Giannini Foundation Sponsored Research Projects
Members and associate members of the Foundation are eligible to apply for research funding from the Foundation. Projects are funded on a competitive basis. A list of projects funded for the 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 fiscal years follows. To inquire about publications resulting from these projects, contact the principal investigators directly. In many cases the research is in progress, so publications may not yet be available.
1998-1999 | 1999-2000 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008
AUTHORS Public Research for California Specialty Crops. Julian Alston and Philip G.Pardey Advances in Recreation Demand Modeling with an Application to Southern California Wilderness Areas. Kurt Baerenklau, W. Bowman Cutter, and Kurt Schwabe Index Insurance and Agricultural Risk: A Dynamic Analysis. Stephen R. Boucher Agricultural Technology Disadoption: California Dairy Producers and Recombinant Bovine Somatropin. Leslie J. Butler From Orange Juice to Cattle: Using Intertemporal Price Spreads to Measure the Influence of Hedge Funds in Futures Markets. Colin A. Carter Improving Veterinary Health Care Delivery for Underserved Areas: A Pilot Project for Found Valley California. James Chalfant and Theis
Water Quality in California: The Role of Economic, Social, and Political Factors. Y. Hossein Farzin Optimal Promotion and Production Research Expenditures for Commodity Groups in the Presence of Buyer Market Power. Rachael Goodhue Economic Wealth and the Extensive Margin. Jeffrey LaFrance Grape Growers and the Economics of the Powdery Mildew Index. Immigration Reform: Implications for California Agriculture. Phil Martin and Bert Mason Agricultural Mechanization: Lessons From the Past and Prospects for the Future. The Effect of 9/11 on the Agricultural Labor Market. Jeffrey M. Perloff An Economic and Political Investigation of Groundwater Management. Gordon Rausser and Susan Stratton California Agriculture in a Changing Energy Economy. David Roland-Holst The Implications of Marketing-Order Quality Regulations in a Free-Market Environment. Richard Sexton, Hoy Carman
and Tina SaitoneThe Supply of Mexican Labor to U. S. and California Farms. J. Edward Taylor Economics of Environmental Services in California Agriculture. James Wilen and Antoine Champetier de Ribes Gasoline Prices. Grocery Expenditures and Consumption: Revisiting the Income Effect. Sofia B. Villas-Boas Back to Top
AUTHORS Does the USDA Make Us Fat? Julian M. Alston The Causes and Consequences of Rural to Urban Migration in Mexico and China and the Implications for the U.S. (California). Steven R. Boucher, J. Edward Taylor, and Scott D. Rozelle A Preliminary Investigation of Demand Determinants for California Nursery and Floral Products. Hoy F. Carman The California Strawberry Industry’s Response to State Regulation of Methyl Bromide. James A. Chalfant and Colin A. Carter Environmental Quality in California: The Role of Economic, Social, and Political Factors. The Potential Impact of Global Warming on Irrigated Agriculture in California. Anthony C. Fisher Microfilm Preservation Project, UC Berkeley’s Giannini Foundation Library. Susan Garbarino Economic Analysis of Strategies for Reducing Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Pesticide Use in the San Joaquin Valley. California Regional Winegrape Price Determination. Adapting to Water Shortages in Northern China: Institutional Change in Irrigation Management and Water Saving Technology Adoption. Richard E. Howitt and Scott D. Rozelle Water Distribution: Experiments on the Interaction of Type and Structure. Richard J. Sexton Impacts of Developed-Country Food Quality Standards on Agriculture in Developing Countries: Application to the Pineapple Industry in Ghana. Richard J. Sexton and Lovell S. Jarvis A Comparison of Farmland Conservation Programs in California. Changes to the “Width of the Border” and the Export Competitiveness of California Agriculture. Ethan Ligon Bilateral Free Trade Agreements, the Future of International Agriculture Trade? The Effects of a U.S.-Malaysia FTA on the California Lumber Industry and Implications for Other California Agriculture Exports. Alex McCalla WIC Program’s Effect on Infant Formula Prices and Sales. The Effect of Land Trusts on Land Allocation and Housing Prices in California. Gordon C. Rausser Explaining Spatial and Temporal Variation in California Gasoline and Diesel Prices. Aaron D. Smith The Impact of Information via Expert Opinions on Consumer Purchase Patterns. Sofia Berto Villas-Boas Does Patent Protection Lead to More and Faster Development of University Innovation? Evidence from Management of Ag-biotech Inventions by UC TTO. Brian D. Wright Adoption and Potential Precision Farming in California Agriculture. David Zilberman Back to Top
Projects Funded for 2005-2006
AUTHORS Inputs, Outputs, and Productivity in California Agriculture: Data Development and Initial Analysis.
Julian M. Alston Estimating Direct and Indirect Impacts of Aerosol Pollution on California Agriculture. Maximilian Auffhammer Risk, Wealth and Contractual Structure in Agriculture. Steven R. Boucher Impacts of Mexican Avocado Imports on California’s Avocado Industry and Optimal Strategic Responses for California. Hoy F. Carman GM Rice Cultivation in California: Importance of Market Acceptance. The Potential Impact of Global Warming on Irrigated Agriculture in California. Anthony C. Fisher California Wine Distribution and Marketing. Part III: Using Matching Methods to Finalize the Results of the ‘Edible Schoolyard’ Survey Ann E. Harrison and Guido W. Imbens Pricing Options in California Water Markets: A Laboratory Approach. Richard E. Howitt California Water Distribution and Strategic Institutional Behavior. Investment Agreements and Natural Resource Management in California. Risk Response and Hysteresis. Jeffrey T. LaFrance Economic Performance in Fisheries Catherine J. Morrison Paul Price and Other Effects of Supermarket Mergers. Jeffrey M. Perloff Agri-Environmental Programs in the U.S.: The Effects of the WTO and Implications for California. Gordon C. Rausser Deregulation of Logging Ban in China. Scott D. Rozelle Alpaca Lies? Do Alpacas Represent the Latest Speculative Bubble in Agriculture? Richard J. Sexton Third Party Impacts of Water Transfers: Evidence from the Imperial Valley-San Diego Water Transfer. Gender, Financial Markets and Mexican Migration to the United States. J. Edward Taylor Food Safety: Mad Cow Disease and Beef Purchases. Sofia Berto Villas-Boas The Wholesale Market for Diesel in California. Jeffrey Williams The Smog Check Program in California’s Central Valley. Jeffrey Williams Exploring the University’s Investment in ‘At-Risk’ Patenting: Public Institutions Assuming Risk Where the Private Sector Has Not. Brian D. Wright Back to Top
AUTHORS Total Nutrient Management, Pollution, and California Dairy Farming
Peter Berck PART II: The Impact of Ecoliteracy Projects on Young Adult Attitudes and Behavior: Alice Waters and the Edible Schoolyard Project Ann Harrison Micro Heterogeneity from Aggregate Data: Land Quality in Agricultural Production Keith C. Knapp Impacts of the Federal Crop Insurance Program on Acreage Decisions, Risk Management, and the Extensive Margin and the Environment Jeffrey LaFrance Trade and the Size Distribution of Farms Jeffrey M. Perloff Location-then-Price Games when Consumers have Heterogeneous Tastes and Incomes Leo Simon Environmental Regulation and the Housing Industry in California David L. Sunding Estimating Impacts of Environmental Protection Agency’s Reformulated Gasoline Program on Gasoline Prices Sofia Berto Villas-Boas The Impacts of Intellectual Property Protection of Research Tools on Freedom to Operate in Agricultural Biotechnology at the University of California Brian D. Wright Costs of Technological Regulation of Biotech Crop Varieties Julian M. Alston A Hedonic Pricing Model for California Steers: Estimating the Value of Attributes of Calves Sold by Video Auction Market Steven C. Blank Impacts of Policy Reforms on the Supply of Mexican Labor to U.S. Farms: New Evidence from Mexico Steven R. Boucher The Market for Non Genetically Modified Rice: Segregation Costs and Strategies Colin A. Carter The California Strawberry Marketing Chain James A. Chalfant Economic Characteristics of Agricultural Firms Active in Environmental Lobbying Y. Hossein Farzin The Relationship between Spot Market Prices and Contract Sales: The Case of California Fresh Strawberries Rachael E. Goodhue Measuring the Seasonal Changes in Agricultural Water Demand Richard E. Howitt Price Determinants of U.S. Beef Prices in International Markets Lovell S. Jarvis Land Use Change, Recreation, and Residential Development Douglas M. Larson China: Tracking the Market for Fruits and Vegetables Scott D. Rozelle Grocery Retailer Pricing and Promotion Practices: Implications for Welfare of California Producers Richard J. Sexton Efficiency in Commodities Futures Markets Aaron D. Smith Localized Conditions that Determine California Farm Land Conversion Jeffrey C. Williams Back to Top
TITLE AUTHORS Pro-Cyclical Productivity Patterns in California Agriculture Julian M. Alston The Structure and Performance of Rural Financial Markets and the Welfare of the Rural Poor in Mexico Stephen R. Boucher Cooperatives as a Countervailing Power in the Winter Pear Market L.J. Butler Labeling Policies and International Trade of Genetically Modified Foods Colin Carter and Hossein Farzin The Effects on California Horticultural Industries of Consumption of the Fruit and Vegetable Recommendations for a Cancer-Prevention Diet
James A. Chalfant Optimal Investment Strategies for Sustainable Management of Soils
Hossein Farzin The Economic Effects of Pesticide Regulation on the California Strawberry Industry: A Field-Level Analysis of Fumigant Choices After Methyl Bromide
Rachael Goodhue The Economic Value of Beach Recreation in Southern California
Michael Hanemann The Impact of Ecoliteracy Projects on Young Adult Attitudes and Behavior: Alice Waters and the Edible School Project
Ann Harrison Measuring the Community Effects of Water Trades
Richard Howitt and J. Edward Taylor Long-Run Price and Trade Effects on the California (US) Beef Market of Foot and Mouth Disease Eradication in Argentina and Uruguay
Lovell S. Jarvis Using Production Data to Design Efficient Contracts
Ethan Ligon Regulating Labor Relations in Agriculture: The ALRA and Mandatory Mediation.
Philip Martin Municipal Water Production and Distribution: The Bigger the Better?
Catherine J. Morrison-Paul The Development of Scientific and Institutional Structures to Combat Plant and Animal Pests and Diseases
Alan L. Olmstead The Effect of Grocery Store Consolidation Jeffrey M. Perloff China: Market or Competitor of California in World Food Trade: Phase III
Scott Rozelle Brand Choices vs. Periodic Sales as Tools for Grocery Retailer Price Discrimination
Richard J. Sexton Evaluating Water Transfer Agreements Using the Rausser-Simon Bargaining Framework Leo Simon Sliced Inverse Regression and Dimension Reduction in Demand Systems Aaron Smith Performance of California Dairy Cooperatives Daniel A. Sumner Estimation of Agricultural Water Demand Using Panel Data: Results of a Natural Experiment in Water Rate Reform David L. Sunding Wholesale Price Discrimination in Agricultural and Resource Markets
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TITLE AUTHORS Antibiotics and Agriculture: Theory, Measures, and Implications of Antibiotic Resistance for the Social Benefits and Costs of Intensive Livestock Production Technologies Julian Alston Adoption, Diffusion and Profitability of Biotechnology: rbST in California L.J. Butler Organic/Conventional Product Substitutability: A Pilot Study Hoy Carman Did NAFTA Impact the Use of Unfair Trade Laws in Agricultural Trade? Colin Carter Defining and Protecting California's Rural Amenities Goodhue/Klonsky Residential Water Use In Los Angeles Michael Hanemann Using Matching Methods to Estimate the Effect of Illegal Worker Status on Labor Market Outcomes Guido Imbens What Do We Know About Agricultural Land Values in California? A Compilation of Data and Research Studies Warren Johnston Effects of Common Taxes on Wine Production, Aging, and Sales Lafrance/Simon Consumers˙ Willingness to Pay for Organic Produce Doug Larson Computing Incentives for Quality in Processing Tomatoes in California Ethan Ligon Povery Amid Prosperity Revisited: Immigration and the Changing Face of Rural California Philip Martin and J. Edward Taylor Development, Marketing and Adoption of, and Returns to, Innovation in the U.S. Ag-Biotech Seed Industry C.J. Morrison-Paul The Effect of Taxes on Fat Consumption Jeffrey Perloff Trade and the Risk to California Agriculture from Pest Introductions Gordon Rausser China: Market or Competitor of California in World Food Trade, Phase II, A New Research Direction Scott Rozelle California Agriculture: Overview and Issues Update Jerome Siebert Volatility and Efficiency in Commodities Futures and Options Markets Aaron Smith Health Risk Tradeoffs in Pesticide Regulation David Sunding The Role of Compulsory Licensing and GURTS in Facilitating Public-Private
Collaboration in Innovation for California Specialty CropBrian Wright Reexamination of the Economics of Pest Resistance David Zilberman Back to Top
TITLE AUTHORS The Payoff to UC Pest Management Research and Extension. Julian M. Alston and Daniel A. Sumner The Full Economic Consequences of Generic Advertising: Theory and Application to California˙s Mandated Marketing Programs. Julian M. Alston Adoption, Diffusion and Profitability of Biotechnology: rBST in California. Leslie J. Butler Economic Impact of Agricultural Tariff-Rate Quotas: Implications for California Agriculture. Colin A. Carter Optimal Design of Bio Reserves. J. Keith Gilless Defining and Protecting California˙s Rural Amenities. Rachael E. Goodhue and Karen Klonsky Residential Water Use in Los Angeles. W. Michael Hanemann Estimating Environmental Indices for California Agriculture. George Judge and Larry Karp The Impact of Cointegrated Prices on Demand and Policy Analysis. Jeffrey T. LaFrance Immigration and Changing Face of Rural California: Findings in the 2000 Census. Philip Martin and J. Edward Taylor The Effect of Marketing Orders and other California Laws on the Welfare of Milk Consumers. Jeffrey M. Perloff China: Market or Competitor of California in World Food Trade. Scott D. Rozelle Economic Effects of Domestic Subsidy and Trade Barriers with
Differentiated Goods: Processed Tomato Products in the European Union.Daniel A. Sumner Agriculture in the WTO: Prospects and Consequences for California. Daniel A. Sumner Increasing California Water Supplies through Joint Operation of Surface and Groundwater Storage Facilities. David Sunding Intellectual Property Provisions in Public Private Partnerships in Agriculture Biotechnology. Brian Wright Adoption of Information Technology in California Agriculture. David Zilberman Back to Top
Projects Funded for 2000-2001
TITLE AUTHORS Beggar-thy-Neighbor Generic Advertising--Theory and Application to California's Mandated Commodity Program Julian Alston An Economic Analysis of California Retail Milk Prices Hoy Carman The Methyl Bromide Ban and the California Strawberry Industry James A. Chalfant and Rachael E. Goodhue Dynamic Water Regulation under Uncertainty and Endogenous Learning Larry Karp and Jiangfeng Zhang Incentives and Quality for Processing Tomatoes in California Ethan Ligon Immigration and the Changing Face of Rural California: Focus on Coastal California (2000) and the Imperial Valley (2001) Philip Martin and J. E. Taylor Production, Costs and Regulation in U.S. Fisheries: The Case of the North Pacific Salmon Fishery Catherine Morrison Paul and Tian Xia Effect of Minimum Wages and Other Government Policies on Income Distribution and Welfare Jeffrey M. Perloff Sustainable Policymaking within a Complex Physical-Economic-Political System Gordon Rausser, Rachael Goodhue, Richard Howitt, Leo Simon The Revolution in the Almond Industry through Electronic Trading Jeffrey Williams Solutions for Intellectual-Property and Technology Market Failures in Agricultural Biotechnologies: The Market Expanding Role of Information in the Internet Economy Brian Wright Public-Private Partnerships and Proprietary Agricultural Biotechnology Eran Binenbaum and Brian Wright Adoption of Information Technology in California Agriculture David Just and David Zilberman Back to Top
Projects Funded for 1999-2000
TITLE AUTHORS Incorporating Quality Effects in Policy Analysis: Excise Taxes on California Wine Julian Alston Predicting Vineyard Expansion and its Environmental Consequences Peter Berck Assessment of Competition in the California Beef Industry Steve Blank and Richard Sexton Patterns in China's Agricultural Trade Balance: Implications for World Markets Colin Carter The Role of Information in the Management of Nonpoint Source Pollution: The Case of Sediment Control at Redwood National Park Y. Hossein Farzin Economic Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Related Hydrologic Resources in California Anthony Fisher and Michael Hanemann CIs Quality-Based Compensation an Incentive for Producers? The Case of Processing Tomatoes Rachael Goodhue Residential Water Use in Los Angeles - A Disaggregated Analysis Michael Hanemann Immigration and the Changing Face of Rural California: Focus on the Sacramento Valley Philip Martin and J. Edward Taylor Efficiency Wages and Agricultural Workers Jeffrey Perloff Milk Quality and Marketing Orders Daniel Sumner Econometric Analysis of Professional and Do-It-Yourself Yard Chemical Use Michael Ward and Scott Templeton Evolution of Central Valley Organic Agricultural Landscapes James Wilen and Karen Klonsky Animal Waste and Contract Farming David Zilberman Back to Top
TITLE AUTHORS Technology Spillovers and California Agriculture Julian Alston Commodity Grades and Adverse Selection: Application to the California Prune Market James Chalfant and Richard Sexton Economic Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Related Hydrologic Resources in California Anthony Fisher and Michael Hanemann Quality Measurement and Risk Sharing in Contracts for California Fruits and Vegetables Ethan Ligon Immigration and the Changing Face of Rural California: Focus on the Central Valley Philip Martin and J. E. Taylor Measuring the Productivity of Pesticides in Agricultural Production Catherine Morrison Transitions Among Agricultural Work, Nonagricultural Work and Other Activities Jeff Perloff Understanding Production Contracts: Input Control and Other Contract Provisions Gordon Rausser and Rachael Goodhue Generic Advertising, Product Differentiation, and Market Power Richard Sexton Econometric Analysis of Professional and Do-It-Yourself Pesticide Use in Yard Care Michael Ward An Economic Analysis of Farming/Wildlife Rotation Options at Tule Lake James Wilen and Karen Klonsky Managing Genetic Diversity of Monterey Pine in Light of Pitch Canker Brian Wright The Economics of Precision Agriculture with Application to California David Zilberman and David Sunding
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