Department of Agricultural Economics
Agricultural and Food Policy Center
The Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) conducts analyses of the impacts of government policy proposals and/or implementation procedures on farmers, agribusinesses, taxpayers, and consumers.
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Markets and Information Economics Seminars

BROWNBAG SEMINARS IN MARKETS AND INFORMATION ECONOMICS
(Unless otherwise noted, seminars are held Fridays at 12:30 in Blocker 448)

2007-08 Upcoming Seminars

Date Presenter Affiliation Presentation Topic

April 11, 2008
Steve Puller Dept. of Econ
Texas A&M University
Testing Theories of Price Dispersion and Scarcity Pricing in the Airline Industry
abstract
 
May 9, 2008
Laura Schechter University of Wisconsin-Madison TBA


Previous Seminars

Date Presenter Affiliation Presentation Topic

February 8, 2008 Sanjay Jain Dept. of Marketing
Mays Business School
Texas A&M University
TBA
 
November 16, 2007 Li Gan Dept. of Economics
Texas A&M University
Estimating Interdependence between Health and Education in a Dynamic Model
Abstract paper
October 12, 2007 Benjamin Campbell Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
Do the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs Improve Children's Health Eating Index?
Abstract
April 4, 2007 Daniel Hamermesh University of Texas TBA
October 13, 2006 George Davis
and Wen You
Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
The Time Cost of Food at Home: General and Food Stamp Participant Profiles
September 1, 2006 Wendy You Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
Parental Time and Child Obesity: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
May 12, 2006 Yanhong Jin

Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University

Market Entry Strategy in High-technology Markets
April 14, 2006 Ximing Wu

Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University

Deconvolution Estimator of Treatment Effect Distribution
March 10, 2006 Douglass Shaw

Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University

Perceived Mortality Risk Reductions and Healthful Food Products
February 10, 2006 Geoff Pofahl

Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University

Retail Zone-Pricing and Simulated Price Effects of Upstream Mergers



Please contact Yanhong Jin if you would like to present or suggest an outside speaker for the Market and Information Economics seminar series.