Dr. Sonya Kostova Huffman

Department of Economics, Iowa State University

E-mail: skostova@iastate.edu
Address: 368D Heady Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
Phone: (515) 294-4299

Research Interests
Applied Welfare Economics/Public Policy, Labor Economics, Health Economics, Consumption and Demand Analysis, Economics of the Household, Transition Economies

Selected Publications:

Sonya K. Huffman and Helen H. Jensen, "Linkages among Welfare, Food Assistance Programs and Labor Supply: Evidence from the Survey of Program Dynamics," Applied Economics , Vol. 37, 10, pp. 1099-1113, June 2005
Sonya K. Huffman, "Evaluation of Consumption and Welfare Changes under Transition in Rural Poland," Eastern European Economics , Vol. 43, 3, pp. 5-20, May-June 2005
Gi Kang, Sonya Huffman and Helen H. Jensen, "An Empirical Analysis of Joint Decisions on Labor Supply and Welfare Participation," Applied Economics Letters , Vol. 11, 14, pp. 869-872, November, 2004
Huffman, S.K. and S.R. Johnson, "Impacts of Economic Reform in Poland: Incidence and Welfare Changes Within a Consistent Framework." Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 86, 2, pp. 626-636, May, 2004
Huffman, S.K. and S.R. Johnson, “Empirical Tests of Impacts of Rationing: the Case of Poland in Transition.” Economic Systems 28 (March 2004):79-99.
Kilkenny, M. and S.K. Huffman, “Rural/Urban Welfare Program and Labor Force Participation.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 85, 4, pp. 914-927, November, 2003.
Huffman, S.K. and S.R. Johnson, “Re-evaluation of Welfare Changes during the Transition in Poland.” Post-Communist Economies, vol.14 no.1, 2002.

Teaching:
Professor Huffman teaches economics 370 "Comparative Capitalism and Economic Transitions."