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Alan L. Olmstead

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First Name:Alan
Middle Name:L.
Last Name:Olmstead
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http://www.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/alolmstead/
the last two items on my publication list are book reviews of Arresting Contagion. These should not be listed, but the book should be listed. Can you add the book to my list please. Thanks, Alan
Terminal Degree:1970 Economics Department; University of Wisconsin-Madison (from RePEc Genealogy)

Affiliation

Economics Department
University of California-Davis

Davis, California (United States)
http://www.econ.ucdavis.edu/
RePEc:edi:educdus (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

  1. Carter, Colin & Santer, Benjamin & Auffhammer, Maxililian & Olmstead, Alan & Rhode, Paul & Howitt, Richard & Zilberman, David & Kaplan, Scott, 2014. "ARE Update, Volume 18, Number 1, Special Issue - Climate Change: Challenges to California's Agriculture and Natural resources," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series qt2b17d6j4, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.
  2. Alan L. Olmstead & Paul W. Rhode, 2010. "Productivity Growth and the Regional Dynamics of Antebellum Southern Development," NBER Working Papers 16494, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  3. Olmstead, Alan L. & Rhode, Paul W., 2009. "Quantitative Indices on the Early Growth of the California Wine Industry," Working Papers 162513, Robert Mondavi Institute Center for Wine Economics.
  4. Alan L. Olmstead & Paul W. Rhode, 2008. "Biological Innovation and Productivity Growth in the Antebellum Cotton Economy," NBER Working Papers 14142, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  5. Alan L. Olmstead & Paul W. Rhode, 2006. "Conceptual Issues for the Comparative Study of Agricultural Development," ICER Working Papers 18-2006, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research.
  6. Alan L. Olmstead & Paul W. Rhode, 2006. "Biological Globalization: the other Grain Invasion," ICER Working Papers 9-2006, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research.
  7. Alan L. Olmstead & Paul W. Rhode, 2004. "The “Tuberculous Cattle Trust”: Disease Contagion in an Era of Regulatory Uncertainty," ICER Working Papers 16-2004, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research.
  8. Alan L. Olmstead & Paul W. Rhode, 2003. "Hog Round Marketing, Seed Quality, and Government Policy: Institutional Change in U.S. Cotton Production, 1920-1960," NBER Working Papers 9612, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  9. Olmstead, Alan & Rhode, Paul, 2003. "California Agriculture Dimensions and Issues: The Evolution of California Agriculture 1850-2000," Information Series 296897, University of California, Davis, Giannini Foundation.
  10. Alan L. Olmstead & Paul W. Rhode, 2002. "Hog Round Marketing, Seed Quality, and Government Policy: Institutional Change in U.S. Cotton Production, 1920-60," ICER Working Papers 37-2002, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research.
  11. Alan L. Olmstead & Paul W. Rhode, 2002. "The Red Queen and the Hard Reds: Productivity Growth in American Wheat, 1800-1940," NBER Working Papers 8863, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  12. Susana Iranzo & Alan L. Olmstead & Paul W. Rhode, 2000. "Historical perspectives on exotic pests and diseases in California," ICER Working Papers 14-2000, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research.
  13. Alan L. Olmstead & Paul W. Rhode, 2000. "The diffusion of the tractor in American Agriculture: 1910-1960," ICER Working Papers 13-2000, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research.
  14. Alan L. Olmstead & Paul W. Rhode, 2000. "The Diffusion of the Tractor in American Agriculture: 1910-60," NBER Working Papers 7947, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  15. Olmstead, Alan L., 1999. "Biological Innovation And American Agricultural Development," 1999 Conference (43th), January 20-22, 1999, Christchurch, New Zealand 124504, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.

Articles

  1. Alan L. Olmstead, 2020. "Historical and Institutional Perspectives on American Agricultural Development," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 102(2), pages 400-418, March.
  2. Olmstead, Alan L. & Rhode, Paul W., 2018. "Cotton, slavery, and the new history of capitalism," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 67(C), pages 1-17.
  3. Greene, Ann Norton, 2016. "Arresting Contagion: Science, Policy and Conflicts of Animal Disease Control. By Alan L. Olmstead and Paul W. Rhode. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2015. Pp. x, 455. $49.95, cloth," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 76(1), pages 296-298, March.
  4. Murray, John E. & Olmstead, Alan L. & Logan, Trevon D. & Pritchett, Jonathan B. & Rousseau, Peter L., 2015. "The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism. By Edward E. Baptist. New York: Basic Books, 2014. Pp. xxvii, 498. $35.00, cloth," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 75(3), pages 919-931, September.
  5. Rob Fraser, 2015. "Arresting Contagion: Science, Policy, and Conflicts over Animal Disease Control," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 66(3), pages 843-845, September.
  6. Olmstead, Alan L., 2013. "Making Tobacco Bright: Creating an American Commodity, 1617–1937.. By Barbara Hahn. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. 2011. pp. x, 236. $60.00, hardcover," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 73(1), pages 295-297, March.
  7. Olmstead, Alan L., 2012. "Making Catfish Bait Out of Government Boys. By Claire Strom. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 2010. $44.95, cloth; $24.95, paper," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 72(4), pages 1111-1112, December.
  8. Olmstead, Alan L., 2010. "Structures of Change in the Mechanical Age: Technological Innovation in the United States, 1790–1865. By Ross Thompson. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009. Pp. xiv, 432. $68.00," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 70(3), pages 778-780, September.
  9. Lange, Fabian & Olmstead, Alan L. & Rhode, Paul W., 2009. "The Impact of the Boll Weevil, 1892–1932," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 69(3), pages 685-718, September.
  10. Olmstead, Alan L., 2009. "The First Line of Defense: Inventing the Infrastructure to Combat Animal Diseases," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 69(2), pages 327-357, June.
  11. Olmstead, Alan L., 2009. "A Revolution Down on the Farm: The Transformation of American Agriculture Since 1929. By Paul K. Conkin. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2008. Pp. xiv, 223. $29.95," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 69(2), pages 608-609, June.
  12. Olmstead, Alan L. & Rhode, Paul W., 2008. "Biological Innovation and Productivity Growth in the Antebellum Cotton Economy," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 68(4), pages 1123-1171, December.
  13. Olmstead, Alan L. & Rhode, Paul W., 2007. "Not on My Farm! Resistance to Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication in the United States," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 67(3), pages 768-809, September.
  14. Olmstead, Alan L. & Rhode, Paul W., 2004. "An Impossible Undertaking: The Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis in the United States," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 64(3), pages 734-772, September.
  15. Olmstead, Alan L. & Rhode, Paul W., 2004. "The “Tuberculous Cattle Trust”: Disease Contagion in an Era of Regulatory Uncertainty," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 64(4), pages 929-963, December.
  16. Olmstead, Alan L. & Rhode, Paul W., 2003. "Hog-Round Marketing, Seed Quality, and Government Policy: Institutional Change in U.S. Cotton Production, 1920–1960," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 63(2), pages 447-488, June.
  17. Olmstead, Alan L. & Rhode, Paul W., 2002. "The Red Queen and the Hard Reds: Productivity Growth in American Wheat, 1800–1940," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 62(4), pages 929-966, December.
  18. Olmstead, Alan L. & Rhode, Paul W., 2001. "Reshaping The Landscape: The Impact And Diffusion Of The Tractor In American Agriculture, 1910–1960," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 61(3), pages 663-698, September.
  19. Critz, José Morilla & Olmstead, Alan L. & Rhode, Paul W., 1999. "“Horn of Plenty”: The Globalization of Mediterranean Horticulture and the Economic Development of Southern Europe, 1880–1930," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 59(2), pages 316-352, June.
  20. Olmstead, Alan L. & Rhode, Paul W., 1995. "Beyond the Threshold: An Analysis of the Characteristics and Behavior of Early Reaper Adopters," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 55(1), pages 27-57, March.
  21. Olmstead, Alan L & Rhode, Paul, 1993. "Induced Innovation in American Agriculture: A Reconsideration," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 101(1), pages 100-118, February.
  22. Sims, Brian G. & Johnston, Bruce F. & Olmstead, Alan L. & Maldonado, Sergio Jacome, 1988. "Animal-Drawn Implements for Small Farms in Mexico," Food Research Institute Studies, Stanford University, Food Research Institute, vol. 21(1), pages 1-27.
  23. Alan L. Olmstead & Donald B. Wooten, 1987. "Bee Pollination and Productivity Growth: The Case of Alfalfa," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 69(1), pages 56-63.
  24. Olmstead, Alan L & Rhode, Paul, 1985. "Rationing without Government: The West Coast Gas Famine of 1920," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 75(5), pages 1044-1055, December.
  25. Michael N. Hayes & Alan L. Olmstead, 1984. "Farm Size and Community Quality: Arvin and Dinuba Revisited," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 66(4), pages 430-436.
  26. Musoke, Moses S. & Olmstead, Alan L., 1982. "The Rise of the Cotton Industry in California: A Comparative Perspective," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 42(2), pages 385-412, June.
  27. Olmstead, Alan L., 1979. "The Diffusion of the Reaper: One More Time!," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 39(2), pages 475-476, June.
  28. Olmstead, Alan L., 1977. "Freedmen, Philanthropy, and Fraud: A History of the Freedman's Savings Bank. By Carl R. Osthaus. Urbana, University of Illinois Press, 1976. Pp. 257. $10.95," Business History Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 51(3), pages 395-397, October.
  29. Olmstead, Alan L. & Goldberg, Victor P., 1975. "Institutional Change and American Economic Growth: A critique of Davis and North," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 12(2), pages 193-210, April.
  30. Olmstead, Alan L., 1975. "The Mechanization of Reaping and Mowing in American Agriculture, 1833–1870," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 35(2), pages 327-352, June.
  31. Olmstead, Alan L., 1975. "Mutual Savings Bank Depositors in New York," Business History Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 49(3), pages 287-311, October.
  32. Olmstead, Alan L., 1974. "New York City Mutual Savings Bank Portfolio Management and Trustee Objectives," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 34(4), pages 815-834, December.
  33. Olmstead, Alan L., 1972. "Investment Constraints and New York City Mutual Savings Bank Financing of Antebellum Development," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 32(4), pages 811-840, December.
  34. Olmstead, Alan L., 1971. "New York City Mutual Savings Banks in the Ante-Bellum Years: A Dissertation Summary," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 31(1), pages 272-275, March.
  35. Olmstead, Alan, 1969. "Mutual Savings Banks: The Evolution of a Financial Intermediary. By Weldon Welfling. Cleveland: Case Western Reserve University Press, 1968. Pp. xvi, 307. $7.95," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 29(2), pages 411-412, June.

Chapters

  1. Alan L. Olmstead & Paul W. Rhode, 2014. "Were Antebellum Cotton Plantations Factories in the Field?," NBER Chapters, in: Enterprising America: Businesses, Banks, and Credit Markets in Historical Perspective, pages 245-276, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  2. Alan L. Olmstead & Paul W. Rhode, 2012. "The Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis in the United States in a Comparative Perspective," Natural Resource Management and Policy, in: David Zilberman & Joachim Otte & David Roland-Holst & Dirk Pfeiffer (ed.), Health and Animal Agriculture in Developing Countries, edition 1, chapter 0, pages 7-30, Springer.
  3. Alan L. Olmstead & Paul W. Rhode, 2011. "Responding to Climatic Challenges: Lessons from U.S. Agricultural Development," NBER Chapters, in: The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and Present, pages 169-194, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

Books

  1. Olmstead, Alan L. & Rhode, Paul W., 2015. "Arresting Contagion: Science, Policy, and Conflicts over Animal Disease Control," Economics Books, Harvard University Press, number 9780674728776, Spring.
  2. Olmstead,Alan L. & Rhode,Paul W., 2008. "Creating Abundance," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521673877, October.
  3. Carter,Susan B. & Gartner,Scott Sigmund & Haines,Michael R. & Olmstead,Alan L. & Sutch,Richard & Wri (ed.), 2006. "The Historical Statistics of the United States 5 Volume Hardback Set," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521817912, October.

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