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Zapata, Samuel

Samuel Zapata

Associate Professor
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HECM
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(956) 271.1300
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Education

Undergraduate Education
B.S. Agriculture, Zamorano Pan-American Agricultural University
Graduate Education
M.S. Applied Economics and Statistics, Clemson University
Ph.D., Applied Economics, Clemson University

Areas of Expertise

  • Production economics
  • Economic feasibility analysis
  • Risk management
  • Price analysis
  • Applied econometrics

Professional Summary

Dr. Zapata is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics stationed at the Texas A&M Higher Education Center at McAllen, and the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Weslaco, Texas. Dr. Zapata research agenda focuses on the intersections of production economics, farm management, marketing, and quantitative methods.

Selected Publications

Zapata, S.D., F. Peguero, M. Sétamou, and O.J. Alabi. 2021. Economic Implications of Citrus Greening Disease Management Strategies. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 0(Preprint), August.

Zapata, S.D., R. Dudensing, D. Sekula, G. Esparza-Diaz and R. Villanueva. 2018. “Economic Impact of the Sugarcane Aphid Outbreak in South Texas.” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 50(1): 104-128.

Enciso, J., J. Jifon, L. Ribera, S.D. Zapata and G.K. Ganjegunte. 2015. “Yield, Water Use Efficiency and Economic Analysis of Energy Sorghum in South Texas.” Biomass and Bioenergy 81:339-344.

Zapata, S.D. and C.E. Carpio. 2014. “The Theoretical Structure of Producer Willingness to Pay Estimates.” Agricultural Economics 45(5):613-623.

Zapata, S.D., C.E. Carpio, O. Isengildina-Massa and R.D. Lamie. 2013. “The Economic Impact of the Services Provided by an Electronic Trade Platform: The Case of MarketMaker.” Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 38(3):359-378.

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