Evaluating R&D

InSTePP develops methods and tools for evaluating the effects of R&D, emphasizing the economic outcomes. Special attention is given to evaluating agricultural and health R&D. The Center also conducts periodic meta-reviews of the economic evaluation literature.

Publications

Pages

2003
	Returns to University of California Pest Management Research and Extension: Overview and Case Studies Emphasizing IPM John D. Mullen, Julian M. Alston, Daniel A. Sumner, Marcia T. Kreith and Nicolai V. Kuminoff ANR Publication 3482, Davis, CA: University of California, Agricultural Issues Center (AIC), May 2003 Returns to University of California Pest Management Research and Extension

2002
	Calculando e Atribuindo os Benefícios da Pesquisa de Melhoramento de Variedades: O Casa da Embrapa Technical Editors: Eliseu R.A. Alves, Marília C. Magalhães and Pedro P. Guedes Authors: Philip G. Pardey, Julian M. Alston, Connie Chan-Kang, Eduardo C. Magalhães, Eliseu Roberto de Andrade Alves, Marília Castelo Magalhães, Pedro Pereira Guedes and Stephen A. Vosti Brasilia, Brazil: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria (Embrapa) Informação Tecnológica, 2002 Calculando e Atribuindo os Benefícios da Pesquisa de Melhoramento de Variedades: O Casa da Embrapa
	“Consumer Gains from Quality Protein Maize Research: The Cases of Ghana and Mexico" M. Julio Barragán Arce and G. Edward Schuh Freeman Center for International Economic Policy Working Paper, Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 2002
	An Ex Ante Analysis of the Benefits from the Adoption of Monsanto’s Corn Rootworm Resistant Varietal Technology -- YieldGard ® Rootworm Julian M. Alston, Jeffrey Hyde and Michele C. Marra Technical Bulletin 103, Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University, NSF Center for Integrated Pest Management (CIPM), July 2002
	"Insuring the Stewardship of Bt Corn: 'A Carrot' versus 'A Stick'" Paul D. Mitchell, Terrance M. Hurley, Bruce A. Babcock and Richard L. Hellmich Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 27 (2) (December 2002): 390-405 "Insuring the Stewardship of Bt Corn: A Carrot versus a Stick"
	"An Ex Ante Analysis of the Benefits from the Adoption of Corn Rootworm Resistant Transgenic Corn Technology" Julian M. Alston, Jeffrey Hyde, Michele C. Marra and Paul D. Mitchell AgBioForum 5 (3) (2002): 71-84 Also Contributed Paper presented at the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) 47th Annual Conference, Freemantle, Australia, February 12-14, 2003 An Ex Ante Analysis of the Benefits from the Adoption of Corn Rootworm Resistant Transgenic Corn Technology (AgBioForum) An Ex Ante Analysis of the Benefits from the Adoption of Corn Rootworm Resistant Transgenic Corn Technology (AARES Conference)
	"The Payoffs to Transgenic Field Crops: An Assessment of the Evidence" Michele C. Marra, Philip G. Pardey and Julian M. Alston AgBioForum 5 (2) (2002): 43-50 "The Payoffs to Transgenic Field Crops: An Assessment of the Evidence"
	"Spillovers" Julian M. Alston Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 46 (3) (September 2002): 315-346 "Spillovers"
	"The Payoffs to Agricultural Biotechnology: An Assessment of the Evidence" Michele C. Marra, Philip G. Pardey and Julian M. Alston EPTD Discussion Paper 87, Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD), January 2002 "The Payoffs to Agricultural Biotechnology: An Assessment of the Evidence"
	"Accessing Other People's Technology for Non-profit Research" Carol Nottenburg, Philip G. Pardey and Brian D. Wright Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 46 (3) (September 2002): 389-416 "Accessing Other People's Technology for Non-profit Research"
	"Assessing and Attributing the Benefits from Varietal Improvement Research: Evidence from Embrapa, Brazil" Philip G. Pardey, Julian M. Alston, Connie Chan-Kang, Eduardo C. Magalhaes and Stephen A. Vosti EPTD Discussion Paper 95, Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD), August 2002 Also published as Discussion Paper 0306, Adelaide, Australia: Adelaide University, Center for International Economic Studies (CIES), March 2003 Assessing and Attributing the Benefits from Varietal Improvement Research (IFPRI) Assessing and Attributing the Benefits from Varietal Improvement Research (CIES)
	"International and Institutional R&D Spillovers: Attribution of Benefits among Sources for Brazil's New Crop Varieties" Philip G.Pardey, Julian M. Alston, Connie Chan-Kang, Eduardo C. Magalhaes and Stephen A Vosti Working Paper WP02-6, St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Center for International Food and Agricultural Policy (CIFAP), September 2002 "International and Institutional R&D Spillovers"
	"The Production and Diffusion of Policy Knowledge: A Bibliometric Evaluation of the International Food Policy Research Institute" Philip G. Pardey and Jason E. Christian Impact Assessment Discussion Paper no. 14, Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), January 2002 Abstract The Production and Diffusion of Policy Knowledge

2001
	"Reassessing Research Returns: Attribution and Related Problems" Julian M. Alston and Philip G. Pardey In Tomorrow's Agriculture: Incentives, Institutions, Infrastructure and Innovations; Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth International Conference of Agricultural Economists, held at Berlin, Germany, 13-18 August 2000, eds. G.H. Peters and Prabhu Pingali, (Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2001), pp.223-242 Reassessing Research Returns: Attribution and Related Problems
	"Risk-Based Methods for Assessing the Value of IPM Technology: Examples for Cabbage and Sweet Corn" W.D. Hutchison, E.C. Burkness, G. Pahl, Terrance M. Hurley, R. Weinzierl and J.L. Wedberg In Proceedings of the 2001 Midwest Food Processors Vegetable Conference. La Crosse, WI, eds. R.L. Hughes and B.A. Michaelis, (Madison, WI, Midwest Food Processors Association (MWFPA), 2001), pp.35-42
	"What is the Value of Bt Corn?" Terrance M. Hurley, Paul D. Mitchell and Marlin E. Rice Selected Paper from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 5-8, 2001 "What is the Value of BT Corn"
	"Attribution and Other Problems in Assessing the Returns to Agricultural R&D" Julian M. Alston and Philip G. Pardey Agricultural Economics 25 (2-3) (September 2001): 141-152 Attribution and Other Problems in Assessing the Returns to Agricultural R&D
	"The Value of Information for Variable Rate Nitrogen Applications: A Comparison of Soil Test, Topographical, and Remote Sensing Information" Terrance M. Hurley, Bernard Kilian, Gary L. Malzer and Huseyin Dikici Selected Paper presented at Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 5-8, 2001 "The Value of Information for Variable Rate Nitrogen Applications"
	"The Use of Indicators Within A Comprehensive Impact Assessment Approach in Three South African Research Programmes" J.M.C. Esterhuizen and Frikkie Liebenberg Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 87 (2) (November 2001): 233-244 Abstract
	"Technology Transfer from the University of Minnesota: Estimating the Economic Impact" Vernon W. Ruttan Staff Paper P01-10, St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics, September 2001 Technology Transfer from the University of Minnesota: Estimating the Economic Impact

2000
	"Strategic Technology Investments for LAC Agriculture: A Framework for Evaluating the Local and Spillover Effects of R&D" Julian M. Alston, Philip G. Pardey, Stanley Wood and Liang You Paper prepared as part of a BID-sponsored project Policies on Food, Agriculture and the Environment, and Indicators and Priorities for Agricultural Research, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), March 2000 "Strategic Technology Investments for LAC Agriculture: A Framework for Evaluating the Local and Spillover Effects of R&D"
	A Meta-Analysis of Rates of Return to Agricultural R&D: Ex Pede Herculem? Julian M. Alston, Connie Chan-Kang, Michele C. Marra, Philip G. Pardey and T.J. Wyatt IFPRI Research Report no. 113, Washington DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 2000 ** awarded 2000 Western Agricultural Economics Association (WAEA) Outstanding Published Research Award A Meta-Analysis of Rates of Return to Agricultural R&D: Ex Pede Herculem?
	"Research Returns Redux: A Meta-Analysis of the Returns to Agricultural R&D" Julian M. Alston, Michele C. Marra, Philip G. Pardey and T.J. Wyatt Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 44 (2) (June 2000): 185-215 Published earlier as EPTD Discussion Paper 38, Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD), November 1998 Research Returns Redux: A Meta-Analysis of the Returns to Agricultural R&D (AJARE) Research Returns Redux: A Meta-Analysis of the Returns to Agricultural R&D (EPTD Discussion Paper)
	"Protocols for the Assessment of Economic and Environmental Effects of Integrated Pest Management Programs" Jason M. Beddow Master's Thesis. Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Tech, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, May 2000 Protocols for the Assessment of Economic and Environmental Effects of Integrated Pest Management Programs

1999
	A Consideration of Conventional and Genetically Modified Varieties Beverly Durgan, Dale R. Hicks, Terrance M. Hurley, Seth Naeve, William Schafer, David Schwartz and Bill Wilke Minnesota Varietal Trials Results, MP 102-2000, St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, December 1999, pp. 5-7 Minnesota Varietal Trials Results
	"Bt Corn Refuge Design and Deployment-High Plains Production Areas Where Joint Infestations of European and Southwestern Corn Borer Occur" R.A. Higgins and Terrance M. Hurley In Proceedings EPA-USDA Workshop on Bt Crop Resistance Management, Chicago, IL, June 18, 1999, (Washington, DC: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1999)
	"Imperfect Competition, Functional Forms, and the Size and Distribution of Research Benefits" Julian M. Alston, Richard J. Sexton and Mingxia Zhang Agricultural Economics 21 (2) (October 1999): 155-172 Imperfect Competition, Functional Forms, and the Size and Distribution of Research Benefits

1998
	"Dynamics in the Creation and Depreciation of Knowledge, and the Returns to Research" Julian M. Alston, Barbara J. Craig and Philip G. Pardey EPTD Discussion Paper 35, Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD), August 1998 Dynamics in the Creation and Depreciation of Knowledge, and the Returns to Research
	Science Under Scarcity: Principles and Practice for Agricultural Research Evaluation and Priority Setting Julian M. Alston, George W. Norton and Philip G. Pardey Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1995 (reprinted by CAB International, Wallingford, United Kingdom, 1998) ** awarded 2015 American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA) Publication of Enduring Quality Award ** awarded 1996 American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA) Quality of Research Discovery Award - Honorable Mention Science Under Scarcity: Principles and Practice for Agricultural Research and Priority Setting (Table of Contents)
	"Agroecological Aspects of Evaluating Agricultural R&D" Stanley Wood and Philip G. Pardey Agricultural Systems 57 (1) (May 1998): 13-41 Abstract
	"R&D Investment and Productivity Growth in U.S. and Canadian Food Manufacturing" Connie Chan-Kang and Steven T. Buccola Paper presented at the American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, August 2-5, 1998 R&D Investment and Productivity Growth in U.S. and Canadian Food Manufacturing
	"Measuring the Benefits of Social Science Research" Vincent H. Smith Impact Assessment Discussion Paper 2, Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), July 1998 Measuring the Benefits of Social Science Research

1997
	"Agroecological Aspects of Evaluating Agricultural R&D" Stanley Wood and Philip G. Pardey EPTD Discussion Paper no. 23, Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD), March 1997 "Agroecological Aspects of Evaluating Agricultural R&D"
	"R&D Investment and Productivity in the U.S. and Canadian Food Processing Sectors" Connie Chan-Kang Master of Science thesis. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, October 1997 R&D Investment and Productivity in the U.S. and Canadian Food Processing Sectors
	"Sizing up Social Science Research" Vincent H. Smith and Philip G. Pardey American Journal of Agricultural Economics 79 (5) (December 1997): 1530-1533 Preview
	"The Effects of Imperfect Competition on the Size and Distribution of Research Benefits" Julian M. Alston, Richard J. Sexton and Mingxia Zhang American Journal of Agricultural Economics 79 (4) (November 1997): 1252-1265 Preview
	"Producer Surplus without Apology? Evaluating Investments in R&D" Will Martin and Julian M. Alston Economic Record 73 (221) (June 1997): 146-158 Abstract

1996
	"Sources of Technical Change: Induced Innovation, Evolutionary Theory and Path Dependence" Vernon W. Ruttan Bulletin 96-4, St, Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Economic Development Center, December 1996 Sources of Technical Change: Induced Innovation, Evolutionary Theory and Path Dependence
	"Market Distortions and the Benefits from Research Into New Uses for Agricultural Commodities: Ethanol from Corn" Julian M. Alston and E. Douglas Beach Resource and Energy Economics 18 (1) (March 1996): 1-29 Abstract
	Global Agricultural Science Policy for the Twenty-First Century: Contributed Papers Conference Secretariat Conference proceedings from the Global Agricultural Science Policy for the Twenty-First Century, Melbourne, Australia, August 26-28, 1996, (Melbourne, Australia: The Conference Secretariat, 1996) GASP Contributed Papers - Large portfolio file (46.93MB), save file before opening
	Global Agricultural Science Policy for the Twenty-First Century: Invited Papers Conference Secretariat Conference proceedings from the Global Agricultural Science Policy for the Twenty-First Century, Melbourne, August 26-28, 1996, (Melbourne, Australia: The Conference Secretariat, 1996) GASP Invited Papers - Large portfolio file (46.4MB), save file before opening
	Hidden Harvest: U.S. Benefits from International Research Aid Philip G. Pardey, Julian M. Alston, Jason E. Christian and Shenggen Fan Food Policy Statement, Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), September 1996 "Hidden Harvest: U.S. Benefits from International Research Aid"
	"Ex Ante Benefits from Site-specific Agricultural Research: Maize in Kenya" Bradford Mills, Rashid Hassan and Philip G. Pardey In Global Agricultural Science Policy for the Twenty-first Century: Contributed Papers, (Melbourne, Australia: Conference Secretariat), pp. 133-162 Ex Ante Benefits from Site-specific Agricultural Research: Maize in Kenya
	"Summary of a Productive Partnership: The Benefits from U.S. Participation in the CGIAR" Philip G. Pardey, Julian M. Alston, Jason E. Christian and Shenggen Fan EPTD Discussion Paper no. 18, Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD), October 1996 Summary of a Productive Partnership: The Benefits from U.S. Participation in the CGIAR
	"Research to Achieve Sustainable Growth in Agricultural Production: Into the 21st Century" Vernon W. Ruttan Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 18 (2) (1996): 123-132 Preview
	Hidden Harvest: U.S. Benefits from International Research Aid Philip G. Pardey, Julian M. Alston, Jason E. Christian and Shenggen Fan Food Policy Report, Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), September 1996 Hidden Harvest: U.S. Benefits from International Research Aid

1995
	"Reversal of Fortune: Immiserizing Technological Change in Agriculture" Julian M. Alston and Will J. Martin American Journal of Agricultural Economics 77 (2) (May 1995): 251-259 Preview
	"Assessing Impacts of Agricultural Science and Technology" George W. Norton, Julian M. Alston and Philip G. Pardey Staff Paper 95-04, Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, January 1995 Assessing Impacts of Agricultural Science and Technology
	"Research Evaluation in the CGIAR: Needs and Options" Julian M. Alston and Philip G. Pardey A Report Commissioned by the Impact Assessment Task Force for the Public Awareness and Resource Mobilization Committee (PARC) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), April 1995 Research Evaluation in the CGIAR
	"Perceived Productivity, Forgone Future Farm Fruitfulness, and Rural Research Resource Rationalization" Julian M. Alston, Jock R. Anderson and Philip G. Pardey In Agricultural Competitiveness: Market Forces and Policy Choice, Proceedings of the Twenty-second International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Harare, Zimbabwe, August 22-29, 1994, eds. G.H. Peters and D.D. Hedley, (Aldershot, United Kingdom: Ashgate Publishing, 1995), pp. 639-651 Perceived Productivity, Forgone Future Farm Fruitfulness, and Rural Research Resource Rationalization

1994
	"Economic Impacts of California's One Variety Cotton Law" John H. Constantine, Julian M. Alston and Vincent H. Smith Journal of Political Economy 102 (5) (October 1994): 951-574 ** awarded 1994 Western Agricultural Economics Association (WAEA) Outstanding Published Research Award Preview
	Valuing UC Agricultural Research and Extension Julian M. Alston, Philip G. Pardey and Harold O. Carter (eds.) Agricultural Issues Center Publication no. VR-1, Davis, CA: University of California, Agricultural Issues Center (AIC), March 1994 Valuing UC Agricultural Research and Extension Valuing UC Agricultural Research and Extension - Summary
	"A Dual Approach to Evaluating Research Benefits in the Presence of Trade Distortions" Will J. Martin and Julian M. Alston American Journal of Agricultural Economics 76 (1) (February 1994): 26-35 Preview
	"Supporting Agricultural Research Policy and Priority Decisions: An Economic-Ecologic Systems Approach" Stan Wood and Philip G. Pardey Chapter in Opportunities, Use, and Transfer of Systems Research Methods in Agriculture to Developing Countries; Proceedings of an International Workshop on Systems Research Methods in Agriculture in Developing Countries, 22-24 November 1993, ISNAR, The Hague, eds. Peter Goldsworthy and Frits Penning De Vries, (Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer Sciences +Business Media, Systems Approaches for Sustainable Agricultural Development Volume 3. 1994), pp. 45-66 Preview Opportunities, Use, and Transfer of Systems Research Methods in Agriculture to Developing Countries (Table of Contents)
	"Targeting Research by Agricultural Environments" Philip G. Pardey and Stanley Wood Chapter 31 in Agricultural Technology: Policy Issues for the International Community, ed. Jock R. Anderson, (Wallingford, United Kingdom: CAB International, 1994), pp. 566-589 Agricultural Technology: Policy Issues for the International Community (Abstract)
	"Climate Change and Food Security: Agriculture, Health and Environmental Research" Vernon W. Ruttan, David E. Bell and William C. Clark Global Environmental Change 4 (1) (March 1994): 63-77 Also published in Climate Change and World Food Security, ed. Thomas E. Downing, (New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, NATO ASI Series I: 37, 1996), pp. 625-649 Abstract (Global Environmental Change) Climate Change and World Food Security (Table of Contents)
	"Evaluating the Returns from Technical Progress: Comparing Dual Methods with Surplus Approaches" Will Martin and Julian M. Alston Invited Paper presented at the Australian Agricultural Economics Society (AAES) 38th Annual Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, February 7-11, 1994 Evaluating the Returns from Technical Progress: Comparing Dual Methods with Surplus Approaches
	"Evaluating Agricultural Research and Productivity in an Era of Resource Scarcity: Proceedings of a Symposium Sponsored by NC-208, "Impact Analysis and Decision Strategies for Agricultural Research" held at Orlando, Florida, March 4, 1993" W. Burt Sundquist (ed.) Staff Paper P94-2, St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, February 1994 "Evaluating Agricultural Research and Productivity in an Era of Resource Scarcity"
	“The Impact on the Australian Lamb Industry of Producing Larger Leaner Lamb” John D. Mullen and Julian M. Alston Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics 62 (1) (April 1994): 43-61 “The Impact on the Australian Lamb Industry of Producing Larger Leaner Lamb”
	"Overview of the Impact of Agricultural Policies: Experiences From Asian Countries and Implications for Viet Nam" Randoph Barker and Vernon W. Ruttan Chapter 1 in Impact of Agricultural Policies: Experiences from Asian Countries and Implications for Viet Nam, ed. Randolph Barker, (Penang, Malaysia: Southbound for the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 1994), pp.1-15 Impact of Agricultural Policies: Experience From Asian Countries and Implications for Vietnam (Table of Contents)

1993
	"A Scandal in the New Bohemia: The Case of the California One Variety Cotton Law" John Constantine, Julian Alston and Vincent H. Smith Paper presented at American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, August 1-4, 1993 A Scandal in the New Bohemia: The Case of the California One Variety Cotton Law
	"Research to Meet Crop Production Needs: Into the 21st Century" Vernon W. Ruttan Chapter 1 in International Crop Science I, eds. D.R. Buxton, R. Shibles, R.A. Forsberg, B.L. Blad, K.H. Asay, G.M. Paulsen and R.F. Wilson (Madison, WI: Crop Science Society of America, 1993): 3-10 International Crop Science I (Table of Contents)
	"Induced Technical and Institutional Change Evaluation and Reassessment: Two Chapters" Yujiro Hayami and Vernon W. Ruttan Bulletin 93-1, St, Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, February 1993 Induced Technical and Institutional Change Evaluation and Reassessment: Two Chapters
	"Income Growth in Poor Dryland Areas of India's Semi-Arid Tropics" R.P. Singh and H.P. Binswanger Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics 48 (1) (January-March 1993): 51-64 Income Growth in Poor Dryland Areas of India's Semi-Arid Tropics
	"Agroecological Dimensions of Evaluating and Prioritizing Research from a Regional Perspective: Latin America and the Caribbean" Stanley Wood and Philip G. Pardey Discussion Paper no. 93-15, The Hague, The Netherlands: International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR), June 1993 Also published as Chapter 2 in Priorities for Agricultural Research in Latin America and the Caribbean, ed. Eduardo Lindarte, (San Jose, Costa Rica: Inter-American Institute for Coopeartion in Agriculture (IICA), Miscellaneous Publications Series, April 1998), pp. 55-115 Agroecological Dimensions of Evaluating and Prioritizing Research from a Regional Perspective (ISNAR) Priorities for Agricultural Research in Latin America and the Caribbean (Preview)
	"Review of The Green Revolution Reconsidered: The Impact of High Yielding Rice Varieties in South India" Vernon W. Ruttan Agricultural Economics 9 (September 1993): 269-271 The Green Revolution Reconsidered: The Impact of High Yielding Rice Varieties in South India, eds. Peter B.R. Hazell and C. Ramasamy, (Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 1991) Book Review The Green Revolution Reconsidered: The Impact of High Yielding Rice Varieties in South India
	"The Incidence of Benefits from U.S. Soybean Productivity Gains in a Context of World Trade" Stephen C. Cooke and W. Burt Sundquist American Journal of Agricultural Economics 75 (1) (February 1993): 169-180 Preview

1992
	“An Exact Approach for Evaluating the Benefits from Technological Change” Will J. Martin and Julian M. Alston Working Paper no. WPS 1024, Washington, DC: The World Bank, International Economics Department, November 1992 An Exact Approach for Evaluating the Benefits from Technological Change
	"Sustainable Growth In Agricultural Production: Into the 21st Century" Vernon W. Ruttan Choices 7 (3) (Third Quarter 1992): 32-27 Sustainable Growth In Agricultural Production: Into the 21st Century
	"Induced Technical Change in Centrally Planned Economies" Shenggen Fan and Vernon W. Ruttan Agricultural Economics 6 (4) (April 1992): 301-314 Induced Technical Change in Centrally Planned Economies
	"Economic Effects of Research into Traded Goods: The Case of Australian Wool" Julian M. Alston and John D. Mullen Journal of Agricultural Economics 43 (2) (1992): 268-278 Abstract
	"Economic Issues in Agricultural Research Priority Setting" George W. Norton, Philip G. Pardey and Julian M. Alston American Journal of Agricultural Economics 74 (5) (December 1992): 1089-1094 Preview
	The Economic Returns to Indonesian Rice and Soybean Research Philip G. Pardey, Robert K. Lindner, Edi Abdurachman, Stanley R. Wood, Shenggen Fan, Wilhelmina M. Eveleens, Bin Zhang and Julian M. Alston An AARD/ISNAR Report, The Hague, The Netherlands: International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR), November 1992 The Economic Returns to Indonesian Rice and Soybean Research
	Gains from Agricultural Research in a Multimarket Framework: The Case of Malting Barley Luis F. Macagno, W. Burt Sundquist and Donald C. Rasmusson IR-6 Information Report 92-1, St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, January 1992 "Gains from Agricultural Research in a Multimarket Framework"

1991
	Economic Impact of Research on Livestock Production George W. Norton and Willis L. Peterson IR-6 Information Report No. 91-1, Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, July 1991
	"Relation Between Crop Yields and Estimated Returns to Scale and Returns to Research" Willis L. Peterson Staff Paper P91-45, St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, November 1991 "Relation Between Crop Yields and Estimated Returns to Scale and Returns to Research"
	"The Distribution of Research Benefits and Costs in a Multimarket Framework" Julian M. Alston Paper in The Economic Impacts of Agricultural Research; A Workshop Sponsored by the Agricultural Research Institute, Washington, D.C., May 16, 1991, (Agricultural Research Institute, 1991), pp. 77-93
	Induced Technical Change in Centrally Planned Economies Shenggen Fan and Vernon W. Ruttan Bulletin no. 91-3, Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, Economic Development Center, May 1991 "Induced Technical Change in Centrally Planned Economies"
	"Research Benefits in a Multimarket Setting: A Review" Julian M. Alston Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics 59 (1) (April 1991): 23-52 ** awarded 1993 Australian Agricultural Economics Society (AAES) Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics Best Article Award "Research Benefits in a Multimarket Setting: A Review"
	"The Returns to Investment in Research on Australian Wool Production" Grant W. Scobie, John D. Mullen and Julian M. Alston Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 35 (2) (August 1991): 179-195 "The Returns to Investment in Research on Australian Wool Production"
	"Green Revolution Controversies: A Retrospective Assessment" Vernon W. Ruttan and Yujiro Hayami In Ethics and Agriculture: An Anthology on Current Issues in World Context, ed. Charles V. Blatz. (Moscow, ID: University of Idaho Press, 1991), pp. 637-650

1990
	Economic Evalution of Agricultural Research George Norton, Carl E. Pray, W. Burt Sundquist and Fred White IR-6 Information Report 90-1, St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, May 1990 "Economic Evalution of Agricultural Research"
	The Returns to The Australian Wool Industry from Investment in R&D John D. Mullen and Julian M. Alston Rural and Resource Economics Report no. 10, Sydney, Australia: New South Wales Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Division of Rural and Resource Economics, 1990 The Returns to The Australian Wool Industry from Investment in R&D
	"The Generation and Transfer of Agricultural Knowledge: A Bibliometric Study of a Research Network" Peter Thorpe and Philip G Pardey Journal of Information Science 16 (3) (June 1990): 183-194 Abstract
	"The Returns to Farm R&D in the Australian Wool Industry" Grant M. Scobie, John D. Mullen and Julian M. Alston Invited Paper presented at the Australian Agricultural Economics Society (AAES) 34th Annual Conference, Brisbane, Australia, February 13-15, 1990 The Returns to Farm R&D in the Australian Wool Industry
	Research Benefits in Multimarket Setting Julian M. Alston ACIAR-ISNAR Project Paper no. 18, Canberra, ACT and The Hague, The Netherlands: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR), 1990 Research Benefits in Multimarket Setting

1989
	"Value of External Reviews of Research at the International Agricultural Research Centers" Keith O. Fuglie and Vernon W. Ruttan Agricultural Economics 3 (4) (December 1989): 365-380 Value of External Reviews of Research at the International Agricultural Research Centers
	"Rates of Return on Capital: An International Comparison" Willis L. Peterson Kyklos 42 (2) (August 1989): 203-217 Preview
	"Agricultural Knowledge Production and Transfers: Some Cross-Country Evidence" Philip G. Pardey and Peter Thorpe Staff Notes no. 89-68, The Hague, The Netherlands: International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR), November 1989 Agricultural Knowledge Production and Transfers: Some Cross-Country Evidence
	"The Agricultural Knowledge Production Function: An Empirical Look" Philip G. Pardey Review of Economics and Statistics 71 (3) (August 1989): 453-461 Preview
	“The Impact of Farm and Processing Research on the Australian Wool Industry” John D. Mullen, Julian M. Alston and Michael K. Wohlgenant Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 33 (1) (April 1989): 32-47 ** awarded 1989 Australian Agricultural Economics Society (AAES) Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics Best Article Award “The Impact of Farm and Processing Research on the Australian Wool Industry”
	"Causal Relationships between Public Sector Agricultural Research Expenditures and Output" Philip G. Pardey and Barbara J. Craig American Journal of Agricultural Economics 71 (1) (February 1989): 9-19 Preview
	"The Generation and Transfer of Agricultural Knowledge: A Bibliometric Study of a Research Network" Peter Thorpe and Philip G. Pardey Staff Notes no. 89-77, The Hague, The Netherlands: International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR), December 1989 The Generation and Transfer of Agricultural Knowledge: A Bibliometric Study of a Research Network
	The Returns to the Australian Wool Industry from New Wool Processing Technology John D. Mullen, Julian M. Alston and Michael K. Wohlgenant Research Workpaper no. 3/89, Armidale, Australia: New South Wales Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Division of Rural and Resource Economics, 1989

1988
	"Economic Impacts and Implications of Emerging Biotechnologies" W. Burt Sundquist In Biotechnology and Agricultural Cooperatives: Opportunities and Challenges, eds. William B. Lacy and Lawrence Busch, (Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1988), pp. 71-82
	“Market Distortions and the Benefits from Research" Julian M. Alston, Geoff W. Edwards and John W. Freebairn American Journal of Agricultural Economics 70 (2) (May 1988): 281-288 Preview
	"A Global Evaluation of National Agricultural Research Investments: 1960-1985" Philip G. Pardey and Johannes Roseboom In The Changing Dynamics of Global Agriculture; A Seminar/Workshop on Research Policy Implications for National Agricultural Research Systems, DSE/ZEL Feldafing, Germany, 22-28 September 1988, eds. Emil Javier and Ulf Renborg, (The Hague, The Netherlands: International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR), 1988), pp. 163-177 The Changing Dynamics of Global Agriculture

1987
	"Dynamics of the Agricultural Research and Output Relationship" Philip G. Pardey and Barbara J. Craig Staff Paper P87-17, St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, June 1987 "Dynamics of the Agricultural Research and Output Relationship"
	"Priority Setting Mechanisms for National Agricultural Research Systems: Present Experience and Future Needs" George W. Norton and Philip G. Pardey Working Paper no. 7, The Hague, The Netherlands: International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR), November 1987 Priority Setting Mechanisms for National Agricultural Research Systems
	"Evaluation of Agricultural Research Projects: The Project Evaluation Perspective" Brian D. Wright Chapter 4 in Economic Evaluation of Agricultural Research: Methodologies and Brazilian Applications, eds. R.E. Evenson, E.R. da Cruz, A.F.D. Ávila and V. Palma, (New Haven, CT and Brasilia, Brazil: Yale University and Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), 1987)

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