Peer-Reviewed Sponsored Research

Wongpiyabovorn, O., T. Pongspikul, A. Plastina, A. Paudel, C. Bhattarai, and J. Ifft. 2026. “ Expanded Farm Safety Net Payments Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 1–12. First published July 25, 2026.

Plastina, A., and O. Wongpiyabovorn. 2026. “Temporary Programs, Lasting Questions: Ad Hoc Assistance in the U.S. Farm Safety Net.” Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 1–11. First published June 26, 2026.

Miller, N., C. Fiechter, J. Ifft, B. Nelson, and F. Scott. 2026. “How Lender Cost of Funds and Market Structure Shape Agricultural Interest Rates.” Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 1–14. First published June 22, 2026.

Wongpiyabovorn, O., and A. Plastina. 2026. “Alternative Policy Designs to Help Farmers Select Profitable Conservation Practices.” Agribusiness, Early View. First published February 3, 2026.

Briggeman, B., L. Byers, J. Ifft, R. Kuhns, N. Miller, & J. Yu. “Is US farm sector debt underestimated? Evidence from equipment lending.” Agricultural Finance Review. June 2024.

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