David J. Peters
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES

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Publications

Biofuels

2011.  Ethanol Plant Profitability Calculator.  Extension Tool, Iowa State University.
          ethanol-calc-public.XLS

2009.  Ethanol Profit Margins.  Research Bulletin, Iowa State University.
          January 2009 (ethanol-margins-jan09.PDF)

          March 2009 (ethanol-margins-mar09.PDF)

2007.  "Policy Report: How to Figure the Impact of Ethanol.  November 2007.  Nebraska Farmer.
         
nef019.PDF

2007.  Understanding Ethanol Plant Economics: Will Boom Turn Bust.  EC-849.  University of Nebraska - Lincoln Extension.
         
ec849.PDF

Presentations

"Ethanol Policy-Profit Nexus: What Does the Future Hold?"  Presented to the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological
          Society
in Madison, WI.
          peters-ethanolecon-rss09-AUDIO.PDF

"Will Ethanol Plants Go Bust?"  Presented to the 2008 Biobased Industry Conference in Ames, IA.
        
bioecon-sep08.PDF

"Community Impacts of Ethanol Production."  Presented to the Gateway Farm Expo 2007 in Kearney, NE.
        
ag-expo-nov07.PDF

"Nearby Ethanol Production Impacts on the Community."  Presented to the UNL Biofuels Forum 2007 in Lincoln, NE.
        
http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/p47515815/

Economic Development

2009.  Iowa State and Local Taxes in 2006: National Comparisons.  Research Bulletin.  Department of Sociology, Iowa
          State University.
          ia-taxes-mar09.PDF

2009.  Iowans and Income on the Move, 2007-2008.  Research Report.  Department of Sociology, Iowa State University.
          migration-feb09.PDF

2005.  “Using Labor-Based Industry Complexes for Workforce Development in Missouri.”  Economic Development Quarterly:
          19:2.
         
peters-edq-2005.PDF

2004.  “Revisiting Industry Cluster Theory and Method for Use in Public Policy: An Example Identifying Supplier-Based 
          Clusters in Missouri.”  Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy: 34:2.
         
peters-jrap-2004.PDF

Entrepreneurship

Coming soon.

Poverty and Inequality

2012.  "Income Inequality Across Micro and Meso Geographic Scales in the Midwestern US, 1979-2009."  Rural
           Sociology
XX: XX-XX.
           peters-rusoc-2012.PDF

2011.  "Persistent Place-Based Income Inequality in Rural Nebraska, 1979-2009."  Great Plains Research  21: 191-201.
           peters-gpr-2011.PDF

2011.  "Place-Based Income Inequality Clusters in the Rural North Central Region, 1979-2009.  Applied Economic 
           Perspectives and Policy
  00: 1-19.
           aepp.ppr007.full.PDF

2011.  Child Poverty in Iowa 1969-2009.  PM3003.  Iowa State University Extension.
           PM3003.PDF

2011.  Neighborhood Poverty in the Des Moines Metro Area, 1979-2009.  Iowa State University Extension.
           dsm-pov-7909.PDF

2011.  Place-Based Poverty in Iowa 1969-2009.  PM3011.  Iowa State University Extension.
           PM3011.PDF

2009.  "Typology of American Poverty".  International Regional Science Review.  32:1.
          peters-irsr-2009.PDF

Presentations

"Child Poverty in Iowa: Trends Over Time and Place."  Presented to the 4-H and Families Extension In-Service in Ames, IA on April 13, 2011.
          childpov-4h-apr11.PDF

          Map - Child Poverty 2009, County
          Map - Child Poverty 2009, Tract
          Map - Child Poverty 1969-2009, County
          Map - Child Poverty 1979-2009, Tract
          Map - Child Poverty 1999-2009, County
          Map - Child Poverty 1999-2009, Tract

Population

2011.  Iowa Population Over 100 Years.  PM3010.  Iowa State University Extension.
           PM3010.PDF

Presentations

"Iowa's Changing Population Base: Social and Economic Implications." Presented to Mutual Insurance Association of Iowa Annual Convention on November 14, 2011 in Des Moines, Iowa.
          peters-miai-nov11.PDF

"North Central Iowa's Changing Population Base: Social and Economic Implications."  Presented to Lions Club District 9NC on October 29, 2011 on Mason City, Iowa.
          peters-lionsnorthia-oct11.PDF

"Demographic and Economic Change in Ames, Iowa 2000-2010."  Presented to the City of Ames, Iowa on September 23 and 29, 2011.
          peters-ames-sep11.PDF

"Iowa's Changing Population Base: Economic and Social Implications."  Presented to the Soil Management and Land Valuation Conference in Ames, IA on May 11, 2011.
          pop2010-smlvc-may11.PDF
          Map - Population 2010, County
          Map - Population Density 2010, Tract
          Map - Population Density 1980, Tract
          Map - Population Change 2000-2010, County
          Map - Population Change 1950-2010, County
          Map - Population Change 1910-2010, County
          Map - Population Change 2000-2010, Tract
          Map - Population Change 1980-2010, Tract

Other

2010.  ISU Extension Needs Assessment.  SP388a.  Iowa State University Extension.
          sp388a.PDF

Contact | dpeters@iastate.edu | 515-294-1122 |

Last updated Wednesday, April 18, 2012
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