Selected Publications
Books and Monographs
Rupasingha, A., J. Pender, and S. Wiggins. 2018. Impacts of USDA’s Value-Added Producer Grants Program on Business Survival and Growth, Economic Research Report No. 248, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Miller, C., J. Pender, and T. Hertz, T. 2017. Employment Spillover Effects of Rural Inpatient Healthcare Facilities, Economic Research Report No. 241, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Pender, J. 2015. Foundation Grants to Rural Areas from 2005 to 2010: Trends and Patterns, Economic Information Bulletin No. 141, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Pender, J., B. Weber, T. Johnson, and J.M. Fannin, eds. 2014. Rural Wealth Creation. London and New York: Routledge.
Pender, J., A. Marré, and R. Reeder. 2012. Rural Wealth Creation: Concepts, Strategies, and Measures, ERR-131, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
Pender, J., and R. Reeder. 2011. Impacts of Regional Approaches to Rural Development: Initial Evidence on the Delta Regional Authority, ERR-119, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
Journal Articles
Rupasingha, A, J. Pender, and D. Crown. 2018. "Rural Business Programs and Business Performance: The Impact of the USDA’s Business and Industry Loan Program." Journal of Regional Science, https://doi.org/10.1111/jors.12421.
Williamson, J., and J. Pender. 2016. "Economic Stimulus and the Tax Code: The Impact of the Gulf Opportunity Zone," Public Finance Review 44(4):415-445.
Pender, J., J. Weber, and J. Brown. 2014. "A Wealth Lens for Sustainable Rural Economic Development: Five Observations Based on Emerging Rural Energy Industries," Economic Development Quarterly 28(1):73-86.
Marré, A., and J. Pender. 2013. "The Distribution of Household Net Worth Within and Across Rural Areas: Are There Links to the Natural Resource Base?" American Journal of Agricultural Economics 95(2):457-462.
Brown, J., J. Pender, R. Wiser, E. Lantz, and B. Hoen. 2012. "Ex-Post Analysis of Economic Impacts from Wind Power Development in U.S. Counties," Energy Economics 34(6):1743-54.
Pender, J., B. Weber, and W. Fawbush. 2012. "Theme Overview: Rural Wealth Creation," Choices 27(1), 1st Quarter.
Pender, J., A. Marré, and R. Reeder. 2012. "Rural Wealth Creation: Concepts, Measures and Strategies," American Journal of Agricultural Economics 94(2):535-541.