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Julian Alston

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Professor

2157 Social Sciences & Humanities

Office Hours: By Appointment

Phone: (530) 752-3283

Fax: (530) 752-5614

julian@primal.ucdavis.edu

Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Journal Articles

  • Andersen, M.A., J.M. Alston, and P.G. Pardey. "Capital Services in U.S. Agriculture: Concepts, Comparisons, and the Treatment of Interest Rates." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 93 (2011): in press.
  • Sumner, D.A., J.M. Alston, and J.W. Glauber. "Evolution of the Economics of Agricultural Policy." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 92(2)(April 2010): 403-423.
  • Alston, J.M. "Efficiency of Income Transfers to Farmers through Public Agricultural Research—Theory and Evidence from the United States." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 91(5) (December 2009): 1281-1288.
  • Alston, J.M., P.G. Pardey, J.S. James, and M.A. Andersen. "A Review of Research on the Economics of Agricultural R&D." Annual Reviews of Resource Economics 1(October 2009): 537-565.
  • Alston, J.M., J.M. Beddow and P.G. Pardey. "Agricultural Research, Productivity and Food Prices in the Long Run." Science 325(4) (September 2009):1209-1210.
    This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of the AAAS for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Science {325, September 2009}
  • Alston, J.M., 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 (2009):176-184.
  • Alston, J.M. and P.G. Pardey. "Public Funding for Research into Specialty Crops." HortScience 43(5)(2008): 1461-1470.
  • 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) (December 2008): 470-479.
  • Alston, J.M., and D.A. Sumner. "Perspectives on Farm Policy Reform." Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 32(1)(April 2007): 1-19.
  • Alston, J.M., J.M. Crespi, H.M. Kaiser, and R.J. Sexton. "The Economic Impacts of California's Mandated Commodity Promotion Programs." Review of Agricultural Economics 29(1)(2007): 40-66.
  • Alston, J.M. "Product Differentiation and Trade in Agri-Food Products: Discussion" Journal of International Agricultural Trade and Development (special volume on New Dimensions in Modeling Food and Agricultural Markets, Dragan Miljkovic ed.) 2(1)(2006): 79-85.
  • Alston, J.M., K.J. Bradford, and N. Kalaitzandonakes. "The Economics of Horticultural Biotechnology." Journal of Crop Improvement (special volume entitled Transgenic Approaches for Horticultural/Ornamental Crop Improvement) 18(1-2)(2006): 413-431.
  • 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)(Fall 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 the AUSFTA for the U.S. Dairy Industry." Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 50(2)(June 2006): 131-152.
  • Pardey, P.G., J.M. Alston, and N.E. Beintema. "Agricultural R&D Spending at a Critical Crossroads." Farm Industry Journal 3(1)(February 2006): 1-10.
  • Pardey, P.G., J.M. Alston, C. Chan-Kang, E.C. Magalhães, P.G. Pardey, and S.A. Vosti. "International and Institutional R&D Spillovers: Attribution of Benefits Among Sources for Brazil's New Crop Varieties." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 88(1)(February 2006): 104-123.
  • 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.
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  • Jin, S., S. Rozelle, J.M. Alston, J. Huang. "Economies of Scale and Scope and the Economic Efficiency of China's Agricultural Research System." International Economic Review 46(3)(August 2005): 1033-1057.
  • Acquaye, A.K.A., 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)(September 2005): 498-504.
  • Brunke, H., J.M. Alston, R.S. Gray, and D.A. Sumner. "Industry-Mandated Testing to Improve Food Safety: The New US Marketing Order for Pistachios." Agrarwirtschaft 53(8) (2004): 228-237.
    This article has been published in GJAE No. 53, dated 2004. See: http://www.gjae-online.de/inhaltsverzeichnisse/pages/protected/show.prl?params=recent%3D1%26type%3D2&id=333&currPage=&type=2. All rights reserved
  • Alston, J.M., J.W. Freebairn, and J.S. James. "Levy-Funded Research Choices by Producers and Society." Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 48(1)(March 2004): 34-64.
  • Alston, J.M., J.W. Freebairn, and J.S. James. "Distributional Issues in Check-off Funded Programs." Agribusiness: An International Journal 19(3)(Summer 2003): 277-288.
  • Acquaye, A.K.A., J.M. Alston, and P.G. Pardey. "Post-War Productivity Patterns in U.S. Agriculture: Influences of Aggregation Procedures in a State-Level Analysis." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 85(1)(February 2003): 59-80.
  • Alston, J.M. J. Hyde, M.C. Marra, and P.D. Mitchell. "An Ex Ante Analysis of the Benefits from the Adoption of Corn Rootworm Resistant, Transgenic Corn Technology." AgBioForum 5(3)(2002).
  • Marra, M.C., P.G. Pardey, and J.M. Alston. "The Payoff to Transgenic Field Crops: An Assessment of the Evidence." AgBioForum 5(2)(2002).
  • Zhang, M., R.J. Sexton, and J.M. Alston. "Does Branded Food Product Advertising Help or Hurt Farmers?" Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 27(2)(December 2002): 365-389.
  • James, J.S. and J.M. Alston. "Taxes and Quality: A Market-Level Analysis." Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 46(3)(September 2002): 417-445.
  • Alston, J.M. "Spillovers." Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 46(3)(September 2002): 315-346.
  • Alston, J.M., J.A. Chalfant and N.E. Piggott. "Estimating and Testing the Compensated Double-Log Demand Model." Applied Economics 34(2002): 1177-1186.
  • Alston, J.M. and R.J. Venner. "The Effects of the U.S. Plant Variety Protection Act on Wheat Genetic Improvement." Research Policy 31,4(2002): 527-542.
  • Alston, J.M., J.W. Freebairn, and J.S. James. "Beggar-thy-Neighbor Advertising: Theory and Application to Generic Commodity Promotion Programs." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 83(4)(2001): 888-902.
  • Alston, J.M. and P.G. Pardey. "Attribution and Related Problems in Assessing the Returns to Agricultural R&D." Agricultural Economics 25(2001): 141-152.
  • Freebairn, J.W. and J.M. Alston. "Generic Advertising Without Supply Control: Implications of Funding Mechanisms for Advertising Intensities in Competitive Industries." Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 45(1)(March 2001): 117-145.
  • Alston, J.M., J.A. Chalfant and N.E. Piggott. "Incorporating Demand Shifters in the Almost Ideal Demand System." Economics Letters 70 (2001): 73-78.
  • Alston, J.M., J.A. Chalfant and N.E. Piggott. "The Incidence of the Costs and Benefits of Generic Advertising." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 82(2)(August 2000): 665-671.
  • Alston, J.M., M.C. Marra, P.G. Pardey, and T J Wyatt. "Research Returns Redux: A Meta-Analysis of Agricultural R&D Evaluations." Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 44(2)(June 2000): 185-216.
  • Alston, J.M. and R.S. Gray. "State Trading versus Export Subsidies: The Case of Canadian Wheat." Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 25(1)(July 2000): 51-67.
  • Alston, J.M. "Quota Reforms in Australian Agriculture." Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 47(1999):145-47.
  • Alston, J.M., R.J. Sexton, and M. Zhang. "Imperfect Competition, Functional Forms, and the Size and Distribution of Research Benefits." Agricultural Economics 21(1999) 155-172.
  • Alston, J.M., R.S. Gray, and D.A. Sumner. "The Wheat War of 1994: Reply." Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 47(1999): 99-104.
  • Alston, J.M., J.A. Chalfant and J.S. James. "Doing Well by Doing a Body Good: An Evaluation of the Industry-Funded Nutrition Education Program Conducted by the Dairy Council of California." Agribusiness: An International Journal 15(3)(1999): 371-392.
  • Alston, J.M., V.H. Smith, A. Acquaye, and S. Hosseini. "Least-Cost, Cheap-Food Policies." Agricultural Economics 20(1999): 191-201.
  • Alston, J.M., P.G. Pardey, and J. Roseboom. "Financing Agricultural Research: International Investment Patterns and Policy Perspectives." World Development 26(1998): 1057-1071.
  • Alston, J.M., P.G. Pardey, and V.H. Smith. "Financing Agricultural R&D in Rich Countries: What's Happening and Why." Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 42(1)(March 1998):51-82.
  • Alston, J.M. and J.D. Spriggs. "Endogenous Policy and Supply Management in a Post-GATT World." The Canadian Journal of Economics 31(February 1998): 220-239.
  • Alston, J.M., R.J. Sexton, and M. Zhang. "The Effects of Imperfect Competition on the Size and Distribution of Research Benefits." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 79(November 1997):1252-1265.
  • Alston, J.M., C.A. Carter, R. Gray, and D.A. Sumner. "Third-Country Effects and Second-Best Grain Trade Policies: Export Subsidies and Bilateral Liberalization." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 79(November 1997):1300-1310.
  • Martin, W.J. and J.M. Alston. "Producer Surplus without Apology: Evaluating Investments in R&D." The Economic Record 73(221)(June 1997):146-158.
  • Alston, J.M. and D.E. Beach. "Market Distortions and the Benefits from Research Into New Uses for Agricultural Commodities: Ethanol from Corn." Resource and Energy Economics 18(1996):1-29.
  • Piggott, N.E., J.A. Chalfant, J.M. Alston, and G.R. Griffith. "Demand Response to Advertising in the Australian Meat Industry." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 78(May 1996):268-279.
  • Alston, J.M. and W.J. Martin. "Reversal of Fortune: Immiserizing Technological Change in Agriculture." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 77(May 1995):251-259.
  • Alston, J.M., C.A. Carter and V.H. Smith. "Rationalizing Agricultural Export Subsidies: Reply." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 77(February 1995):209-213.
  • Alston, J.M. and W.J. Martin. "A Comment on Border Price Changes and Domestic Welfare in the Presence of Distortions." Oxford Economic Papers 47 (January 1995):79-82.
  • Alston, J.M., R. Gray and D.A. Sumner. "The Wheat War of 1994." Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 42(1994):231-251.
  • Constantine J.H., J.M. Alston, and V.H. Smith. "Economic Impacts of California's One Variety Cotton Law." Journal of Political Economy 102(October 1994):66-89.
  • Mullen, J.D. and J.M. Alston. "The Impact on the Australian Lamb Industry of Producing Larger, Leaner Lamb." Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics 62(1) (April 1994):43-61.
  • Alston, J.M., K. Foster and R. Green. "Estimating Elasticities with the Linear Approximate Almost Ideal Demand System: Some Monte Carlo Results" The Review of Economics and Statistics 76(2)(May 1994):351-356.
  • Martin, W.J. and J.M. Alston. "A Dual Approach to Evaluating Research Benefits in the Presence of Trade Distortions" American Journal of Agricultural Economics 76(February 1994):26-35.
  • Alston, J.M., C.A. Carter and V.H. Smith. "Rationalizing Agricultural Export Subsidies." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 75(November 1993):1000-1009.
  • Alston, J.M. and D.M. Larson. "Hicksian vs. Marshallian Welfare Measures: Why Do We Do What We Do?" American Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 75(August 1993):764-769.
  • Alston, J.M. and J.A. Chalfant. "The Silence of the Lambdas: A Test of the Almost Ideal and Rotterdam Models" American Journal of Agricultural Economics 75(May 1993):304-313.
  • Norton, G.W., P.G. Pardey and J.M. Alston. "Economic Issues in Agricultural Research Priority Setting and Evaluation." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 74(1992):1089-1095.
  • Alston, J.M. and J.A. Chalfant. "Consumer Demand Analysis According to GARP" North Eastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (October 1992):127-139.
  • Alston, J.M. and J.D. Mullen. "Economic Effects of Research into Traded Goods: The Case of Australian Wool" Journal of Agricultural Economics 43(1992):268-278.
  • Scobie, G.M., J.D. Mullen and J.M. Alston. "The Returns to Farm R&D in the Australian Wool Industry" Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 35(1991):179-195.
  • Alston, J.M. and J.A. Chalfant. "Unstable Models from Incorrect Forms" American Journal of Agricultural Economics 73(1991):1172-1181.
  • Alston, J.M. "Research Benefits in a Multimarket Setting: A Review." Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics 59(1991):23-52.
  • Alston, J.M. and J.A. Chalfant. "Can We Take the Con out of Meat Demand Studies?" Western Journal of Agricultural Economics 16,1(1991):36-48.
  • Green, R. and J.M. Alston. "Elasticities in AIDS Models: A Clarification and Extension" American Journal of Agricultural Economics 73(1991): 874-875.
  • Alston, J.M. and C.A. Carter. "Causes and Consequences of Farm Policy" Contemporary Policy Issues IX(1991):107-121.
  • Alston, J.M., C.A. Carter and L.S. Jarvis. "Discriminatory Trade: The Case of Japanese Beef and Wheat Imports" Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 38(1990):197-214.
  • Green, R. and J.M. Alston. "Elasticities in AIDS Models" American Journal of Agricultural Economics 72(1990):442-445.
  • Alston, J.M., C.A. Carter, R. Green and D. Pick. "Whither Armington Trade Models" American Journal of Agricultural Economics 72(1990):455-468.
  • Alston, J.M. and B.H. Hurd. "Some Neglected Social Costs of Government Spending in Farm Programs." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 72(1990):149-156.
  • Mullen, J.D., J.M. Alston and M.K. Wohlgenant. "The Impact of Farm and Processing Research on the Australian Wool Industry" Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 33(1989):32-47.
  • Alston, J.M. and J.W. Freebairn. "Producer Price Equalization" Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics 56(1988):306-39.
  • Alston, J.M. and P.R. Johnson. "Factor Price Equalization Among International Farmland Markets" Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 32(1988):142-152.
  • Alston, J.M., G. W. Edwards and J.W. Freebairn. "Market Distortions and the Benefits from Research." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 70(1988):281-288.
  • Chalfant, J.A. and J.M. Alston. "Accounting for Changes in Tastes" Journal of Political Economy 96(1988):391-410.
  • Alston, J.M. and G.M. Scobie. "A Differentiated Goods Model of the Effects of European Policies in International Poultry Markets" Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics (1987):59-68.
  • Alston, J.M. and J.A. Chalfant. "A Note on Causality Between Money, Wages and Prices in Australia" The Economic Record 63(1987):115-119.
  • Alston, J.M. and J.A. Chalfant. "Weak Separability and the Specification of Income in Demand Models with an Application to the Demand for Meat in Australia" Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 31(1987):1-15.
  • Sumner, D.A. and J.M. Alston. "Substitutability for Farm Commodities: The Demand for U.S. Tobacco in Cigarette Manufacturing" American Journal of Agricultural Economics 69(1987):258-265.
  • Alston, J.M. "Consequences of Deregulation in the Victorian Egg Industry: a Reply" Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics 54(1986):51-52.
  • Alston, J.M. "A Note on Victoria's Hen Quota Transfer System" Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics 54(1986):45-50.
  • Alston, J.M. "Consequences of Deregulation in the Victorian Egg Industry" Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics 54(1986):33-43.
  • Alston, J.M., S.T. Nguyen and A.W. Tunstall. "Assessing Accuracy of Livestock Market Reporters: Some Evidence on Pigs in Victoria" Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics 54(1986):7-18.
  • Alston, J.M. "The Effects of the CAP on International Trade in Poultry Meat" European Review of Agricultural Economics 13(1986):217-231.
  • Alston, J.M. "An Analysis of Growth of U.S. Farmland Prices: 1963-1982" American Journal of Agricultural Economics 68(1986):1-9.
  • Alston, J.M. and V.H. Smith. "Some Economic Implications of Minimum Pricing: The Case of Wine Grapes in Australia—Comment" Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics 51(1983):180-189.
  • Alston, J.M. and G.M. Scobie. "The Distribution of Research Gains in Multistage Production Systems: Comment" American Journal of Agricultural Economics 65(1983):353-356.
  • Alston, J.M. "A Note on the Effects of Non-Transferable Quotas on Supply Functions" Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics 49(1981):186-196.
  • Alston, J.M. and T.J. Ryan. "The Economic Efficiency of a Veterinary Herd Health and Management Program in Victorian Dairy Herds: Comment" Australian Veterinary Journal 57(1981):572-576.
  • Alston, J.M., J.W. Freebairn and J.J. Quilkey. "Supply Response in the Australian Orange Growing Industry" Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 24 (1980):248-267.
  • Alston, J.M. and J.J. Quilkey. "Insurance Milk" Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 24(1980):283-290.

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