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Associate Professor and Extension Specialist

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Professor and Extension Specialist, Agricultural Economics

# overview
Dr. Rebekka Dudensing's research and extension responsibilities include community and regional economic development, rural-urban alignment, social and physical infrastructure of rural communities, and socioeconomic and fiscal impact analysis. She provides economic analysis for industries, tourism events, and natural disasters and specializes in adapting impact models to unique circumstances. She also works with communities to evaluate opportunities for local and regional economic development and studies the roles of business and social structures in development. She is particularly interested in the quality-conscious and cost-effective provision of services, including education, healthcare, and transportation, in rural areas. Much of her research is driven by the concerns of Extension clientele; she strives to find solutions to local concerns while projecting these issues to a wider audience through applied research and methodological improvements.

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Executive Director of Economic Development

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Clemson University - (Clemson, South Carolina, United States)

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Texas Tech University - (Amarillo, Texas, United States)

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Kansas State University - (Manhattan, Kansas, United States)

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The Texas Drilling Boom and Local Human Capital Investment

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ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE SUGARCANE APHID OUTBREAK IN SOUTH TEXAS

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Rural Transportation Conference Participants' Opinions and Concerns Pertaining to Transit for Older Adults

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Communicating the Value of Texas Cooperatives

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Subject pool effects among the general population and students: a choice experiment example

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Profit Pools and Determinants of Potential County-Level Manufacturing Growth

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Potential economic impacts of inter-regional water sales under two Texas aquifer scenarios

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The Potential Influence of Researchers' "Hidden" Procedure Decisions on Estimates of Visitor Spending and Economic Impact

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Impact of COVID-19 on Texas Rural Transit Districts with Emphasis on their Older Adult Riders

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Development and validation of a stochastic disaster impact model

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Evaluation Strategies in Financial Education: Evaluation with Imperfect Instruments

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How Does Emotional Solidarity Factor into Visitor Spending among Birders in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas?

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Willingness to pay for public transportation options for improving the quality of life of the rural elderly

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Ten-Gallon Economy: Sizing Up Economic Growth in Texas

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Industrial Legacy Matters: Implications for the Development and Use of Indices of Regional Competitiveness

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Estimating determinants of healthcare establishment locations with restricted federal administrative data.

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Estimating Determinants of Transportation and Warehousing Establishment Locations Using U.S. Administrative Data

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Perceptions of tourism promotion and business challenges: A survey-based comparison of tourism businesses and promotion organizations

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Post-Ike economic resilience along the Texas coast.

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The long-term viability of US wine grape vineyards: assessing vineyard labour costs for future technology development

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An Economic Impact Analysis of South Texas Landowner Hunting Operation Expenses

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A Framework for Estimating the Linked Economic Contribution of Cotton Production, Ginning, Oilseed Milling, and Warehousing

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The long-term viability of U.S. wine grape vineyards: Assessing vineyard labour costs for future technology development

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COMPETITIVENESS OF SOUTHERN METROPOLITAN AREAS: THE ROLE OF NEW ECONOMY POLICIES

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Sources of Variation in Economic Impact Multipliers

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Mapping Economic Opportunity in Rural America: Mining Big Data for Decision Making in Business Development

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Economics of Rural Transportation for Elderly and Disadvantaged Populations

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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RAPID: Disparities in Business and Nonprofit Impact and Recovery from Hurricane Harvey, COVID-19, and Hurricane Laura

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Directorate for Engineering - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Division of Academic & Strategic Collaborations; Economic Development & Community Impact; 1245 TAMU

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CARES Act 'On the Line with AgriLife' webinar set April 30

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Commissioners court, extension agents attend annual regional conference

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Robinson, Lauren Pheriche (2014-05). Financial Literacy Effectiveness in Central Texas. Master's Thesis.

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Love, Jessica Kayla (2016-05). Comparative Economic Contribution Analysis of the San Antonio Zoo and the Dallas Zoo. Master's Thesis.

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Israel, Alicia Ann (2012-07). The Value of Public Transportation for Improving the Quality of Life for the Rural Elderly. Master's Thesis.