Research
Selected Publications
Plastina, A., W. Sawadgo, and E. Okonkwo. 2024. "Pervasive Disadoption Substantially Offsets New Adoption of Cover Crops and No-till.'' Choices.
Adu, D., W. Li, and W. Sawadgo. 2024. "Trade and Development Implications of the U.S. African Growth and Opportunity Act." Applied Economics.
Sawadgo, W. 2024. "Are Crop Insurance Discount Programs for Cover Crops Effective? Evidence from Iowa." Agricultural & Environmental Letters. 9(1): 1-5.
Adjei, E., J. Zhang, W. Sawadgo, and W. Li. 2024. "Nonlinear Effects of Conservation Reserve Program Rental Rates on Land Enrollment under Varying Crop Price Regimes." Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy.
Adu, D.T., W. Li, and W. Sawadgo. 2023."Estimating the unintended impact of the North American free trade agreement on U.S. public health." Social Science and Medicine. 333: 1-14.
Sawadgo, W. and A. Plastina. 2022. “The Invisible Elephant: Disadoption of Conservation Practices in the United States.” Choices. 37(1): 1-13.
Awarded Choices Outstanding Article by the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
Sawadgo, W.P.M. and A. Plastina. 2021. “Do Cost-Share Programs Increase Cover Crop Use? Empirical Evidence from Iowa.” Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 36(6): 527-535.
Sawadgo, W.P.M., W. Zhang, and A. Plastina. 2021. “What Drives Landowners’ Conservation Decisions? Evidence from Iowa.” Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 76(3): 211-221.
Plastina, A., F. Liu, W. Sawadgo, F.E. Miguez, S. Carlson, and G. Marcillo. 2018. “Annual Net Returns to Cover Crops in Iowa.” Journal of Applied Farm Economics 2(2): 19-36.
Aller, D., S. Archontoulis, W. Zhang, W. Sawadgo, D. Laird, and K. Moore. 2018. “Long Term Biochar Effects on Corn Yield, Soil Quality and Profitability in the US Midwest.” Field Crops Research 227: 30-40.
Plastina, A., F. Liu, W. Sawadgo, F. Miguez, and S. Carlson. 2018. “Partial Budgets for Cover Crops in Midwest Row Crop Farming.” Journal of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers: 90-106.