David W. Hughes

Professor and Rural Development (Extension) Economist
Department of Applied Economics and Statistics

Community Development Extension Program Leader
Clemson Institute for Economic and Community Development
Sandhill Research & Education Center

P.O. Box 23205
Columbia, SC 29224-3205
Phone: 803.788-5700
Fax:     803.736.4418
e-mail: dhughe3@clemson.edu

Curriculum Vita:

Education:

Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, Washington State University, 1988
M.S.  Agricultural Economics, Clemson University, 1982
B.A.   History, Clemson University, 1978

Research and Outreach Interests:

Regional rural, and community economic development
Economic Impact Analysis
Public service provision
Workforce development

Recent Courses Taught:

CRD/APEC 352 Public Finance

Honors and Awards:

• Faculty Research Associate, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University, 2000-2005
• Editorial Board, Review of Regional Studies, 2003-2005
• Outstanding Developing Researcher Award, West Virginia University Extension Service, 2001
• Editorial Council Member, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1998-2001
• Executive Council Member, Southern Regional Science Association, 1997-2000
• Gamma Sigma Delta, Teaching Merit Honor Roll, Louisiana State University 1994-1998
• Chair, Community Economics Network, American Agricultural Economics Association, 1996-1997
  

Selected Publications:

Hughes, David W. "Economic Distance," "Microcredit" (with Daniel Eades), "Myrdal's Theory of Cumulative Causation," and "Romania." in Encyclopedia of World Poverty, M. Odekon, Editor. Sage Publications Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA 2006.

Hughes, David W. "Policy Uses of Economic Multiplier and Impact Analysis." Choices, 2nd Quarter: 25-30, 2003. www.choicesmagazine.org

Olatubi, Williams and David W. Hughes. "Natural Resource and Environmental Policy Trade-offs: A CGE Analysis of the Regional Impact of the WRP." Land Use Policy 19(3): 231-241, 2002.

Hughes, David W., and Roger Hinson. "Estimating the Value of the Green Industry to Louisiana's Economy." Journal of Agribusiness 18(2): 2007-220. 2000.

Kazmierczak, Richard F., and David W. Hughes. "Reasonable Value and the Role of Negotiation in Agriculture's Use of the Environment." Review of Agricultural Economics 19(1):108-121, 1997.

Hughes, David W., and Vaneska Litz. "Rural-Urban Economic Linkages for Agriculture and Food Processing in the Monroe, Louisiana, Functional Economic Area." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 28(2):337-355, 1996.

Hughes, David W. "Measuring the Effect of Louisiana Agriculture on the State Economy Through Multiplier and Impact Analysis." Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin, Number 849, October 1995.

Hughes, David W. and David W. Holland. "Comment, Economic Impacts, Value Added, and Benefits in Regional Project Analysis." American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 75: (3): 759-762.