Applied Economics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Charlotte E Ambrozek
- ambrozekumnedu
- Applied Economics - Assistant Professor
Person: Faculty
20202020
Marc Bellemare
- mbellemaumnedu
- Applied Economics - Professor
- Minnesota Population Center
Person: Faculty
20062025
Michael A Boland
- bolandumnedu
- Applied Economics - Adjunct Professor
Person: Adjunct Faculty
19952023

58 Active
432 Finished

Coordinated Evaluation of Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Payment Policies
Davis, E. E. (PI)
DHHS Admin. for Children & Families
9/30/25 → 9/29/26
Project: Research project
Digital Center for Risk Management Education
Klair, K. S. (PI), Mahnken, C. L. (Co-Principal Investigator), Beverly, M. D. (Other Role), Craven, B. (Other Role), Davidson, C. M. (Other Role), Dickinson, L. (Other Role), Engel, M. N. (Other Role), Graham, T. (Other Role), Maguire, D. (Other Role), Mohammed, A. A. (Other Role), Nichols, K. (Other Role), Ponna Vishweshwer, A. R. (Other Role), Pritchard, L. A. (Other Role), Richardson, W. (Other Role), Van Nurden, P. A. (Other Role) & Wantoch, K. L. (Other Role)
USDA Nat'l Inst. of Food & Agriculture
9/1/25 → 8/31/28
Project: Research project
Phase II, Potato Biotic Threat Intelligence SystemEvaluation of developed biotic risk prediction models, expanding on data sources and building data pipelines for biotic risk prediction models.
Pardey, P. G. (PI) & Senay, S. D. (CoI)
PEPSICO, INC.
7/1/25 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project

Accredited Public Health Department Characteristics Associated With Workforce Gaps Identified in Workforce Development Plans
Burns, A., Kampman, H., Karnik, H., Leider, J. P. & Yeager, V. A., Mar 1 2025, In: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 31, 2, p. 204-212 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations
Agricultural policy and crop location: Long-run output and spatial climate risk consequences
Greyling, J. C., Pardey, P. G. & Senay, S., Jan 2025, In: American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 107, 1, p. 181-207 27 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A review of recruitment and retention strategies in U.S. local health departments: insights and practical solutions
Houck, O., Martin, S., Karnik, H., Leider, J. P., Massuda Barnett, G. & Hasbrouck, L. M., 2025, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 13, 1516027.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access

D2D 2016 Food Study
Peterson, H. H., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, 2020
DOI: 10.13020/0m0p-tt02, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/213301
Dataset
The hidden value of trees: quantifying the ecosystem services of tree lineages and their major threats across the contiguous US
Cavender-Bares, J. M., Nelson, E., Meireles, J. E. D., Lasky, J. R., Miteva, D. A., Nowak, D. J., Pearse, W. D., Helmus, M. R., Zanne, A. E., Fagan, W., Mihiar, C., Muller, N. Z., Kraft, N. J. B. & Polasky, S., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, Jun 29 2021
https://hdl.handle.net/11299/220692
Dataset
Documentation of Minnesota farmland value calculations for 2021
Lazarus, W. F., Eells, L. L. & Farrell, S. L., Harvard Dataverse, 2022
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/gbqinf, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation%3FpersistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/GBQINF
Dataset

9 Invited presentation

Cost-Effective Organic Controls for Spotted Wing Drosophila: Bio-pesticides and High Tunnel Exclusion
Digiacomo, G. B. (Speaker)
Nov 3 2020
Activity: Talk types › Invited presentation
Economic Implications of Spotted Wing Drosophila for MN Raspberry Industry
Digiacomo, G. B. (Speaker)
Oct 17 2018
Activity: Talk types › Invited presentation
Food System Indicators Overview and Research Questions
Digiacomo, G. B. (Speaker)
Feb 22 2016
Activity: Talk types › Invited presentation

Coronavirus Threatens to Push the Child-Care Industry Over the Edge
Davis, E. E.
10/17/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
Corn Farmers Take Covid In Stride: ‘Ethanol Isn’t Going Away’
Usset, E. C.
10/5/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
A trying time for Minnesota livestock farm families
Cox, R. B., Roberts, M. L., Tuck, B. A. & Hadrich, J. C.
9/30/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview

Deans Award for Distinguished Team: Economic Impact Analysis Program Team
Tuck, B. A. (Recipient), Ahmed, A. (Recipient), Bennett, J. F. (Recipient), Bussiere, M. (Recipient), Erkkila, D. L. (Recipient), Lazarus, W. F. (Recipient), Linscheid, N. (Recipient), Pesch, R. W. (Recipient), Qian, X. (Recipient), Schwartau, B. W. (Recipient), Templin, E. (Recipient) & Bhattacharyya, R. A. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Endowed Chair in Agricultural Systems
Digiacomo, G. B. (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively