James Mjelde - Department of Agricultural Economics

James Mjelde: Professor
Office:: AGLS 212
Email:: [email protected]
Phone:: (979) 393-0931

Education

Undergraduate Education: B.S. Fish and Wildlife Management, Montana State University; B.S. Biology, Montana State University
Graduate Education: M.S. Applied Economics, Montana State University; Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, University of Illinois

Areas of Expertise

Natural Resource Issues
Energy economics and willingness-to-pay
Pricing Systems

Professional Summary

James “Jim” Mjelde is a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics. Mjelde’s research has primarily focused on the design of information forecasting systems. His secondary emphasis has been incorporating dynamics into decision making models.

Selected Publications

Chavez, D., Palma, M., Nayga, R., and J.W. Mjelde. “Partial and Full Incentivization in Discrete Choice Experiments.” Journal of Choice Modelling forthcoming volume 36 September 2020.

Mjelde, J.W., R. Dudensing, J. Brooks, G. Battista, M. Carrillo, B. Counsil, A. Giri, M.K. Kim, and V.D. Pyrialakou. “Stakeholders’ Opinions and Concerns Pertaining to Rural Transit for the Elderly and Transportation Disadvantaged.” SAGE Open 10, 2 (2020).

Binder, K.E., M. Pourahmadi, and J.W. Mjelde. “The Role of Temporal Dependence in Factor Selection: Implications for Forecasting.” Empirical Economics 58, 3 (2020): 1185-1223.

Duangnate, K., and J.W. Mjelde. “Prequential Forecasting Analysis of Returns in North America Natural Gas Spot Markets.” Printed version forthcoming Empirical Economics Online 13 May 2019 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-019-01706-4.

Lee, C.K. E. Lee, J.W. James W. Mjelde, T.K. Kim, and Y. Choi. “Willingness-to-pay for Whale Tour Attributes using a Choice Experiment.” Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research 24, 6(2019): 606-617.