Ryan Bosworth
Applied Economics (APEC)
Department Head, Professor

Contact Information
Office Hours: 10 a.m.-11 a.m. M WOffice Location: AGRS 220B
Phone: 435-797-0594
Email: ryan.bosworth@usu.edu
Educational Background
PhD, Economics, University of Oregon, 2006 Dissertation
Preferences for Public Health Policies
MS, Economics, Utah State University, 2001 Thesis
Economies of Scale in Wyoming Public Education
Research Interests
Environmental/Health Economics, Education Economics, Applied Micro-econometrics
Awards
Teacher of the Year, 2014
College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
- Curtis, K., Bosworth, R.C, Slocum, S., (2017). Drink Tourism: A Profile of the Intoxicated Traveler: Beers, Ciders & Spirits: Craft Beverages and Tourism in the U.S.. Palgrave Macmillan - Springer International
Publications | Book Chapters
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Publications | Fact Sheets
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Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Van Orden, C., Willis, B., Bosworth, R.C, Larsen, R., McCarty, T., Kim, M., (2020). Weather Station Location and the Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Insurance Program . Choices , 35:Quarter 1
- Gumirakiza, J.D, Curtis, K., Bosworth, R.C, (2017). Consumer Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Bundled Fresh Produce Claims . Journal of Food Products Marketing, 23:1, 61-79. doi: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10454446.2017.1244786
- Kim, M., Pang, A., Bao, W., Bosworth, R.C, (2016). Endogeneity in Casino Revenue and Crime Rates: Case of Las Vegas, Nevada.. Review of Regional Studies, 46:3, 223-255.
- Soltani-Sobh, A., Heaslip, K., Bosworth, R.C, Barnes, R., (2016). Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles: Financially Viable Option?. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board2572, 28-36.
- Gumirakiza, J.D, Curtis, K., Bosworth, R.C, (2015). Farmers’ Market Consumer Preferences for Fresh Produce Attributes: Marketing and Policy Implications. Journal of Agribusiness, 33:1, 63-82.
- Soltani-Sobh, A., Heaslip, K., Bosworth, R.C, Ryan, B., (2015). Effect of Improving Vehicle Efficiency on Fuel Tax Revenue and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Transportation Research Record
- Bosworth, R.C, Bailey, D., Curtis, K., (2015). Consumer Willingness to Pay for Local Designations: Brand Effects and Heterogeneity at the Retail Level. Journal of Food Products Marketing, 21:3, 274-292.
- Barnes, R., Bosworth, R.C, (2015). LNG is Linking Regional Natural Gas Markets: Evidence from the Gravity Model. Energy Economics
- Bosworth, R.C, (2014). Class Size, Classroom Heterogeneity, and the Distribution of Student Achievement. Education Economics
- Bosworth, R.C, Cameron, T.A, DeShazo, J., Willingness to Pay for Public Health Policies to Treat Illness. Journal of Health Economics
- Barnes, R.N, Bosworth, R.C, Bailey, D., Curtis, K., (2014). Connecting Sensory Quality Characteristics and Local Designations to Willingness to Pay for Cheese at the Retail Level. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 17:3, 115-138.
- Gumirakiza, J.D, Curtis, K., Bosworth, R.C, (2014). Who Attends Farmers’ Markets and Why? Understanding Consumers and their Motivations. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 17:2
- Gumirakiza, J.D, Curtis, K., Bosworth, R.C, (2014). Consumer Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Multi-Labeled Produce at Farmers’ Markets. Journal of Food Distribution Research, 45:1
- Bosworth, R.C, Li, H., (2013). Patterns in Student Assignment to Elementary School Classrooms. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 21:51
- Bosworth, R.C, (2013). What Sort of School Sorts its Students?. International Journal of Quantitative Research in Education, 1:2, 20-38.
- Bosworth, R.C, Taylor, L., (2012). Hypothetical Bias in Choice Experiments: Is Cheap Talk Effective at Eliminating Bias on the Intensive and Extensive Margins of Choice?. BE Press Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 12:1
- Bowles, T., Bosworth, R.C, (2010). An Empirical Basis for Allocating Enterprise and Personal Goodwill. Business Valuation Review, 29:1
- Bosworth, R.C, Cameron, T.A, DeShazo, J., (2010). Is an Ounce of Prevention Worth a Pound of Cure? Comparing Demand for Public Prevention and Treatment Policies. Medical Decision Making, 30:4, E40-E56.
- Bowles, T., Bosworth, R.C, (2010). An Empirical Basis for Allocating Enterprise and Personal Goodwill. Business Valuation Review, 29:1, 4-11.
- Bosworth, R.C, Cameron, T.A, DeShazo, J., (2009). Demand for environmental policies to improve health: Evaluating community-level policy scenarios. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 57:3, 293-308.
- Bosworth, R.C, Caliendo, F., (2007). Educational Production and Teacher Preferences. Economics of Education Review, 26:4, 487-500.
- Bowles, T., Bosworth, R.C, (2002). Scale Economies in Public Education: Evidence from School Level Data. Journal of Education Finance, 28:2, 285-299.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Technical Reports
AES Reports
Research Reports
- Heaslip, K.P, Bosworth, R.C, Barnes, R., Sobh, A.S, Thomas, M., Song, Z., Effects of Natural Gas Fuel Infrastructure on Key Transportation Economic Metrics. Washington State Department of Transportation
- Bailey, D., Bosworth, R.C, Curtis, K., (2013). Utah Shopper Awareness of and Willingness to Pay for Utah' Own Food Products: Phase II Report. Contract Completion Report to the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food *
- Bailey, D., Bosworth, R.C, Curtis, K., (2012). Utah Shopper Awareness of and Willingness to Pay for Utah's Own Food Products: Phase I Report. A Report to the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food *
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
Other
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Teaching
APEC 5950 - Applied Economics Policy Analysis, Spring 2023
APEC, ECN 5330, 6330 - Applied Econometrics, Fall 2022
APEC 5015 - Applied Economics for Decision Making, Fall 2022
APEC 1600 - Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions, Fall 2022
APEC 1600 - Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions, Spring 2022
ECN, APEC 5330, 6330 - Applied Econometrics, Fall 2021
APEC 1600 - Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions, Fall 2021
APEC 1600 - Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions, Fall 2021
APEC 1600 - Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions, Spring 2021
APEC 5330 - Applied Econometrics, Fall 2020
APEC 6330 - Applied Econometrics, Fall 2020
APEC 3012 - Introduction to Natural Resource and Regional Economics, Fall 2020
APEC 3012 - Introduction to Natural Resource and Regional Economics, Fall 2020
APEC 1600 - Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions, Fall 2020
APEC 1600 - Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions, Summer 2020
APEC 5950 - Applied Economics Policy Analysis, Spring 2020
APEC 4900 - Directed Readings, Research, or Seminar Series, Spring 2020
APEC 1600 - Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions, Spring 2020
APEC 1600 - Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions, Spring 2020
APEC 5330, 6330 - Applied Econometrics, Fall 2019
APEC 1600 - Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions, Fall 2019
APEC 1600 - Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions, Fall 2019
APEC 1600 - Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions, Summer 2019
APEC, ECN 2010 - Introduction to Microeconomics, Spring 2019
APEC 3012 - Introduction to Natural Resource and Regional Economics, Spring 2019
APEC 1600 - Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions, Spring 2019
, Fall 2018
APEC 5330 - Applied Econometrics, Fall 2018
APEC 6330 - Applied Econometrics, Fall 2018
ECN 4330 - Applied Econometrics, Fall 2018
APEC 3012 - Introduction to Natural Resource and Regional Economics, Fall 2018
APEC 1600 - Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions, Fall 2018
ECN 4330 - Applied Econometrics, Spring 2018
APEC 3012 - Introduction to Natural Resource and Regional Economics, Spring 2018
APEC 6330 - Applied Econometrics, Fall 2017
ECN 4330 - Applied Econometrics, Fall 2017
APEC 3012 - Introduction to Natural Resource and Regional Economics, Fall 2017
APEC 3012 - Introduction to Natural Resource and Regional Economics, Fall 2017
APEC, ECN 7350 - Mathematical Economics I, Fall 2017
APEC, ECN 2010 - Introduction to Microeconomics, Spring 2017
APEC 6330 - Applied Econometrics, Fall 2016
ECN 5330 - Applied Econometrics, Fall 2016
APEC 3012 - Introduction to Natural Resource and Regional Economics, Fall 2016
APEC 7350 - Mathematical Economics I, Fall 2016
APEC, ECN 5330 - Applied Econometrics, Spring 2016
APEC, ECN 7320 - Econometrics II, Spring 2016
ECN 5330 - Applied Econometrics, Fall 2015
APEC 3012 - Introduction to Natural Resource and Regional Economics, Fall 2015
APEC,ECN 5330 - Applied Econometrics, Spring 2015
APEC 7320 - Econometrics II, Spring 2015
APEC 5560 - Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Spring 2015
HONR 4900 - Senior Thesis/Project, Spring 2015
APEC 7330 - Econometrics III, Fall 2014
APEC 3012 - Introduction to Natural Resource and Regional Economics, Fall 2014
APEC,ECN 5330 - Applied Econometrics, Spring 2014
APEC 5560 - Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Spring 2014
APEC 3012 - Introduction to Natural Resource and Regional Economics, Fall 2013
APEC,ECN 5330 - Applied Econometrics, Spring 2013
APEC 7950 - Department of Economics Graduate Seminar, Spring 2013
APEC 5560 - Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Spring 2013
APEC 7950 - Department of Economics Graduate Seminar, Fall 2012
APEC 7330 - Econometrics III, Fall 2012
APEC,ECN 2010 - Introduction to Microeconomics, Fall 2012
APEC 3012 - Introduction to Natural Resource and Regional Economics, Fall 2012
APEC,ECN 5330 - Applied Econometrics, Spring 2012
APEC 5560 - Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Spring 2012
APEC 7330 - Econometrics III, Fall 2011
APEC,ECN 7350 - Mathematical Economics I, Fall 2011
ECN 5330 - APPLIED ECONOMETRICS (QI), Spring 2011
APEC 5560 - NAT RES/ENVIRON ECON, Spring 2011
APEC 7350 - Mathematical Economics I, Fall 2010
APEC 7350 - Mathematical Economics I, Fall 2010
ECN 7350 - Mathematical Economics I, Fall 2010
ECN 7350 - Mathematical Economics I, Fall 2010
Graduate Students Mentored
Wyatt Feuz, Applied Economics
Tatiana Silva, Applied Economics
, Applied Economics 2019
Muyang Ge, Applied Economics 2019
Ahsan Kibria, Applied Economics 2018
Alecia Hunter, Economics and Finance 2016
Ryan Barnes, Applied Economics 2016
Miranda Bradshaw, Applied Economics 2015
Christopher Anazia, Applied Economics 2012