Research

Publications

Alston, J. M., Pardey, P. G., Serfas, D., and S. Wang. 2023. Slow Magic: Agricultural Versus Industrial R&D Lag Models. Annual Review of Resource Economics, 15:1. (Link)

Serfas, D., Gray, R., and P. Slade. 2018. Congestion and Distribution of Rents in Wheat Export Sector: A Canada–US Cross‐Border Comparison. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d’agroeconomie, 66(2): 187-207. (Link)

Other Publications
Serfas, D. and R. Gray. 2019. An Evaluation of Value Creation Models for Pulses in western Canada. A report prepared for the Crop Development Center. Saskatoon, SK.

Working Papers

The Consequences of Soil Organic Carbon for Crop Yield, Farm Productivity, and Profit

A New Field-Level Measure of the Stock of Soil Organic Carbon and Value of Carbon Sequestration

Harvesting Benefits: Exploring the Effects of Second-Best Policies on Enhancing Soil Organic Carbon Stocks in Agriculture

The Costs of Pierce’s Disease in the California Grape and Wine Industry: New, Up-to-Date Estimates (with Julian Alston)

Serfas, D., Alston, J. M., and P. G. Pardey. 2024. The Returns to Industrial R&D: A Comprehensive Meta-Assessment and Partial Critique of the Evidence. InSTePP Working Paper. St Paul, MN: International Science and Technology Practice and Policy Center, University of Minnesota.