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Daniel Sumner

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Frank H. Buck, Jr. Professor; Director, UC Agricultural Issues Center

260 Hunt

Phone: (530) 752-1668

Fax: (530) 752-5614

dasumner@ucdavis.edu

Selected Publications

Selected Recent Journal Articles

  • Sumner, D.A., J.M. Alston, and J.W. Glauber. "Evolution of the Economics of Agricultural Policy." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 92(2) (2010):403-423.
  • Sumner, D.A., W.A. Matthews, J.A. Mench, and J.T.R. Molina. "The Economics of Regulations on Hen Housing in California." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 42(3) (2010):429-438.
  • Farinelli, B., C.A. Carter, C.-Y. C. Lin, and D.A. Sumner. "Import Demand for Brazilian Ethanol: A Cross-Country Analysis." Journal of Cleaner Production (2009):S9-S17.
  • Sumner, D.A. "Recent Commodity Price Movements in Historical Perspective." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 91(5) (2009):1250-1256.
  • Lee, H., J. Huang, S. Rozelle, and D.A. Sumner. "Wine Markets in China: Assessing the Potential with Supermarket Survey Data." Journal of Wine Economics 4(1) (2009):94-113.
  • Alston, J.M., C.C. Mullally, D.A. Sumner, M. Townsend, and S.A. Vosti. "Likely Effects on Obesity from Proposed Changes to the U.S. Food Stamp Program." Food Policy 34(2) (2009):176-184.
  • Ahn, B.I., and D.A. Sumner. "Political Market Power Reflected in Milk Pricing Regulations." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 91(3) (2009):723-737.
  • Boland, M., V. Pozo, and D.A. Sumner. "Sunkist Growers: Refreshing the Brand." Review of Agricultural Economics 31(3) (2009):628-639.
  • Alston, J. M., D.A. Sumner, and S.A. Vosti. "Farm Subsidies and Obesity in the United States: National Evidence and International Comparisons." Food Policy 33(6) (2008):470-479.
  • Pouliot, S., and D.A. Sumner. "Traceability, Liability, and Incentives For Food Safety and Quality." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 90(1) (2008):15-27.
  • Rickard, B.J., and D.A. Sumner. "Domestic Support and Border Measures for Processed Horticultural Products." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 90(1) (2008):55-68.
  • Sánchez, D.S., M.A. Boland, and D.A. Sumner. "Sun-Maid Growers of California." Review of Agricultural Economics 30(2) (2008):360-369.
  • Balagtas, J.V., A. Smith, and D.A. Sumner. "Effects of Milk Marketing Order Regulation on the Share of Fluid Grade Milk in the United States." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 89(4)(2007): 839-851.
  • Pouliot, S. and D.A. Sumner. "Traceability, Liability and Incentives for Food Safety and Quality." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 90(1)(2008):15-27.
  • Rickard, B.J. and D.A. Sumner. "Domestic Support and Border Measures for Processed Horticultural Products: Analysis of EU Tomato Protection and Subsidies." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 90(1)(2008):55-68.
  • Alston, J.M. and D.A. Sumner. "Perspectives on Farm Policy Reform." Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 32(1)(2007): 1-19.
  • Alston, J.M., D.A. Sumner, and S.A. Vosti. "Are Agricultural Policies Making Us Fat? Likely Links between Agricultural Policies and Human Nutrition and Obesity, and Their Policy Implications." Review of Agricultural Economics 28(3)(2006): 313-322.
  • Alston, J.M., J.V. Balagtas, H. Brunke, and D.A. Sumner. "Supply and Demand for Commodity Components: Implications of Free Trade versus AUSTFA for the U.S. Dairy." Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 50(2)(2006): 131-152.
  • Lee, H., D.A. Sumner, and B. Ahn. "Consequences of Further Opening of the Korean Dairy." Food Policy 31(3)(2006): 238-248.
  • Mullen, J.D., J.M. Alston, D.A. Sumner, M.T. Kreith, and N.V. Kuminoff. "The Payoff to Public Investments in Pest-Management R&D: General Issues and a Case Study Emphasizing Integrated Pest Management in California." Review of Agricultural Economics 27(4)(2005): 558-573.
  • Acquaye, A.K., J.M. Alston, H. Lee, and D.A. Sumner. "Economic Consequences of Invasive Species Policies in the Presence of Commodity Programs: Theory and Application to Citrus Canker." Review of Agricultural Economics 27(3)(2005): 498-504.
  • Sumner, D.A. and N.L.W. Wilson. "Capitalization of Farm Policy Benefits and the Rate of Return to Policy-Created Assets: Evidence from California Dairy Quota." Review of Agricultural Economics 27(2)(2005): 245-258.
  • Sumner, D.A., J.E. Bervejillo, and L.S. Jarvis. "Public Policy, Invasive Species and Animal Disease Management." International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 8(1)(2005):1-19.
  • Sumner, D.A., J.M. Antle, and B.L. Gardner. "Contributions of D. Gale Johnson to the Economics of Agriculture." Economic Development and Culture Change 52(3)(2004): 659-679.
  • McDonald, J.D. and D.A. Sumner. "The Influence of Commodity Programs on Acreage Response to Market Price: With an Illustration Concerning Rice Policy in the United States." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 85(4)(2003): 857-871.
  • Goodhue, R.E., D.M. Heien, H. Lee, and D.A. Sumner. "Contracts and Quality in the California Winegrape Industry." Review of Industrial Organization 23(3-4)(2003): 267-282.
  • Balagtas, J.V. and D.A. Sumner. "The Effect of the Northeast Dairy Compact on Producers and Consumers, with Implications of Compact Contagion." Review of Agricultural Economics 25(1)(2003): 123-144.
  • Balagtas, J.V., F.M. Hutchinson, J.M. Krochta, and D.A. Sumner. "Ex Ante Analysis of R&D: Anticipating Market Effects of New Uses for Whey and Evaluating Returns to R&D." Journal of Dairy Science 86(4)(2003): 1662-1672.
  • Sumner, D.A. and C.A. Wolf. "Diversification, Vertical Integration and the Regional Pattern of Dairy Farm Size." Review of Agricultural Economics 24(2)(2002): 442-457.
  • Mueller, R.A.E., E.S. Prescott, and D.A. Sumner. "Hired Hooves: Transactions in a South Indian Village Factor Market." Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 46(2)(2002): 233-255.

Selected Other Recent Publications

  • Lee, H., and Sumner, D.A. The Prospective Free Trade Agreement with Korea: Background, Analysis, and Perspectives for California Agriculture. Giannini Foundation Information Series Report 09-2, Davis, University of California, Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. 60 p. 2009.
  • Sumner, D.A. "Economics and Agricultural Supply in California: The Activities and Role of the Giannini Foundation." A. P. Giannini and the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. W.E. Johnston and A.F. McCalla, eds., pp. 129-146. Davis, CA: Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, 2009.
  • Rickard, B.J., and Sumner, D.A. "Domestic Support Reform? A Closer Look At EU Policies Applied to Processed Fruits and Vegetables." Working Paper; WP 2008-23, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management. 33 p., 2008.
  • Frahan, B.H.D., T. Nkunzimana, R. D. Blander, F. Gaspart, and D.A. Sumner. "Farm Household Incomes and Reforming the CAP." Belgium, Université Catholique de Louvain. 21 p., 2008.
  • Alston, J.M., D.A. Sumner, and S.A. Vosti. "Farm Subsidies and Obesity in the United States." Coastal Grower, 2008.
  • Acquaye, A.K.A., J.M., Alston, H. Lee, and D.A. Sumner. "Hurricanes and Invasive Species: The Economics and Spatial Dynamics of Eradication Policies." New Approaches to the Economics of Plant Health. Alfons G.J.M. Oude Lansink, ed., 15 p., The Netherlands: Springer Publishing, 2008.
  • Alston, J. M., D.A. Sumner, and H. Brunke. "Impacts of Reductions in U.S. Cotton Subsidies on West African Cotton Producers." Boston, MA: Oxfam, 2007.
  • Josling, T., D.A. Sumner, R.L. Thompson, M. Chambliss, and K. Laney. "The 2007 Farm Bill: Implications for Developing Countries." International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council Issues Brief 25(2007).
  • Sumner, D.A., K. Arha, and T. Josling. "Commodity Policy and the 2007 Farm Bill. "U.S. Agricultural Policy and the 2007 Farm Bill. K. Arha, T. Josling, D.A. Sumner, and B.H. Thompson, eds., pp. 5-23. Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford, CA, , 2007.
  • Josling, T., D. Blandford, K. Arha, and D.A. Sumner. "U.S. Commodity Programs and WTO Commitments." U.S. Agricultural Policy and the 2007 Farm Bill. K. Arha, T. Josling, D.A. Sumner, and B.H. Thompson, eds., pp. 25-52. Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford, CA, 2007.
  • Arha, K., T. Josling, D.A. Sumner, and B.H. Thompson. "Conserving Ecosystem Services across Agrarian Landscapes." U.S. Agricultural Policy and the 2007 Farm Bill. K. Arha, T. Josling, D.A. Sumner, and B.H. Thompson, eds., pp. 207-229. Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford, CA, 2007.
  • Arha, K., T. Josling, D.A. Sumner, and B.H. Thompson. "Conclusions. "U.S. Agricultural Policy and the 2007 Farm Bill. K. Arha, T. Josling, D.A. Sumner, and B.H. Thompson, eds., pp. 231-240. Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford, CA, 2007.
  • Sumner, D.A. "U.S. Farm Programs and African Cotton." International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council Issues Brief 22(2007).
  • Olmstead, A.L. and D.A. Sumner. "Farm Policy."Historical Statistics of the United States: Earliest Times to the Present. S.B. Carter, S.S. Gartner, M.R. Haines, A.L. Olmstead, R. Sutch, and G. Wright, eds., pp. 4-31 – 4-37. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
  • Choi, J., D.A. Sumner, and H. Lee. "Korea: Growth, Consolidation, and Prospects for Realignment." Agricultural R&D in the Developing World: Too Little Too Late? P.G. Pardey, J.M. Alston, and R.R. Piggott, eds., pp. 105-128. Washington DC: IFPRI, 2006.
  • Barkchello, R., T. Josling, and D.A. Sumner. "Agricultural Trade Disputes Between Canada and the United States: Costly but Diminishing." C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 224(2005): 1-29.
  • Sumner, D.A. "Boxed In: Conflicts between U.S. Farm Policies and WTO Obligations." 30pp. Cato Institute Trade Policy Analysis 32(2005):1-31.
  • Sumner, D.A. "Reducing Cotton Subsidies: The DDA Cotton Initiative." Agricultural Trade Reform and the DOHA Development Agenda. W. Martin and K. Anderson, eds., pp. 271-294. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 2005.
  • Gray, R.S., D.A. Sumner, J.M. Alston, H. Brunke, and A.K.A. Acquaye. "Economic Consequences of Mandated Grading and Food Safety Assurance: Ex Ante Analysis of the Federal Marketing Order for California Pistachios." Giannini Foundation Monograph 46. University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, 2005.
  • Sumner, D.A., J.E. Bervejillo, and N.V. Kuminoff. "The Measure of California Agriculture and its Importance in the State’s Economy." California Agriculture: Dimensions and Issues, Jerry Siebert, ed., pp. 29-55. University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, 2003.
  • Sumner, D.A., H. Bombrun, J.M. Alston, and D. Heien. "The Wine and Winegrape Industry in North America." Globalization of the World’s Wine Markets. K. Anderson, ed. London, UK: Edward Elgar, 2004.
  • Wang, D., J. Huang, D.A. Sumner, and S.D. Rozelle. "Quotas and Grain Production in China." Agricultural Trade and Policy in China: Issues, Analysis and Implications. S.D. Rozelle and D.A. Sumner, eds., pp. 111- 136. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2003.
  • Sumner, D.A. "Introduction and Overview." Exotic Pests and Diseases: Biology, Economics and Public Policy for Biosecurity. D.A. Sumner, ed., pp. 3-7. Ames, IA: Iowa State Press, 2003.
  • Sumner, D.A. "Economics of Policy for Exotic Pests and Diseases: Principles and Issues." Exotic Pests and Diseases: Biology, Economics and Public Policy for Biosecurity. D.A. Sumner, ed., pp. 9-18. Ames, IA: Iowa State Press, 2003.
  • Choi, J., D.A. Sumner, R.K. Webster, C.A. Greer. "Economic Consequences of a New Exotic Pest: The Introduction of Rice Blast in California." Exotic Pests and Diseases: Biology, Economics and Public Policy for Biosecurity. Daniel A. Sumner, ed., pp. 214-224. Ames IA: Iowa State Press, 2003.
  • Sumner, D.A. and S. Tangermann. "International Trade Policy and Negotiations." Handbook of Agricultural Economics. B. Gardner and G. Rausser, eds., pp. 1999-2055. Amsterdam, Netherlands: North Holland Press, 2002.

Selected Books

  • U.S. Agricultural Policy and the 2007 Farm Bill. K. Arha, T. Josling, D.A. Sumner, and B.H. Thompson, eds., Stanford, CA: Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment, 2007.
  • Exotic Pests and Diseases: Biology and Economics for Biosecurity. D.A. Sumner, ed., Ames, IA: Iowa State Press, 2003.
  • Returns to University of California Pest Management Research and Extension: Overview and Case Studies Emphasizing IPM (with John D. Mullen, Julian M. Alston, Marcia T. Kreith, and Nicolai V. Kuminoff). Oakland, California: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, ANR Publication 3482, May 2003.
  • Agricultural Trade and Policy in China: Issues, Analysis and Implications. S.D. Rozelle and D.A. Sumner, eds., Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2003.
  • The Economics of Agriculture: Volume 1, Selected Papers of D. Gale Johnson. J.M. Antle and D.A. Sumner, eds., Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1996.
  • The Economics of Agriculture: Volume 2, Papers in Honor of D. Gale Johnson. John M. Antle and D.A.  Sumner, eds., Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1996.
  • Agricultural Policy Reform in the United States. D.A. Sumner, ed., Washington, DC: American Enterprise Institute Press, 1995.
  • Agricultural Trade Policy: Letting Markets Work. D.A. Sumner, ed., Washington, DC: American Enterprise Institute Press, 1995.

Selected Recent Outreach Publications

  • Sumner, D.A. "Special Issue: The World of Wine-Economic Issues and Outlook from the Guest Editor." Agricultural and Resource Economics Update 13(6) (2010):1.
  • Sumner, D.A. "Is the World Overflowing with Wine? The Global Context for California Wine Supply and Demand." Agricultural and Resource Economics Update 13(6) (2010):2-5.
  • Sumner, D.A., and J.T.R. Molina. "Impacts of AB 32 on Agriculture. Agricultural and Resource Economics Update 14(1) (2010):16-19.
  • Kwon, O.S., H. Lee, and D.A. Sumner. "Appellation, Variety, and Price of California Wines." Agricultural and Resource Economics Update 11(4) (2008):15-19.
  • Sumner, D.A., J.T.R. Molina, W.A. Matthews, J.A. Mench, and K.R. Richter. "Economic Effects of Proposed Restrictions on Egg-Laying Hen Housing in California." Davis, CA: University of California, Agricultural Issues Center. 7 p., 2008.
  • Sumner, D.A. "Impacts of Recent Commodity Price Fluctuations on Farms in California and a Historical Perspective on Prospects for the Future." Agricultural and Resource Economics Update 12(2) (2008):5-6.
  • Lee, H. and D.A. Sumner. "Farm Bill Energy Provisions: A California Perspective." AIC Farm Bill Brief 7(2007):6.
  • Ribes, A.C.d. and D.A. Sumner. "Agricultural Conservation and the 2007 Farm Bill: A California Perspective." AIC Farm Bill Brief 6(2007):4.
  • Balagtas, J., H. Boriss, and D.A. Sumner. "The Farm Bill and California Dairy." AIC Farm Bill Brief 5(2007):4.
  • Sumner, D.A. "The Farm Bill and California Food and Agriculture." AIC Farm Bill Brief 1(2007).
  • Stricker, S., R.A.E. Mueller, and D.A. Sumner. "Marketing Wine on the Web." Choices 22(1)(2007):31-34.
  • Rowhani, O. and D.A. Sumner. "California’s International Agricultural Exports in 2005." AIC Issues Brief 31( 2007):7.
  • Sumner, D.A. and H. Boriss. "Bee-conomics and the Leap in Pollination Fees." Agricultural and Resource Economics Update 9(3)(2006):9-11.
  • Sumner, D.A. "U.S. Farm Policy and the White Commodities: Cotton, Rice, Sugar, and Milk." International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council Farm Bill Series 2(2007):1-8.
  • Sumner, D.A. "U.S. Farm Bill Subsidies and World Commodity Markets." International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council Farm Bill Series 2(2007):1-8.

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