Professor
Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics
340 Agricultural Administration Building
614.292.8721
kraybill.1@osu.edu

Education
B.A., Eastern Mennonite University, English (1975)
M.A., Michigan State University, Economics (1982)
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Agricultural Economics (1989)

Teaching/Research
Dr. Kraybill's research focuses on African economies, development economics, and community and regional economics.

Selected Publications
"Poverty and Local Goverments: Economic Development and Community Service Provision in an Era of Decentralization," with Linda Lobao (Growth and Change, 2009)

"Social Capital: An Analysis of Factors Influencing Investment," with David Shideler (Journal of Socio-Economics, 2009)

"A Liberalização Comercial e os Impactos Regionais Sobre a Pobreza e a Distribuição de Renda no Brasil," with Mauricio Bittencourt, Vaz Lobo, and Donald W. Larson (Pesquisa e Planejamento Economico, 2008)

"Analysis of Profit Inefficiency in Rice Production in Eastern and Northern Uganda," With T.S. Hyuha, B. Bashaasha, and E. Nkonya (African Crop Science Journal, 2008)

"The Potential Gains from Geographical Targeting of Anti-Poverty Programs in Uganda," with Bernard Bashaasha (African Journal of Agricultural and Research Economics, 2006)

"The Emerging Roles of County Governments in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas: Findings from a National Survey," with Linda Lobao (Economic Development Quarterly, 2005)

"Poverty over Time and Location: An Examination of Metro-Nonmetro Differences," with John Ulimwengu (American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2004)

"Regional Agricultural CGE Model and Sustainable Development Strategy," in Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Conservation: Challenges and Perspectives on Critical Issues in China and Japan, ed. by Hideaki Abe and Akio Ito (Fuyo Shobo Publishing Company, 2000)

"Tax Incentives in an Economy with Public Goods," with Chang Seung (Growth and Change, 1999)

"Toward the Construction of a Hokkaido Agricultural Computable General Equilibrium Model," with Akio Ito and Hideaki Abe (Journal of the Development Policy Research Institute, 1999)

"Tax Incentive Requests and Offers in a State Economic Development Program," with Todd Gabe (Review of Regional Studies, 1998)

"The View from Economics: Discussion of Castle’s Conceptual Framework," (American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1998)

Honors, Awards, and Service
Targeted Investments in Excellence Grant, The Ohio State University, "Modeling Climate Change Adaption Responses to Changing Hydrology" (2008-10)

Member, Somali Studies International Association Executive Committee (2007-)

International Award of Merit, Gamma Sigma Delta, Ohio Chapter (2005)

Fulbright Scholar, Makerere University, Kampala (2003-04)

Member of Editorial Board, Economic Systems Research (2002-)

Research Affiliate, Rural Poverty Research Center, Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri-Columbia and Oregon State University (2002-)

Member of Editorial Board, Review of Regional Studies (2002-05)

Associate Editor, American Journal of Agricultural Economics (2002-04)

Mershon Project
Somali Studies International Association 10th Triennial Conference (2007)