Completed Peer Reviews
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ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information
(Completed January 2013 through March 2013)
Working Title Description Peer Review Plan
Food and Commodity Price Stabilization Policies: A Synthesis Economic Research Report
Processing Meat and Poultry for Local Markets: From Convenience to Commitment
Economic Research Report
Non-convergence in Domestic Commodity Futures Markets: Causes, Consequences and Remedies
Economic Information Bulletin
The First Fifteen Years of Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States
Economic Information Bulletin
Multi-Program Participation in SNAP and Unemployment Insurance: How Tight are the Strands of the Recessionary Safety Net?
Economic Research Report
U.S. Wheat Production: Background and Costs of Production
Economic Information Bulletin
Association Between Total Diet Cost and Diet Quality is Limited
Economic Research Report
Food Insecurity in Households with Children in 2010-11: Prevalence, Severity, and Household Characteristics
Economic Information Bulletin
Nutrition Standards Would Impact Availability of Most Competitive Foods but Have Smaller Revenue Effects for Most School Foodservices
Economic Research Report
Farm Size and the Organization of U.S. Crop Farming
Economic Research Report
ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information
(Completed October 2012 through December 2012)
Working Title Description Peer Review Plan
The Role of Conservation Programs in Drought Adaption Economic Research Report
What's Driving Trends in Fluid Milk Consumption?
Economic Information Bulletin
Occupational Composition in Off-Farm Industry by U.S. Farm Households
Economic Information Bulletin
Rural Broadband at a Glance, 2012
Economic Information Bulletin
Food Insecurity Among Households with a Disabled Adult
Economic Research Report
Households Find Ways to Stretch Their Milk Dollar When Budgets Are Tight
Economic Research Report
SNAP and Diet Quality: A Treatment Effects Approach
Economic Research Report
The Impact of Tax Reform on Farm Businesses and Rural Households
Economic Information Bulletin
Rural America at a Glance, 2012 Edition
Economic Information Bulletin
Global Biofuel Markets: The Importance of Growing Production, Policy and Trade
Economic Information Bulletin
ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information
(Completed July 2012 through September 2012)
Working Title Description Peer Review Plan
Irradiation for the Mitigation of Pest Risks from Imported Fruit and Vegetables Economic Research Report
Farm Level Financial Impacts of Ending Direct Payments Economic Brief
Who are Women Farm Operators and What Do They Produce? Economic Information Bulletin
Introduction of New Food Products with Voluntary Nutrient-Content Claims, 1989-2010 Economic Information Bulletin
Resources, Policies, and Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Economic Research Report
Assessing Potential Technical Enhancements to the U.S. Household Food Security Measures
Technical Bulletin
The Evolving Roles of the Public and Private Sectors in Agricultural Research and Development
Economic Brief
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers at a Glance
Economic Information Bulletin
Lessons from International Climate Change Mitigation Policies for Agriculture
Economic Brief
Updating the ERS Farm Typology
Economic Information Bulletin
ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information
(Completed April 2012 through June 2012)
Working Title Description Peer Review Plan
Water, Energy, and Agricultural Policy Linkages: The Case of Cotton in Central Asia Economic Information Bulletin
Agriculture and the Energy Sector: Agriculture's Supply and Demand for Energy Products Economic Information Bulletin
Participation in USDA's Food Assistance Programs Over the Business Cycle Economic Information Bulletin
The Demand for Disaggregated Food-Away-from-Home and Food-at-Home Products Economic Research Report
Characteristics and Production Costs of U.S. Cotton Farms, 2007 Economic Information Bulletin
Retail Wastelands: Characteristics and Influential Factors of Food Deserts
Economic Research Report
Increased Consumption of Food Prepared Away from Home Poses Challenges for Improving Diet and Health: A Comparison of Diet Quality by Preparation Source, 1977-2008
Economic Information Bulletin
Trends in Nitrogen Management on Cropland and Implications for Policy
Economic Brief
Access to Affordable and Nutritious Food: An Update of ERS Estimates of Food Access and Food Deserts Economic Research Report
ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information
(Completed January 2012 through March 2012)
Working Title Description Peer Review Plan
Multi-Enterprising Farmers: On-Farm Diversification, Off-Farm Business Ventures, and Their Importance in the Rural Economy Economic Research Report
Dynamic PEATSim Model: A Documentation and an Application Technical Bulletin
Indonesia's Modern Food Retail Sector Economic Information Bulletin
Nonresponse Bias Analysis of BMI Data in the Eating & Health Module Technical Bulletin
Immigration Policy and Its Possible Effects on U.S. Agriculture and the Market for Hired Farm Labor: A Simulation Analysis Economic Research Report
New Food Choices Free of Trans Fats are Aligning Americans' Diets with Health Recommendations Economic Information Bulletin
Variation in Competition for Vendors and Customers Across U.S. Farmers' Markets
Economic Information Bulletin
Assessing the Healthfulness of Consumers' Food-at-Home Purchases
Economic Information Bulletin
ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information
(Completed October 2011 through December 2011)
Working Title Description Peer Review Plan
Estimating the Range of Food-Insecure Households in India Economic Research Report
Regional Economic and Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Adaptation to a Changing Climate in the United States Economic Research Report
Assessing Duplication in the Farm Safety Net Economic Information Bulletin
Alleviating Poverty in the U.S.: The Role of SNAP Benefits Economic Research Report
Regional Trade Agreements: Impacts on U.S. and Foreign Suppliers in Commodity and Manufactured Food Markets Economic Research Report
Direct Payments, Crop Insurance, and Environmental Compliance in US Agriculture Economic Brief
Multiple Ways to Measure the Price of Healthy Foods Economic Information Bulletin
China's Volatile Pork Industry Outlook Special Report
Long Run Growth Prospects for Wheat Production in Afghanistan Outlook Special Report
ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information
(Completed July 2011 through September 2011)
Working Title Description Peer Review Plan
Private-Sector Research Investments in Agriculture, Food and Biofuel Economic Research Report
Rural Wealth Creation: Concepts, Measures and Strategies Economic Research Report
Baselines in Environmental Programs and Markets Economic Brief
Promotional Competition for National Brand and Private Label Food Products Economic Research Report
Major Uses of Land in the United States, 2007 Economic Information Bulletin
Changing Farm Structure and the Distribution of Farm Payments Economic Research Report
Rural America at a Glance, 2011 Edition Economic Information Bulletin
Policy, Technology, and Efficiency of Brazilian Agriculture, 1985-2006 Economic Research Report
Renewable Identification Numbers Under the Renewable Fuel Standard: Implications for U.S. Corn and Soybean Oil Markets Outlook Special Report
Where's the (Not) Meat?: Byproducts from Beef and Pork Production Outlook Special Report
ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information
(Completed April 2011 through June 2011)
Working Title Description Peer Review Plan
Factors Influencing the Adoption of Precision Agriculture Economic Information Bulletin
The Infant Formula Market: Consequences of a Change in the WIC Contract Brand Economic Research Report
Increased Realism: How Americans Perceive Their Diet Quality Economic Information Bulletin
Effects of Third-Party Audits and Plant Characteristics on Food Safety Technology Use in Meat and Poultry Plants Economic Information Bulletin
How Much Time Do Americans Spend on Food? Economic Information Bulletin
Economic Growth, Income Inequality, and Poverty: A Parametric Approach Economic Research Report
An Analysis of the Limited Base Acre Provision of the 2008 Farm Act Economic Information Bulletin
Farms Important to Rural Development Policy's New Focus on Local Foods and Renewable Energy Economic Research Report
Water Conservation in Irrigated Agriculture: Trends and Challenges in the Face of Emerging Demands Economic Information Bulletin
Trends in U.S. Farmland Values and Ownership Economic Information Bulletin
Revenue Programs Triggered a Different Levels of Aggregation: Analysis of Expected Payments, Risk Reduction and Revenue Program Election Economic Research Report
Public Agricultural Research Spending and Future U.S. Agricultural Productivity Growth: Scenarios for 2010-2010 Economic Information Bulletin
International Food Security Assessment, 2011
Outlook Special Report
International Food Security Assessment, 2010 Update: Higher Food Commodity Prices Mitigated by Improved Production Performance
Outlook Special Report
European Financial Imbalances: Implications of the Eurozone Sovereign Debt Problem for U.S. Agricultural Exports
Outlook Special Report
NAFTA at 17: Trade Liberalization Fades Into the Background
Outlook Special Report
Estimating the Share of Imports in U.S. Food Consumption
Outlook Special Report
Food Commodity Prices Have Risen-Again
Outlook Special Report
ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information
(Completed January 2011 through March 2011)
Working Title Description Peer Review Plan
International Evidence on Food Consumption Patterns: An Update Using 2005 International Comparison Program Data Technical Bulletin
Farmers' Direct Marketing of Local Food in the United States Economic Research Report
Federal Tax Policies and Rural America Economic Information Bulletin
Grassland To Cropland Conversion In The Northern Plans: The Role Of Markets And Policy Economic Research Report
Impact of Regional Approaches to Rural Development: Initial Evidence on the Delta Regional Authority Economic Research Report
Modern Grocery Retailing: A Potential Driver of Food Demand in Developing Countries Economic Research Report
Food Security Improved Following the ARRA Increase in SNAP Benefits in 2009 Economic Research Report
Geographic Differences in the Relative Prices of Healthy Foods Economic Information Bulletin
Trends and Developments in Hog Manure Management: 1998-2009 Economic Information Bulletin
Forecasting Models for the U.S. Dairy Industry Economic Research Report
The Changing Nature of U.S. Farming Economic Information Bulletin
Do Low Prices For Foods and Beverages Increase Children's Weight? Economic Research Report
Wheat Flour Price Shocks and Household Food Security in Afghanistan Economic Research Report
The Almost Ideal Demand System and The Empirical Analysis of Market Food Demand Economic Research Report
Estimating the Substitution of Distillers' Grain for Corn and Soybean Meal in the U.S. Feed Complex
Outlook Special Report
Brazil's Cotton Industry: Economic Reform and Development
Outlook Special Report
Contact
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Economic Research Service
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Washington, DC 20024-3221
email: dpick@ers.usda.gov
phone: (202) 694-5278
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