RESEARCH AREAS
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Behavioral responses and the effectiveness of environmental policy
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Optimal design of agri-environmental policy
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Agglomeration, amenities, and land use patterns
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Agriculture, water and ecosystem services
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Rural-urban interdependency
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS BY RESEARCH AREAS
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Behavioral responses and the effectiveness of environmental policy
Wu, J., J. Yu, and W. Oueslati. 2023. Open Space in U.S. Urban Areas: Where Might There Be Too Much or Too Little of a Good Thing? Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 10(2): 315-352.
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Wu, J., K. Segerson, and C. Wang. 2023. Is Environmental Regulation the Answer to Pollution Problems in Urbanizing Economies? Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 117(1): 102754.
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Dalhaus, T., J Wu, and N. Mohring. 2023. Rapidly Growing Subsidization of Crop Insurance in Europe Ignores Potential Environmental Effects. Nature Plants 9: 1938-1939.
Li, P., J. Wu, and W. Xu. Forthcoming. The impact of industrial sulfur dioxide emissions regulation on agricultural production in China. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.
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Cai, X., J. Wu,, W. Xu, and J. Zhu. 2023. Negative Emotions Increase Unhealthy Eating: Evidence from the Wuhan Lockdown during COVID-19. Health Economics 1-32. DOI: 10.1002/hec.4790.
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Langpap, C., and J. Wu. 2021. Preemptive Incentives and Liability Rules for Wildfire Risk Management. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 103(5): 1783-1801.
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Wu, J. 2019. Agglomeration: Economic and Environmental Impacts. Annual Review of Resource Economics 11(October): 419-438.
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Wu, J., S. Sexton, and D. Zilberman. 2019. Energy Price Shocks, Household Location Patterns, and Housing Crises: Theory and Implications. Energy Economics 80(May): 691-706.
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Wang, C., J. Wu, and B. Zhang. 2018. Environmental Regulation, Emissions and Productivity: Evidence from Chinese COD-emitting Manufacturers. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 92: 54-73.
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Langpap, C., and J. Wu. 2017. Threshold, Pervasive Incentives, and Preemptive Conservation of Endangered Species. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 4: 227-259.
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Wu, J., and J. Reimer. 2016. Pollution Mobility, Productivity Disparity, and the Spatial Distribution of Polluting and Nonpolluting Firms. Journal of Regional Science 56: 615–634.
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Wu, J. 2014. Public Open Space Conservation under a Budget Constraint. Journal of Public Economics 111: 96-101.
Wu, J., and T.M. Wirkkala. 2009. Firms’ Motivations for Environmental Overcompliance. Review of Law and Economics 5: 399-433.
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Wu, J. 2006. Environmental Amenities, Urban Sprawl, and Community Characteristics. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 52: 527-547.
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(*Received the Outstanding Published Research Award (honorable mention) from the Western Agricultural Economics Association)
Wu, J., and A.J. Plantinga. 2003. The Influence of Public Open Space Policies on Urban Spatial Structure. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 46: 288-309.
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(*Received the Outstanding Published Research Award from the Western Agricultural Economics Association)
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Wu, J. 2000. Slippage Effects of the Conservation Reserve Program. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 82: 979-992.
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Wu, J. 1999. Crop Insurance, Acreage Decisions, and Nonpoint-Source Pollution. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 81: 305-320.
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Optimal design of agri-environmental policy
Shi, J, J. Wu, and B. Olen. 2022. Impacts of Climate and Weather on Irrigation Technology Adoption and Agricultural Water Use in the US Pacific Northwest. Agricultural Economics 53(3), 387-406.
Shi, J., J. Wu, and B. Olen. 2020. Assessing Effects of Federal Crop Insurance Supply on Acreage and Yield of Specialty Crops. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 68(1): 65-82.
Wu, J., and J. Yu. 2017. Efficiency-Equity Tradeoffs in Targeting Payments for Ecosystem Services. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 99(4): 894-913.
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Claassen, R., C. Langpap, and J. Wu. 2017. Impacts of Federal Crop Insurance on Land Use and Environmental Quality. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 99(3): 592–613.
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Wu, J., and C. Langpap. 2015. The Price and Welfare Effects of Biofuel Mandates and Subsidies. Environmental and Resource Economics 62: 35–57.
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Lewis, D., and J. Wu. 2014. Land-Use Patterns and Spatially Dependent Ecosystem Services: Some Microeconomic Foundations. International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics 8: 191-223.
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Wu, J., and H. Lin. 2010. The Effect of the Conservation Reserve Program on Land Values. Land Economics 86: 1-21.
Lewis, D., A. Plantinga, and J. Wu. 2009. Targeting Incentives to Reduce Habitat Fragmentation. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 91: 1080-1096.
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Segerson, K., and J. Wu. 2006. Voluntary Approaches to Nonpoint Pollution Control: Inducing First-Best Outcomes through the Use of Threats. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 51: 165-184.
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Wu, J., R.M. Adams, C.L. Kling, and K. Tanaka. 2004. From Micro-Level Decisions to Landscape Changes: An Assessment of Agricultural Conservation Policies. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 86: 26-41.
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Wu, J., D. Zilberman, B.A. Babcock. 2001. Environmental and Distributional Effects of Conservation Targeting Strategies. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 41: 333-350.
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(*Received the Quality of Research Discovery Award from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
Wu, J., and B.A. Babcock. 2001. Spatial Heterogeneity and the Choice of Instruments to Control Nonpoint Pollution. Environmental and Resource Economics 18: 173-192.
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Wu, J., R.M. Adams, and W.G. Boggess. 2000. Cumulative Effects and Optimal Targeting of Conservation Efforts: Steelhead Trout Habitat Enhancement in Oregon. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 82: 400-413.
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Wu, J., and B.A. Babcock. 1999. The Relative Efficiency of Voluntary vs. Mandatory Environmental Regulation. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 37: 158-175.
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Wu, J., and W.G. Boggess. 1999. The Optimal Allocation of Conservation Funds. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 37: 302-321.
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Agglomeration, environmental amenities, and urban development patterns
Wu, J., and Y. Chen. 2016. The Evolution of Municipal Structure. Journal of Economic Geography 16: 917-940.
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Saito, H., and J. Wu. 2016. Agglomeration, Congestion, and Regional Disparities in U.S. Employment Growth. Journal of Regional Science 56: 53-71.
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Wu, J., and W. Oueslati. 2016. How Does Urbanization Affect the Economy and the Environment?Policy Challenges and Research Needs. International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics 10(1): 1-35.
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Wang, C., and J. Wu. 2011. Locational Amenities, Increasing Returns, and Urban Development. Journal of Economic Geography 11: 687-707.
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Saito, H., M. Gopinath, and J. Wu. 2011. Heterogeneous Firms, Trade Liberalization and Agglomeration. Canadian Journal of Economics 44: 541-560.
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Wu, J., and M. Gopinath. 2008. What Causes Spatial Variations in Economic Development in the United States? American Journal of Agricultural Economics 90: 392-408.
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(*Received the Outstanding Published Research Award from the Western Agricultural Economics Association)
Wu, J., and E. Irwin. 2008. Optimal Land Development with Endogenous Environmental Amenities. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 90: 232-248.
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Wu, J., and S.-H. Cho. 2007. The Effect of Local Land Use Regulations on Urban Development in the Western United States. Regional Science and Urban Economics 37: 69-86.
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Agricultural production, water quality and ecosystem services
Olen, B., J. Wu, and C. Langpap. 2016. Irrigation Decisions for Major West Coast Crops: Water Scarcity and Climate Determinants. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 98: 1–22.
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Langpap, C., I. Hascic, and J. Wu. 2008. Protecting Watershed Ecosystems through Targeted Local Land Use Policies. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 90: 684-700.
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Watanabe, M., R.M. Adams, and J. Wu. 2006. The Economics of Environmental Management in a Spatially Heterogeneous River Basin. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 88: 617-631.
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Wu, J. 1999. Crop Insurance, Acreage Decisions, and Nonpoint-Source Pollution. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 81: 305-320.
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Wu, J., and B.A. Babcock. 1998. The Choice of Tillage, Rotation, and Soil Testing Practices: Economic and Environmental Implications. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 80: 494-511.
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Wu, J., and K. Segerson. 1995. The Impact of Policies and Site Characteristics on Potential Groundwater Pollution in Wisconsin. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 77: 1033-47.
Rural-urban interdependence
Oueslati, W., J. W. Salanié, and J. Wu. 2018. Urbanization and Agricultural Productivity: Some Lessons from European Cities. Journal of Economic Geography. doi:10.1093/jeg/lby001.
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Wu, J., B. Weber, and M. Partridge. 2017. Rural-Urban Interdependency: A Framework Integrating Regional, Urban and Environmental Economic Insights. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 99(2): 464-480.
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Wu, J., M. Fisher, and U. Pascual. 2011. Urbanization and the Viability of Local Agricultural Economies. Land Economics 87: 109-125.
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Wu, J. 2010. Economic Fundamentals and Urban-Suburban Disparities. Journal of Regional Science 50: 570-591.
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Irwin, E., K.P. Bell, N.E. Bockstael, D. Newburn, M.D. Partridge, and J. Wu. 2009 The Economics of Urban-Rural Space. Annual Review of Resource Economics 1: 1-26.
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Wu, J. 2007. How Does Suburbanization Affect Local Public Finance and Communities? Review of Agricultural Economics 29: 564-571.
Other publications
Wu, J., S. Sexton, J. Ferguson, and D. Zilberman. 2019. Energy Prices, the Financial Crisis, and Their Implications for Land Use Policies in California. ARE Update 22(6): 1-4.
Wu, J., Y. Gong, and J. Wu. 2018. Spatial Distribution of Natural Reserves in China.Driving Forces in the Past and Conservation Challenges in the Future. Land Use Policy 77: 31-42.
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Olen, B., and J. Wu. 2017. “Tracking the Evolution and Recent Development in Whole Farm Insurance Programs.” Choices. 3rd Quarter.
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(*Received the Outstanding Choices Article Award from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
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Wu, J., W. Xu, and R. Alig. 2016. Optimal Location, Size and Budget of Open Space Conservation. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics 52: 73–97.
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Li, M., J. Wu, and X. Deng. 2016. Land Use Change and Soil Carbon Sequestration in China: Where Does It Pay to Conserve? Global Environmental Change. DOI 10.1007/s10113-016-0948-9.
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Rashford, B.S., R.M. Adams, J. Wu, R.A. Voldseth, G. Guntenspergen, B. Werner, W.C. Johnson. 2016. Impacts of Climate Change on Land-Use and Wetland Productivity in thePrairie Pothole Region of North America. Regional Environmental Change 16: 515-526.
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Li, M., J. Wu, and X. Deng. 2013. Identifying Drivers of Land Use Change in China: A Spatial Multinomial Logit Model Analysis. Land Economics 89: 632-654.
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Hascic, I., and Wu, J. 2012. The Cost of Land Use Regulation versus the Value of Individual Exemption: Oregon's Measures 37 and 49. Contemporary Economic Policy 30: 159-214.
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