Research Interests
I grew up in a rural farming community in Iowa where uncertainty in agricultural production and marketing influenced family and friends on a daily basis. Consequently, I have always been intrigued by the choices farmers make to address uncertainty in their operations, whether it is through diversification, crop insurance, forward contracting, new technologies, or alternative farming practices. I am particularly interested in researching how individuals within the agricultural supply chain use contracts to manage risk and align incentives. My dissertation focused on the use of colony strength requirements in California almond pollination contracts as a key mechanism for almond growers to mitigate uncertainty and moral hazard issues in procuring managed honey bee colonies for pollination services—an essential input to almond production.
Publications
Yu, J., Goodrich, B. and Graven, A. “Competing farm programs: Does the introduction of a risk management program reduce the enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program?” Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2022)
Davidson, K. and Goodrich, B.K. “Nudge to Insure: Exploring Behavioral Economics in Pasture, Rangeland and Forage Rainfall Index Insurance” Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy (2021)
Goodrich, B.K., Kiesel, K., and Bruno, E. "Differential Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on California's Produce and Nut Industries." Western Economics Forum 19(1)(2021): 58-74
Durant, J.L. and Goodrich, B.K., Chang, K. and Yoshimoto, E. "Growers Follow the Label: An Analysis of Bee-Toxic Pesticide Use in Almond Orchards During Bloom." California Agriculture (2021)
Goodrich, B.K. and Goodhue, R.E. "Are All Colonies Created Equal? The Role of Honey Bee Colony Strength in Almond Pollination Contracts." Ecological Economics, 177 (2020): 106744.
Goodrich, B.K., Yu, J., and Vandeveer, M. “Participation Patterns of the Rainfall Index Insurance for Pasture, Rangeland and Forage Program” The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 45(1) (2020): 29–51.
Goodrich, B.K. “Contracting for Pollination Services: Overview and Emerging Issues,” Choices, 2019, 34(4): 1–13.
Goodrich, B.K., Williams, J.C., and Goodhue, R.E. “The Great Bee Migration: Supply Analysis of Honey Bee Colony Shipments into California for Almond Pollination Services” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 101(5) (2019): 1353–1372.
Goodrich, B.K. “Do More Bees Imply Higher Fees? Honey Bee Colony Strength as a Determinant of Almond Pollination Fees,” Food Policy, 83 (2019): 150-160.
Davidson, K. and Goodrich, B.K. “Nudge to Insure: Exploring Behavioral Economics in Pasture, Rangeland and Forage Rainfall Index Insurance” Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy (2021)
Goodrich, B.K., Kiesel, K., and Bruno, E. "Differential Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on California's Produce and Nut Industries." Western Economics Forum 19(1)(2021): 58-74
Durant, J.L. and Goodrich, B.K., Chang, K. and Yoshimoto, E. "Growers Follow the Label: An Analysis of Bee-Toxic Pesticide Use in Almond Orchards During Bloom." California Agriculture (2021)
Goodrich, B.K. and Goodhue, R.E. "Are All Colonies Created Equal? The Role of Honey Bee Colony Strength in Almond Pollination Contracts." Ecological Economics, 177 (2020): 106744.
Goodrich, B.K., Yu, J., and Vandeveer, M. “Participation Patterns of the Rainfall Index Insurance for Pasture, Rangeland and Forage Program” The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 45(1) (2020): 29–51.
Goodrich, B.K. “Contracting for Pollination Services: Overview and Emerging Issues,” Choices, 2019, 34(4): 1–13.
Goodrich, B.K., Williams, J.C., and Goodhue, R.E. “The Great Bee Migration: Supply Analysis of Honey Bee Colony Shipments into California for Almond Pollination Services” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 101(5) (2019): 1353–1372.
Goodrich, B.K. “Do More Bees Imply Higher Fees? Honey Bee Colony Strength as a Determinant of Almond Pollination Fees,” Food Policy, 83 (2019): 150-160.
