Research / CV

Here is a link to my current CV.

Working papers

Bigelow, D.P. and T. Kuethe. 2024. "The impact of preferential property tax treatment on land development." (draft)

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

Published journal articles

McCollum, C. and D.P. Bigelow. 2025. "Are agricultural conservation easements associated with farm investment?" (forthcoming, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, working paper)

Bigelow, D.P. and M. Jodlowski. 2025. "Non-classical measurement error in farmland markets with implications for Ricardian analysis." (in press, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, link) 

• Previously circulated as "Self-reporting and aggregation bias in Ricardian climate impacts: Evidence from observed farmland sales." (earlier draft)

Jaeger, W.K., J. Antle, S.B. Gingerich, and D. Bigelow. 2024. "Advancing sustainable groundwater management with a hydro-economic system model: Investigations in the Harney Basin, Oregon." Water Resources Research, 60 (11). Link

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." Earth's Future, 12 (6). Link

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, 106 (5): 1745-1774. 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

Winters-Michaud, C.P., A. Haro, S. Callahan, and D.P. Bigelow. 2024. Major Uses of Land in the United States, 2017. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, EIB-275, September. Link

Bigelow, D. 2024. "Latest USDA estimates point to continued strong growth in Oregon’s farmland values." OSU Extension article. Link

Bigelow, D., M. Fery, and A. Comerford. 2024. "Oregon Agriculture by the Numbers -- Part 5: Agritourism." OSU Extension article. Link

Bigelow, D. and N. Stacey. 2024. "Oregon Agriculture by the Numbers -- Part 4: Producer characteristics." OSU Extension article. Link

Bigelow, D. 2024. "Oregon Agriculture by the Numbers -- Part 3: Farm real estate value." OSU Extension article. Link

Bigelow, D. 2024. "Oregon Agriculture by the Numbers -- Part 2: Distribution of Farms by Acreage and Sales." OSU Extension article. Link

Bigelow, D. 2024. "Oregon Agriculture by the Numbers -- Part 1: Total Farms, Farmland Acres, and Sales." OSU Extension article. Link

Bigelow, D. 2023. "Most recent cash rental rate estimates paint a mixed portrait for Oregon." OSU Extension Article. Link

Bigelow, D. 2023. "Farmland value in Oregon continues to rise in most categories." OSU Extension Article. Link

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. Link

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