Publications

Working Papers in Review and/or Progress

Raghunathan, U., C. Escalante, J. H. Dorfman, J. E. Houston, G.C.W. Ames. et al. “Measuring Microfinance Efficiency under Dual Goals: Financial Performance and Social Outreach.” In review. Click here to view.

Dorfman, J.H. and M.D. Park. “Looking for Cattle and Hog Cycles through a Bayesian Window.” In review. Click here to view.

Schnake, K. N., B. Karali, and J. H. Dorfman. “The Informational Content of Distant-Delivery Futures Contracts.” In review. Click here to view.

Recently Published Papers

Dorfman, J. H., M. D. Partridge, and H. Galloway.  “Are High-tech Employment and Natural Amenities Linked?: Answers from a Smoothed Bayesian Spatial Model,” Spatial Economic Analysis (2011) forthcoming. Click here to view.

Raghunathan, U., C. Escalante, J. H. Dorfman, J. E. Houston, and G. C. W. Ames, “A Bayesian Efficiency Analysis of Repayment Rates for MFI Borrowing Groups with Agricultural and Small Business Loans,” Agricultural Economics 42:4 (July 2011) 465-474. Click here to view.

Dorfman, J. H., and M. D. Park.  “Estimating the Risk-Return Tradeoff in Agribusiness Stocks: Linkages with the Broader Stock Market,” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 93:2 (Jan. 2011) 426-433. Click here to view.

Dorfman, J. H., J. M. E. Pennings, and P. Garcia. “Is Hedging a Habit? Hedging Ratio Determination of Cotton Producers,” Journal of Agribusiness 28:1 (Spring 2010) 31-48.

Dorfman, J. H., and B. Karali, “Do Farmers Hedge Optimally or by Habit? A Bayesian Partial Adjustment Model of Farmer Hedging.” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 42:4 (Nov. 2010) 791-803. Click here to view.

Bessler, D. A., J. H. Dorfman, M. T. Holt, and J. T. LaFrance. “Agricultural Econometrics: Retrospect and Prospect,” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 92:2 (April 2010) 571-589. Click here to View.

Karali, B., J. H. Dorfman, and W. N. Thurman.  “Delivery Horizon and Grain Market Volatility” Journal of Futures Markets 30 (2010) 846-873. Click here to view.

Hill, E., J. H. Dorfman, and E. Kramer, “Evaluating the Impact of Government Land Use Policies on Tree Canopy Coverage.” Land Use Policy 27:2 (April 2010) 407-414.
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Karali, B., J. H. Dorfman, and W. N. Thurman.  “Do Volatility Determinants Vary Across Futures Contracts: Insights from a Smoothed Bayesian Estimator.” Journal of Futures Markets 30:3 (2010) 257-277. Click here to view.