Yu (Yvette) Zhang

Areas of Expertise

• Behavioral and experimental economics
• Markets and information economics
• Consumer research
• Food economics
• Applied econometrics.

Professional Summary

Yu (Yvette) Zhang, Ph.D. is a Professor and Associate Head of Research and Graduate Programs in the Department of Agricultural Economics. Her research interests include behavioral and experimental economics, markets and information economics, consumer research, food economics, and applied econometrics.

Selected Publications

Yi, F., Zhou, M., & Zhang, Y. Y. (2020). Value of Incorporating ENSO Forecast in Crop Insurance Programs. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 102(2), 439-457.

Lin, B. X., & Zhang, Y. Y. (2020). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural exports. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 19(12), 2937-2945.

Zhang, Y. Y., Nayga Jr, R. M., & Depositario, D. P. T. (2019). Learning and the possibility of losing own money reduce overbidding: Delayed payment in experimental auctions. Plos one, 14(5), e0213568.

Zhang, Y. Y. (2017). A density-ratio model of crop yield distributions. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 99(5), 1327-1343.

Zhang, Y. Y. (2017). A shape constrained estimator of bidding function of first-price sealed-bid auctions. Economics Letters, 150, 67-72.