Research

Publications

Serfas, D. A. 2025. Harvesting Benefits: Exploring the Effects of Second-Best Policies on Enhancing Soil Organic Carbon Stocks in Agriculture. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1-35. (Link)

Serfas, D. A. 2025. The Consequences of Soil Organic Carbon for Crop Yield, Farm Productivity and Profit. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 0:1-25. (Link)

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)

Reports

Alston, J. M. and D. Serfas. 2025. The Costs of Pierce’s Disease in the California Grape and Wine Industry: New, Up-to-Date Estimates. A report prepared for the California Department of Agriculture PD/GWSS Research Board. (Summary Report)

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

Economic Valuation of Carbon Sequestration from Canola Production and Zero-Tillage Adoption in Saskatchewan

The Economics of Plant Variety Registration: Non-Tariff Trade Barriers in Canada (with Madeline Turland)