Department of Agricultural Economics

Past Seminars



Date Presenter Affiliation Presentation Topic

July 16, 2008 Gamini Herath
Deakin University, Australia
Department of Ag Econ and
the Borlaug Institute
Texas A&M University
The Green Revolution Revisited: 60 Years Later
PowerPoint Presentations:
Herath
Bessler
Baltensperger
Kaitho
May 9, 2008 Laura Schechter University of Wisconsin-Madison Vote-Buying and Reciprocity
abstract
May 2, 2008 Victoria Salin and Yanhong Jin Department of Ag Econ
Texas A&M University
Value at Risk, Real Estate, and Community Development
abstract
April 25, 2008 David Bell Department of Ag Econ
Texas A&M University
An Annual Difference Approach to Water Price Elasticity
April 18, 2008 Nicholas Brozovic Department of Ag & Consumer Economics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Optimal Management of an Ecosystem with an Unknown Threshold
abstract
April 11, 2008 Steve Puller Department of Economics
Texas A&M University
Testing Theories of Price Dispersion and Scarcity Pricing in the Airline Industry
abstract
April 4, 2008 Drew Starbird Food & Agribusiness Institute
Leavey School of Business
Santa Clara University
Up Grading: The Producer's Response in Quality Differentiated Markets
abstract
March 7, 2008 Bobby Martens Department of Logistics, Operations
& Management Information Systems
Iowa State University
Agricultural Economics vs. Business College
Teaching and Research: Thoughts from an
Ag Economist on Faculty in a B-School
abstract
February 22, 2008 Edward Morey Department of Economics
University of Colorado
Explaining and Predicting Recreational Choices
in Terms of Consumer Durables/Constraints:
Kids, Spouse, Fat, Lack of Fitness
abstract
paper
February 8, 2008 Sanjay Jain Department of Marketing
Mays Business School
TAMU
TBA
February 1, 2008 John Park
Benjamin Campbell

Department of Ag Econ
Texas A&M University
From Farm to School: An Alternative Market for Texas Citrus
abstract
PowerPoint
January 18, 2008 To N. Nguyen
Mary Riddel
W. Douglass Shaw
Paul M. Jakus
Texas A&M University
University of Nevada
Texas A&M University
Utah State University
Modeling Perceived Distributions of Mortality Risks from Arsenic Concentrations in Drinking Water
Abstract
December 18, 2007 Greg Perry Oregon State University What is the Future of the Agricultural Economics Profession?
December 6, 2007 Otto Doering Purdue University
President, AAEA
Biofuels: Which Roadmaps Make Sense For Future Fuel and Food?
PowerPoint
November 16, 2007 Li Gan Dept. of Economics
TAMU
Estimating Interdependence between Health and Education in a Dynamic Model
Abstract paper
November 9, 2007 Jeffrey Czajkowski Center for Environmental Studies
Austin College
Is It Time to Go Yet? Dynamically Modeling
Hurricane Evacuation Decisions
Abstract
November 2, 2007 Dmitry Vedenov Dept. of Ag Economics
TAMU
Application of Copulas to Analysis of Index Insurance Contracts
Abstract
October 19, 2007 Frank A. Ward New Mexico State University Can Water Conservation Save Water?
Abstract
October 12, 2007 Benjamin Campbell Dept. of Ag Econ
TAMU
Do the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs Improve Children's Health Eating Index?
Abstract
October 9, 2007 Pablo Sherwell Deputy Director General
Economic Analysis and Public Policy
SAGARPA
Mexican Agricultural Sector: Opportunities and Challenges
 
October 5, 2007 Anne Varisco Dept. of Ag Econ
TAMU
A Cost Analysis of Handler Level Treatment of Almonds
Abstract
 
September 21, 2007 Bruce McCarl Dept. of Ag Econ
TAMU
Is Texas the Most Vulnerable State to Climate Change?
Abstract
 
September 14, 2007 Ximing Wu Dept. of Ag Econ
TAMU
The Global Joint Distribution of Income and Health
Abstract
 
September 7, 2007 Ryan Larsen, Amy Hagerman,
Jared Wolfley, and John Park

Dept. of Ag Econ
TAMU
Price Linkages in Western U.S. Potato Industry
 
September 6, 2007 Piya Abeygunawardena Asian Development Bank Asian Agriculture in the 21st Century: Challenges and the Way Forward
PowerPoint
 
July 10, 2007 Brian Mwanamambo MS Student
Dept. of Ag Econ
TAMU
Lending to Agribusiness in Zambia
 
May 4, 2007 Dinah Depositario,
Rodolfo M. Nayga,
and Ximing Wu
Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
Bidding Behavior and Information Effects in Repeated Auctions: A Comparison of the Fifth Price and Reverse Auctions
Abstract
 
May 3, 2007 Foy Mills, Jr. Abilene Christian University Making the Dismal Science a Little Less Dismal: Engaging Undergraduates Using an Experimental Economcs Active Learning Module
Abstract
 
April 27, 2007 James Richardson Agriculture and Food Policy Center
Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
Review of Current Renewable Energy Projects by AFPC
PowerPoint Slides
 
April 20, 2007 Bruce McCarl Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
Economic Analysis of Biofuels
PowerPoint Slides
 
April 13, 2007 Lisa Schapira Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
Economics of RFID Technology
 
April 4, 2007 Daniel Hamermesh University of Texas NA
 
March 30, 2007
CANCELLED
Boris Bravo-Ureta University of Connecticut An Economic Analysis of Farm-Level Benefits Associated with the Environmental Program for El Salvador (PAES)
 
March 23, 2007 Michael Farmer Texas Tech University NA
 
March 9, 2007 Michael E. Sykuta University of Missouri NA
 
February 23, 2007 Doug Larson UC-Davis NA
 
February 16, 2007 Cody Zilverberg Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
Technological Choices and Conflict: Observations from Guatemala
January 19, 2007 David Newburn Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
The Effect of Exurban and Suburban Development on Agricultural Land Values
 
November 17, 2006 Darmawan Prasodjo Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
Threat Assessment Using an Integrative Approach of Probabilistic Risk Modeling and Stochastic Programming with an Application to Southern Pine Beetle Outbreaks
 
November 10, 2006 Desmond Ng Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
The Performance of Relational Ties: A Functional Approach in the Biotechnology Industry
 
November 7, 2006 Tom Harris University of Nevada-Reno Community Economics and Public Finance: The Role of Extension and Research
 
November 3, 2006 Yan Yuan Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
Consumer Welfare Effects Associated with Introduction of a New Functional Food Product
 
October 27, 2006 Jamie Kruse Center for Natural Hazards Research
East Carolina University
Flood Prone with a View: Risk and Amenities in a Coastal Housing Market
 
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
 
October 6, 2006 Victoria Salin Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
Pathogen Control in Almonds: Business, Regulatory, and Economic Issues
 
September 25, 2006
Mary Shelman Global Agribusiness Group
Harvard Business School
Motivation and Development of Cases for the Harvard Agribusiness Seminar and Their Use in Teaching Strategic Decision-making
 
September 15, 2006 Seth Guikema Dept. of Management Science and Engineering
Stanford University
Risk Analysis in the DHS Era: Game Theory, Bayesian Probability, and Setting Protection Priorities
paper
 
September 8, 2006 Steve Buccola President, AAEA Why ‘Agricultural’ Economics is Breaking Up
paper
 
September 1, 2006 Wendy You Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
Parental Time and Child Obesity: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
 
May 19, 2006 Richard Woodward and Douglass Shaw Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
Allocating Resources in an Uncertain World: Water Management and Endangered Species Risk
 
May 12, 2006 Yanhong Jin

Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University

Market Entry Strategy in High-technology Markets
 
April 21, 2006 Ron Griffin and
David Bell
Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
NA
 
April 17, 2006 Jinhua Zhao Iowa State University Double Irreversibilities and Endogenous Learning in Land Conversion Decisons
paper
 
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
 
March 6, 2006 V. Kerry Smith North Carolina State University Adjusting to Natural Disasters
paper
 
February 22, 2006 Klaus Moeltner Dept. of Resource Economics
University of Nevada, Reno
Meta-Analysis and Benefit Transfer for Resource Valuation: Addressing Classical Challenges with Bayesian Modeling
paper
 
February 10, 2006 Geoff Pofahl

Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University

Retail Zone-Pricing and Simulated Price Effects of Upstream Mergers
 
November 18, 2005 Samuel Brody

Environmental Planning & Sustainability Research Unit
Dept. of Lanscape Architecture & Urban Planning
Texas A&M University

Sustainable Planning on the Urban Fringe: Examining the causes and consequences of wetland development in Florida
(seminar abstract)
2 papers:
pdf
MSWord
 
October 21, 2005 Hwa Kim Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
New Looks at the Environmental Kuznets Curve
 
September 16, 2005 Bill McCready Knowledge Networks Vice President for Government and Research Conducting Surveys regarding the Environment & Recreational Land Use with the Knowledge Networks National Household Panel
 
June 10, 2005 John Robinson
& Ari Michelson
Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
Impact of Water Supply Limitations from Federal Decisions in South Texas
paper
 
May 5, 2005 Charlie Kolstad Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of California, Santa Barbara Adjustment Costs from Environmental Change (with David L. Kelly)
 
April 29, 2005 Per Fredriksson Department of Economics
Southern Methodist University
Legislative Organization and Pollution Taxation (with Daniel L. Millimet)
 
March 25, 2005 Steve Puller Dept. of Economics
Texas A&M University
Understanding Strategic Bidding in Restructured Electricity Markets: A Case Study of ERCOT
 
February 8, 2005 Kenneth M. Strzepek Water Resource Engineering and Economics, U. of Colorado An Ex-post Benefit-Cost Analysis of the High Aswan Dam using a CGE Model of Egypt
 
January 21, 2005 Douglass Shaw Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
Perceived Risks of Nuclear Waste Transportation and Storage