Journal Article
Nebraska’s Labor Market Still Strong, but More People Working Multiple Jobs
McCoy, John; Kauffman, Nathan (2024-11-20)
The labor market in Nebraska remains strong, but some emerging trends point to elements of softness important to monitor moving forward.
Nebraska Economist

Journal Article
Economic gains brighten Nebraska banks' outlook
Kauffman, Nathan; Akers, Maria (2015-02)
Nebraska Economist

Journal Article
Nebraska manufacturing and housing press onward
Kauffman, Nathan; Akers, Maria (2013-09)
Nebraska Economist

Journal Article
Post-Secondary Education Helping Fill Job Openings in Nebraska with Room to Grow
McCoy, John; Kauffman, Nathan (2024-12-06)
Educational institutions serve as an important source of in-demand labor and with a few innovations, may further improve the development of the state’s labor force.
Nebraska Economist

Journal Article
Food and Agriculture Economic Summit Highlights Factors Influencing Investment in Food Production and Distribution
Kreitman, Ty; Kauffman, Nathan (2025-08-15)
In June, industry experts met at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Food and Agriculture Economic Summit to discuss future investment in food and agriculture. Participants discussed several factors driving investment decisions, including emerging technologies, consumer trends, and recent economic developments. However, they also highlighted several constraints on investment, including costs associated with capital deployment, labor market conditions, and policy uncertainty.
Economic Bulletin

Journal Article
Farm investment and leverage cycles: will this time be different?
Kauffman, Nathan; Henderson, Jason (2013-04)
A wave of capital investment has spread throughout the U.S. farm sector in recent years. With booming farm profits, farmers have made a range of real estate investments, building new structures such as grain bins and machine sheds and improving productivity through expanded pivot irrigation and tiling. ; Exploring the historical patterns of U.S. farm capital investment and leverage, authors Henderson and Kauffman consider the prospects for another boom-and-bust cycle if historical patterns re-emerge. ; Over recent years, elevated farm profits have enabled farmers to keep leverage ratios near ...
Economic Review , Issue Q II , Pages 89-114

Journal Article
Markets, not mandates, shape ethanol production
Kauffman, Nathan (2012)
The 2012 drought has reignited the food versus fuel debate. After cutting U.S. corn production below recent years? consumption, the drought sparked a U.S. grain shortage and sent global food prices soaring. As the grain shortage intensified, pressure to relieve the shortage by easing ethanol mandates mounted.
Main Street Economist , Issue 5

Journal Article
Nebraska firms still hiring
Kauffman, Nathan; Akers, Maria (2013-12)
Nebraska Economist

Journal Article
Uncertainty Clouding a Conclusive Assessment of Nebraska’s Economy
McCoy, John; Kauffman, Nathan (2025-07-09)
Some economic data suggest that labor markets in Nebraska have remained solid, though perhaps somewhat cooler than a year or two ago.
Nebraska Economist

Journal Article
Initial impacts of the 2012 drought
Kauffman, Nathan; Henderson, Jason (2012)
Main Street Economist , Issue 3