David Blandford, Ph.D.

Research Interests

I conduct applied research on the design of domestic and international policies for agriculture and natural resources. My aim is to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of these policies and to generate policy recommendations. Recent projects have focused on analyzing domestic support policies for agriculture, the design of agri-environmental programs, climate change policies for agriculture, and the evaluation of rural development policies.

Outreach/Extension Interests

I do not have a formal extension appointment, but I am often asked to make presentations on policy issues affecting agriculture.

Current/Recent Courses

• AGBM 102 Economics of the Food System
• AGBM 338 Agribusiness in the Global Economy

Recent Selected Publications

D. Orden, D. Blandford and T. Josling. 2011. WTO Disciplines on Agricultural Support: Seeking a Fair Basis for Trade. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press .

Y. Yano and D. Blandford. 2011. Agri-Environmental Policy and Moral Hazard under Multiple Sources of Uncertainty. European Review of Agricultural Economics 38(1): 141-155.

D. Blandford. 2010. The Visible or Invisible Hand? The Balance between Markets and Regulation in Agricultural Policy. Journal of Agricultural Economics 61(3): 459-479.

D. Blandford, R. Boisvert and B. Hill. 2010. Improving the Evaluation of Rural Development Policy. Eurochoices 9(1): 4-8.

Y. Yano, D. Blandford and Y. Surry. 2010. Do Current U.S. Ethanol Policies Make Sense? Policy Issues PI10, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, August 2010. Available online at: http://www.aaea.org/publications/policy-issues/

Y. Yano and D. Blandford. 2009. Use of Compliance Rewards in Agri-environmental Schemes. Journal of Agricultural Economics 60(3) 2009:530-545.

D. Blandford, I. Gaasland, R. Garcia and E. Vårdal. 2010. How Effective are WTO Disciplines on Domestic Support and Market Access for Agriculture? The World Economy 33(11):1470-1485.

D. Blandford, R. Brunstad, I. Gaasland and E. Vårdal. 2010. Optimal Agricultural Policy and PSE Measurement: An Assessment and Application to Norway. Journal of International Agricultural Trade and Development 6(2):1-23.

L.M. Albisu, M. Henchion, P. Leat and D. Blandford. 2010. Improving Agri-food Chain Relationships in Europe: The Role of Public Policy. Pp. 250-266 in C. Fischer and M. Hartman (eds.) Agri-Food Chain Relationships. CAB International, Wallingford, Oxfordshire. ISBN 9781845936426.

D.Orden, D. Blandford and T. Josling. 2010. Determinants of United States Farm Policies. Pp. 162-190 in K. Anderson (ed.) The Political Economy of Agricultural Price Distortions. Cambridge University Press, London. ISBN 9780521763233.

Yuki Yano, David Blandford and Yves Surry. 2010. The Impact of Feedstock Supply and Petroleum Price Variability on Domestic Biofuel and Feedstock Markets – The Case of the United States. Working Paper Series 3, Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/handle/58486

T. Josling, D. Blandford and J. Earley. 2010. Biofuel and Biomass Subsidies in the U.S., EU, and Brazil: Towards a Transparent System of Notification. IPC Position Paper, International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council, Washington, DC. Available at: http://www.agritrade.org/BiofuelSubsidiesUSEUBrazil.html

David Blandford. 2010. Agricultural Policies and Rural Development – A Synthesis of Recent OECD Work. OECD, Paris.