validating the Quarter-Waste Method

Andrew S. Hanks;Brian Wansink;David R. Just

167
Citations
Hitting the jackpot or hitting the skids: entertainment, poverty, and the demand for state lotteries.

Garrick Blalock;David R. Just;Daniel H. Simon

164
Citations
Obesity: can behavioral economics help?

David R. Just;Collin R. Payne

147
Citations
The Flat-Rate Pricing Paradox: Conflicting Effects of “All-You-Can-Eat” Buffet Pricing

David R. Just;Brian Wansink

142
Citations
Default options, incentives and food choices: evidence from elementary-school children.

David Just;Joseph Price

122
Citations
The impact of a supermarket nutrition rating system on purchases of nutritious and less nutritious foods

John Cawley;Matthew J Sweeney;Jeffery Sobal;David R Just

111
Citations
Do Free Goods Stick to Poor Households? Experimental Evidence on Insecticide Treated Bednets

Vivian Hoffmann;Christopher B. Barrett;David R. Just

105
Citations
Between data and decisions: the organization of agricultural economic information systems

Steven Wolf;Steven Wolf;David Just;David Zilberman

104
Citations
Could Behavioral Economics Help Improve Diet Quality for Nutrition Assistance Program Participants

David R. Just;Lisa Mancino;Brian Wansink

83
Citations
Healthy Convenience: Nudging Students Toward Healthier Choices in Lunchroom

Andrew S. Hanks;David R. Just;Brian Wansink

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Harry de Gorter Cornell University

David Zilberman University of California, Berkeley

Christopher B. Barrett Cornell University

Marc F. Bellemare University of Minnesota

Richard E. Just University of Maryland, College Park

John Cawley Cornell University

Calum G. Turvey Cornell University

Per Pinstrup-Andersen Cornell University

Daryl V. Nydam Cornell University

Lorin D. Warnick Cornell University

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