Agribusiness and Managerial Economics Faculty

Bessler, David Professor Phone: (979) 845-3096 Fax: (979) 862-1563 349A Blocker, 2124 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2124 (TAMU main campus) d-bessler@tamu.edu Personal Website Recent Research: Current research is in the area of applied decision analysis, especially as it contributes to understanding agricultural price uncertainty. Dr. Bessler teaches graduate courses in research methodology and applied time series analysis. Classes Taught: AGEC 607 - Research Methodology AGEC 621 - Econometrics for Agribusiness AGEC 695 - Frontiers in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness - Time Series Capps, Oral Professor Holder of the Southwest Dairy Marketing Endowed Chair Phone: (979) 845-8491 Fax: (979) 862-3019 330C Blocker, 2124 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2124 (TAMU main campus) ocapps@tamu.edu Personal Website Recent Research: Applied research areas include analysis of expenditure patterns of prepared foods and foods eaten away from home, analysis of health and nutrition issues, uses of scanner-derived information for managerial decision-making in food retailing, unilateral price effects of mergers and acquisitions; and analysis of regional, national, and international markets for the agricultural, agribusiness, and financial sectors. Classes Taught: AGEC 105 - Introduction to Agricultural Economics AGEC 661 - Applied Econometric Methods in Agriculture Davis, George Professor Demand Analysis, Econometrics, and Methodology Phone: (979) 845-3788 Fax: (979) 862-1563 302B Blocker, 2124 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2124 (TAMU main campus) gdavis@tamu.edu Personal Website Recent Research: Current research includes demand analysis, marketing, and econometric modeling. Classes Taught: AGEC 447 Agricultural Prices AGEC 635 Consumer Demand Analysis for Food and Agricultural Products Jones, Eluned Associate Professor of Food, Fiber and Agribusiness Marketing Director of the Master of Agribusiness (MAB) Program Phone: (979) 845-5222 Fax: (979) 862-1563 331D Blocker, 2124 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2124 (TAMU main campus) eluned@ag.tamu.edu Recent Research: Current research includes strategic management, food, fiber and agribusiness marketing, market institutions, decision making, and traceability and assurance. Classes Taught: AGEC 625 - Environment of Agribusiness AGEC 629 - Strategic Agribusiness Management AGEC 671 - Fundamentals in Agribusiness and Managerial Economics Leatham, David J. Professor Associate Department Head Phone: (979) 845-5806 Fax: (979) 862-1563 301B Blocker, 2124 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2124 (TAMU main campus) d-leatham@tamu.edu Personal Website Recent Research: Primary research focus is on improving financial decision making for farmers and ranchers, especially in a risk/return framework where optimal decisions depend on an individual's risk/return preference. The secondary focus is on improving the ability of financial intermediaries to provide credit to farmer’s and ranchers (agricultural credit), specifically, (1) designing and evaluating financial derivatives that can be used by agricultural lenders to manage interest rate risk, (2) improving credit assessment models, and (3) assessing the impact of deregulation and structural changes on agricultural lender’s ability and willingness to provide credit to agricultural firms. Classes Taught: AGEC 330 - Financial Management in Agriculture AGEC 671 - Fundamentals in Agribusiness and Managerial Economics Love, H. Alan Professor Industrial Organization, International Trade, and Marketing Phone: (979)845-3270 Fax: (979) 845-6378 321C Blocker, 2124 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2124 (TAMU main campus) alove@tamu.edu Personal Website Recent Research: Current research centers on measuring the effects of market concentration in domestic and international agricultural markets on producers and consumers. Classes Taught: AGEC 618/INFO 618 - E-Commerce: Auctions, Contracts and Exchanges AGEC 636 - Agribusiness Markets and Applied Welfare Analysis AGEC 672 - Fundamentals in Markets and Information Economics Nayga Jr., Rodolfo M. Professor Food and Agribusiness Marketing and Management Phone: (979) 845-8376 Fax: (979) 862-1563 344C Blocker, 2124 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2124 (TAMU main campus) rnayga@tamu.edu Personal Website Recent research: Current research and consulting interests are focused on the economics of food quality and on obtaining an understanding of how emerging consumer issues affect food and nutrient consumption/demand and public policies. Current and recent topics include GMOs, irradiated foods, health claims, nutritional label use and diet quality, obesity, intra-household time/resource allocation and children's dietary behavior, and food away from home and prepared foods. He is also a member of the Faculty of Food Science and Technology, and the Center for Consumer and Food Marketing Issues at Texas A&M. Classes Taught: AGEC414 - Agricultural Market Analysis AGEC 689 - EU - US Comparative Food Marketing Rosson III, C. Parr Professor and Extension Economist International Trade and Marketing Phone: (979) 845-3070 Fax: (979) 845-3140 464C Blocker, 2124 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2124 (TAMU main campus) prosson@tamu.edu Personal Website Recent Research: International trade and marketing. Classes Taught: AGEC 452 - International Trade and Agriculture Salin, Victoria (Vicky) Associate Professor Agribusiness Management and Finance Phone: (979) 845-8103 Fax: (979) 845-6378 321D Blocker, 2124 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2124 (TAMU main campus) v-salin@tamu.edu Personal Website Recent Research: Dr. Salin's special focus is agribusiness management and finance. Current research projects include food safety, cold chain in southeast Asia, information systems and agribusiness, trade issues, fire ants. Classes Taught: AGEC 431 - Cases in Agribusiness Finance AGEC 630 - Financial Analysis for Agribusiness Firms Williams, Gary W. Professor Coordinator of the Texas Agribusiness Market Research Center (TAMRC) Phone: (979) 845-5911 Fax: (979) 845-6378 321B Blocker, 2124 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2124 (TAMU main campus) gwilliams@tamu.edu Personal Website Recent Research: Current research focuses on international agricultural trade, agricultural policy, marketing and price analysis, and quantitative research methods. Dr. Williams is the Coordinator of the Texas Agribusiness Market Research Center (TAMRC) which has four major research divisions: International Market Research, Consumer and Product Market Research, Commodity Market Research, and Contemporary Market Issues Research. Classes Taught: AGEC 652 - Food and Agricultural International Trade Analysis