Research / CV

Here is a link to my current CV.

Working papers

Bigelow, D.P. and M. Jodlowski. 2024. "Non-classical measurement error in farmland markets with implications for Ricardian analysis." (revise and resubmit; draft) 

McCollum, C. and D.P. Bigelow. 2022. "Do agricultural conservation easements promote farm investment?" (conference paper; draft)

Kuethe, T. and D.P. Bigelow. 2018. "Bargaining power in farmland rental markets." (draft)

Published journal articles

Aragon, N.U., Y. Xie, D. Bigelow, T. Lark, and A. Eagle. 2024. "The realistic potential of soil carbon sequestration in U.S. croplands for climate mitigation." Accepted at Earth's Future. (draft)

Wing, H., D.P. Bigelow, and K.B. Fuller. 2024. "Does temporary land retirement promote organic adoption? Evidence from the Conservation Reserve Program." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, in press. Ungated. Link.

Kourakos, G., G. Brunetti, D.P. Bigelow, S. Wallander, and H. Dahlke. 2023. "Optimizing Managed Aquifer Recharge Locations in California's Central Valley Using an Evolutionary Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm Coupled With a Hydrological Simulation Model." Water Resources Research, 59 (5). Link.

Bigelow, D.P. and T. Kuethe. 2023. "The impact of preferential farmland taxation on local public finances." Regional Science and Urban Economics, 98: 103848. Link.

Reznik, A., A. Dinar, S. Bresney, L. Forni, B. Joyce, S. Wallander, D. Bigelow, and I. Kan. 2022. “Institutions and the economic efficiency of managed aquifer recharge as a mitigation strategy against drought impacts on irrigated agriculture in California.” Water Resources Research, 58 (6). Link.

Bigelow, D.P., D.J. Lewis, and C. Mihiar.  2022. "A major shift in U.S. land development avoids significant losses in forest and agricultural land." Environmental Research Letters, 17 (2). Link. 

Bigelow, D.P. and T. Kuethe. 2020. “A tale of two borders: Use-value assessment, land development, and irrigation investment.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 102 (5): 404-424. Link.

Bigelow, D.P., J. Ifft, and T. Kuethe. 2020. “Following the market? Hedonic analysis using sales prices versus self-reported values.” Land Economics, 96 (4): 418-440. Link.

Bigelow, D.P., A. Chaudhry, J. Ifft, and S. Wallander. 2019. “Agricultural water trading restrictions and drought resilience.” Land Economics, 95 (4): 473-493. Link.

Bigelow, D.P. and H. Zhang. 2018. “Supplemental irrigation water rights and climate change adaptation.” Ecological Economics, 154: 156-167. Link.

Ifft, J., D.P. Bigelow, and J. Savage. 2018. “The impact of irrigation restrictions on cropland values in Nebraska.” Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 43 (2): 195-214. Link.

Jaeger, W. K., A. Amos, D.P. Bigelow, H. Chang, D.R. Conklin, R. Haggerty, C. Langpap, K. Moore, P. Mote, A. Nolin, A.J. Plantinga, C. Schwartz, D. Tullos, D. Turner. 2017. “Finding water scarcity amid abundance using human-natural system models.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114 (45): 11884–11889. Link.

Bigelow, D.P., A.J. Plantinga, D.J. Lewis, and C. Langpap. 2017. “How does urbanization affect water withdrawals? Insights from an econometric-based landscape simulation.” Land Economics, 93 (3): 413-436. Link.

Bigelow, D.P. and A.J. Plantinga. 2017. “Town people and country people: Effects of growth controls on equilibrium sorting and land prices.” Regional Science and Urban Economics, 65: 104-115. Link.

Dempsey, J.A., A.J. Plantinga, J.D. Kline, J.J. Lawler, S. Martinuzzi, V.C. Radeloff, and D.P Bigelow. 2017. “Effects of local land-use planning on development and disturbance in riparian areas.” Land Use Policy, 60: 16-25. Link.

Government, extension, and other publications

Ayres, A. and D.P. Bigelow. 2022. “Engaging irrigation districts in water markets: Ideas to address modern water scarcity .” Chapter in The Future of Water Markets: Obstacles and Opportunities. Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), Bozeman, MT.

Reznik, A., A. Dinar, S. Bresney, L. Forni, B. Joyce, S. Wallander, D. Bigelow, and I. Kan. 2021. “Can Managed Aquifer Recharge Mitigate Drought Impacts on California’s Irrigated Agriculture? The Role for Institutions and Policies.” ARE Update 24 (4): 5-8. University of California, Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. Link.

Bigelow, D. and D. Hellerstein. 2020. “In recent years, most expiring land in the Conservation Reserve Program returned to crop production.” Amber Waves, finding. Link.

Bigelow, D., R. Claassen, D. Hellerstein, V. Breneman, R. Williams, and C. You. 2020. The Fate of Land in Expiring Conservation Reserve Program Contracts, 2013-16. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, EIB-215, January. Link.

Bigelow, D. 2019. "Chapter 1.2 - Major Uses of Land in the United States", "Chapter 1.3 - Farmland Values", and "Chapter 1.4 - Farmland Ownership and Tenure". In D. Hellerstein, D. Vilorio, and M. Ribaudo (Eds.), Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators, 2019. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, EIB-202, May. Link. 

Bigelow, D. 2017. “A primer on land use in the United States.” Amber Waves, data feature. Link.

Bigelow, D.P. and A. Borchers. 2017. Major Uses of Land in the United States, 2012. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, EIB-178, August. Link.

Jaeger, W., A.J. Plantinga, C. Langpap, D. Bigelow, and K. Moore. 2017. Water, Economics, and Climate Change in the Willamette Basin, Oregon. Oregon State University Extension Service, EM 5197, February. Link.

Bigelow, D., A. Borchers, and T. Hubbs. 2016. U.S. Farmland Ownership, Tenure, and Transfer. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, EIB-161, August. Link.

Bigelow, D. and T. Hubbs. 2016.“ Land acquisition and transfer in U.S. agriculture.” Amber Waves, feature article. Link.