Bradford F. Mills Professor Regional Economics and Economic Development Ph.D. 1993, University of California at Berkley Office: 314 Hutcheson Hall Phone: (540) 231-6461 FAX: (540) 231-7417 E-mail: bfmills@vt.edu

Brad Mills joined the faculty in 1997. Brad's research interests include the roles that technology, education, and social safety nets play in determining household well being.

Brad's primary teaching responsibilities include graduate courses in rural development, regional economics, and microeconomics.

He has lived and worked in a number of countries including, Sri Lanka, The Gambia, Guinea, Kenya, The Netherlands, and Germany.

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Selected Publications:

Bradford Mills and Elton Mykerezi. “Chronic and Transient Poverty in the Russian Federation.” Post-Communist Economies. (In press).

Genti Kostandini and Bradford Mills. “Market Strategies for a Tobacco Bio-Pharming Application: The Case of Gaucher’s Disease Treatment.” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics.  (In press)

Genti Kostandini, Bradford Mills, Steven Omamo, Stanley Wood. “Ex-Ante Analysis of the Benefits of Transgenic Drought Tolerance Research on Cereal Crops in Low-Income Countries.” Agricultural Economics. (In press).

Brian Whitacre and Bradford Mills.  “A Need for Speed? Rural Internet Connectivity and the No Access/ Dial-up/ High Speed Decision.”  Applied Economics.  (In press).

Elton Mykerezi and Bradford Mills.  “The Wage Earnings Impact of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.” Southern Economic Journal. 75:1 (2008): 173-187.

Brian Whitacre and Bradford Mills.  “The Role of Infrastructure in the Rural – Urban Digital Divide.” International Regional Science Review. 30:3 (2007): 249-273.

Bradford Mills. “The Nature and Causes of the Shifting Distribution of U.S. Family Economic Well-Being.”  Journal of Income Distribution. 14:1-2 (2007): 89-114..

Genti Kostandini, Bradford Mills, and George Norton.  “The Potential Impact of Tobacco Bio-Pharming: The Case of Human Serum Albumin.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 88:3 (August 2006): 671-679.

Guy Hareau, Bradford Mills, and George Norton. “The Economic Impact of Genetically Modified Organisms in Small Developing Countries.”  Food Policy. 31:2 (April 2006): 162-179. 

Bradford Mills and Gautam Hazarika, "Do Single Mothers Face Greater Constraints to Workforce Participation in Non-metropolitan Areas?" American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 85:1 (February 2003): 143-161.

Bradford Mills, Sundar Dorai-Raj, Everett Peterson, and Jeffrey Alwang. "Determinants of Food Stamp Program Exits. "Social Service Review. 75:4 (December 2001): 539-558.

Bradford Mills, Jeffrey Alwang, and Gautam Hazarika. "The Impact of Welfare Reform: A Semi-Parametric Analysis." Review of Income and Wealth. 47:1 (March 2001): 81-104.

Bradford Mills and Gautam Hazarika. "Non-Metropolitan to Metropolitan Area Migration of Young Adults." American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 82:2 (May 2001): 329-340.

Bradford Mills. "Are Spells of Unemployment Longer in Non-Metropolitan Areas: Non-Parametric and Semi-Parametric Evidence." Journal of Regional Science. 40:4 (November 2000): 697-718.