Agricultural and Resource Economics - Faculty

Serkan Aglasan

avalenzuela8 — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 21:02:04 +0000

Assistant Professor

Serkan Aglasan

McClelland Park 304E

Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness Agricultural Economics Policy Applied Econometrics

Serkan Aglasan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. He received his M.S. in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his Ph.D. in Economics from North Carolina State University. Dr. Aglasan's scholarly work broadly encompasses agricultural economics (production, policy), climate change, risk analysis and management, crop insurance, applied econometrics, and price analysis. In particular, most of my research over the past five years has focused on climate change mitigation and adoption efforts, crop insurance and the Farm Bill, the economic assessment and impacts of transgenic crops (i.e., Bt corn), agri-environmental policies, spatial and vertical market integration in the U.S. domestic and international commodity markets, the effects of soil health management and farm management practices (e.g., crop rotation, planting density, pest management) on climate resilience, yield, yield risk, agricultural land value, farm costs, agricultural sustainability, and environmental quality.

Degrees

Ph.D. in Economics, North Carolina State University
M.S. in Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.S. in Econometrics, Uludag University; Bursa/Turkey

Aglasan_CV_2024.pdf

Awards & Honors

Award for Best Graduate Student Paper: Applied Risk Analysis Section of the AAEA
Graduate Scholarship, NCSU

Recent Publications

Cover Crops, Crop Insurance Losses, and Resilience to Extreme Weather Events. Accepted at the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2023 (with Roderick Rejesus, Stephen Hagen, and William Salas)

Long-Term Economic Impacts of No-Till Adoption. Soil Security, 2023 (with Yuyuan Che, Roderick Rejesus, Michel A Cavigelli, Kathryn E White, Lynn G Knight, Curt Dell, David Hollinger, and Erin D Lane)

The Impact of Conservation Tillage Intensities on Mean Yields and Yield Risk. Soil Security, 2023 (with Ayesha Cooray, Roderick Rejesus, Zheng Li, and Alex Woodley)

Understanding the Effect of Cover Crop Use on Prevented Planting Losses. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2023 (with Sunjae Won, Roderick Rejesus, and Barry Goodwin)

Risk Effects of GM Corn: Evidence from Crop Insurance Outcomes and High-Dimensional Methods. Agricultural Economics, 2023 (with Barry K. Goodwin and Roderick Rejesus)

The Impact of No-Till Production on Agricultural Land Values in the United States Midwest. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2022 (with Le Chen and Roderick Rejesus)

The Impact of Cover Crops on Soil Erosion in the US Midwest. Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 (with Le Chen and Roderick Rejesus)

Payments from Agricultural Conservation Programs and Cover Crop Adoption. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2022 (with Roderick Rejesus, Byungyul Park, Yuyuan Che, Stephen C. Hagen, William Salas)

Faculty & Staff Faculty

Osaretin Olurotimi

avalenzuela8 — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 21:22:13 +0000

Assistant Research Professor

Osaretin Olurotimi

McClelland Park 301J

(520) 621-6241

olurotimi@arizona.edu

Applied Econometrics Development Economics Natural Resource & Environmental Economics

Dr. Olurotimi is an applied economist whose research interests are in Development Economics. Broadly, her research quantifies the effect of shocks, stresses, public policy, and programs on welfare, human capital development, and firms in developing countries, especially those in Africa. She also studies how economic agents respond to shocks. Her goal with her research is to inform policy, programs, and praxis to improve the lives of people experiencing poverty.

Degrees

Ph.D.Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2023
M.PA, Development Practice, School of International and Public Practice, Columbia University, 2013
B.Sc., Economics, Babcock University, 2007

Olurotimi CV.pdf

Faculty & Staff Faculty

April Athnos

danielleb — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 23:38:54 +0000

Assistant Professor of Practice

April Athnos

McClelland Park 304D

athnos@arizona.edu

Applied Econometrics Natural Resource & Environmental Economics

Dr. Athnos’ research examines how environmental policies affect markets, consumer preferences for environmental goods, and economics pedagogy. She enjoys working on interdisciplinary teams and collaborating with other instructors to build inclusive, impactful courses.

Dr. Athnos grew up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, surrounded by abundant water resources. Later, her doctoral work studied water quality concerns in the Great Lakes Region. Now Dr. Athnos looks forward to learning more about water property rights and management in the American Southwest to address the challenges of Arizona’s regional water quantity and quality concerns.

For more visit: https://sites.google.com/arizona.edu/aprilathnos

Degrees

Ph.D., Economics and Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University, 2022
M.A., Economics, University of Colorado - Boulder, 2015
B.S., Economics, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, 2012

Athnos_CV_22.pdf

Awards & Honors

2021 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Teaching, Learning, and Communications Section Graduate Student Teaching Award
2021 Michigan State University #iteachMSU Educator Award
2021 Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE) Department Award for Excellence in Teaching
2021 Universities Council on Water Resources/National Institutes for Water Resources Conference First Place Graduate Oral Presentation

Classes Taught

AREC 150C3: Sustain Life: The Global Economy of Food (Fall 2022, 2023)
AREC 313: The Economics of Futures Markets (Fall 2022, Fall/Summer 2023)
AREC 217: Food, Resource, and Environmental Economics (Fall/Spring 2023, Spring 2024)
AREC 479/579: Economic Analysis of Water, Food, and Environmental Policies (Spring 2023, Spring 2024)

Recent Publications

Athnos, A., S. Valle de Souza, C.E. Etumnu, K.K. Quagrainie, W. Knudson, R. Kinnunen and P. Hitchens. Are U.S. Consumers Willing to Pay More by the Lake? An Analysis of Preferences for Great Lakes Region Fish. Forthcoming at Agricultural and Resource Economics Review.

Athnos, A., Hunt, S., Kou-Herrema, T., Langley, M., Lee, A., Oshima, E., Parker, H., Rawal, H., Searle, E. The Graduate Teaching Assistant Teaching Learning Community: Fostering a Sense of Belonging and Co-constructing Best Instructional Practices. In Exploring How We Teach: Lived Experiences, Lessons, and Research about Graduate Instructors by Graduate Instructors. Ed. Samantha Clem.

Valle de Souza, S., Quagrainie, K. K., Knudson, W., Athnos, A. 2021. Go FISH: U.S. Seafood Consumers Seek Freshness, Information, Safety, and Health Benefits. Choices. Quarter 4.

Faculty & Staff Faculty

Laura Bakkensen

danielleb — Wed, 26 May 2021 22:24:45 +0000

Associate Professor, School of Government and Public Policy

Associate Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics (courtesy)

Laura Bakkensen

315 Social Sciences Building

(520) 621-1825

laurabakkensen@arizona.edu

Natural Resource & Environmental Economics

Website

Home department profile

Dr. Laura Bakkensen is an Associate Professor at the University of Arizona’s School of Government and Public Policy. She utilizes applied microeconomic and econometric techniques to study the economics of natural disasters, identifying current hazard risks and evidence of adaptation to damages and fatalities across the globe. Her research informs policy on insurance regulation, post-disaster aid, severe weather warnings, and public adaptation projects. Dr. Bakkensen received her Ph.D. in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics from Yale University. She was previously a visiting researcher at the Euro-Mediterranean Center for Climate Change in Venice, Italy and received a Fulbright Teaching Grant to South Korea. In 2017, she was awarded a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellowship.

Degrees

Ph.D. Environmental and Natural Resource Economics. Yale University. 2014.
M.Phil. Environmental and Natural Resource Economics. Yale University. 2012.
M.Sc. Environment and Development, with Merit. London School of Economics and Political Science. 2007.

Bakkensen_CV_23.pdf

Classes Taught

PA484/584: Environmental Management
PA553: Policy Analysis I
PA554: Policy Analysis II
PA555: Statistics for Public Policy II
POL684: Causal Inference

Recent Publications

Selected Publications:

Bakkensen, L., and Ma, L. 2020. Sorting Over Flood Risk and Implications for Policy Reform. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 104:102362.

Bakkensen, L., and Schuler, P. 2020. A Preference for Power: Willingness to Pay for Energy Reliability Versus Fuel Type in Vietnam. Energy Policy. 144: 111696.

Bakkensen, L., Ding, X., and Ma, L. 2019. Flood Risk and Salience: New Evidence from the Sunshine State. Southern Economic Journal. 85(4): 1132-1158.

Bakkensen, L., Fox-Lent, C., Read, L., and Linkov, I. 2017. Validating Resilience and Vulnerability Indices in the Context of Natural Disasters. Risk Analysis. 37(5): 982-1004.

Bakkensen, L. and Mendelsohn, R. 2016. Risk and Adaptation: Evidence from Global Hurricane Damages and Fatalities. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. 3(3): 555-587.

Bakkensen, L., and Larson, W. 2014. Population Matters When Modeling Hurricane Fatalities Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(50): E5331-E5332.

Mendelsohn, R., Emanuel, K., Chonabayashi, S, and Bakkensen, L. 2012. The Impact of Climate Change on Global Tropical Cyclone Damage. Nature Climate Change. 2(2): 1-5.

Faculty & Staff Faculty

José Soto

jrs — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:42:00 +0000

Associate Professor, School of Natural Resources & the Environment

Associate Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics (courtesy)

José Soto

ENR2 418

(520) 621-1054

jrs@arizona.edu

Natural Resource & Environmental Economics

UA at Work

Home Dept Website Profile

Website

Dr. Soto’s research centers on the modeling of coupled natural-human systems at different spatial and temporal scales—for both fundamental insight and practical real-world applications. His current focus involves the use of non-market valuation and survey-based methodologies to examine ecosystem services, which are embedded in complex, social-ecological systems. He collaborates with natural scientists, along with local, state, and federal land managers to investigate issues related to wildlife, climate change, forest water yield, carbon sequestration, and invasive species.

Degrees

Ph.D., University of Florida, 2013
M.S., University of Arizona, 2008

Soto_CV_21.pdf

Classes Taught

RNR/PA 485/585 - The Economics and Social Connections to Natural Resources
RNR 615 - Ecosystem Service Valuation Methods

Recent Publications

Adams, D.C., Susaeta, A., Soto, J.R., Rossi, F., de Grammont, P.C., Messina, W.A., Koch, F.H., Gomez, D. and Hulcr, J. 2019. A bioeconomic model for estimating potential economic damages from a hypothetical Asian beetle introduced via future trade with Cuba. Journal of Bioeconomics: 1-26

Pienaar, E.F., Soto, J.R., Lai, J., and Adams, D.C., 2019. Would County Residents Vote for an Increase in Their Taxes to Conserve Native Habitat and Ecosystem Services? Funding Conservation in Palm Beach County, Florida. Ecological Economics 159: 24-34.

Rubino, E.C., Pienaar, E.F. and Soto, J.R., 2018. Structuring Legal Trade in Rhino Horn to Incentivize the Participation of South African Private Landowners. Ecological Economics 154: 306-316.

White, A.E., Lutz, D.A., Howarth, R.B., and Soto, J.R., 2018. Small-scale forestry and carbon offset markets: An empirical study of Vermont Current Use forest landowner willingness to accept carbon credit programs. PloS one 13 (8): e0201967.

Soto, J.R., Escobedo, F.J., Khachatryan, H. and Adams, D.C., 2018. Consumer demand for urban forest ecosystem services and disservices: examining trade-offs using choice experiments and best-worst scaling. Ecosystem Services 29 (A): 31-39.

Dawes, L.C., Adams, A.E., Escobedo, F.J. and Soto, J.R., 2018. Socioeconomic and ecological perceptions and barriers to urban tree distribution and reforestation programs. Urban Ecosystems 21(4): 657-71.

Faculty & Staff Faculty

Jeffrey D. Michler

jdmichler — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 20:42:00 +0000

Associate Professor

Jeffrey D. Michler

McLelland Park 301K

jdmichler@arizona.edu

Applied Econometrics Development Economics Natural Resource & Environmental Economics

2022 AAEA awardee

The primary focus of my research is the application of contract theory and models of industrial organization to problems of agricultural risk management and rural development. My existing research focuses on how agricultural households manage risk to achieve their goals of sustainable development and food security. Complementing and expanding upon this, my recent research investigates the use of contracts in agriculture and estimates the impact of new technology on household welfare and health outcomes. These topics combine to reveal policy relevant insights about agricultural management practices in an uncertain environment. Along with Dr. Josephson, he co-directs the Applied International Development Economics (AIDE) Lab.

For more visit: jeffmichler.com.

Degrees

Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, 2015
M.A., Economics, New School for Social Research, 2010
M.A., Theology, St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, 2007
B.A., Economics and History, Bethel College, 2003

Michler_CV 2024.pdf

Awards & Honors

2022 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA), Quality of Research Discovery Award
2021 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Africa Section Best Publication Award
2019 Outstanding American Journal of Agricultural Economics Article Award
2015 Best Dissertation Award, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University

Classes Taught

AREC 360: The Poverty and Development of Nations
AREC 513: Consumption Economics and Price Analysis

Recent Publications

Josephson, A. and J.D. Michler. 2023. Research Ethics in Applied Economics: A Practical Guide. New York: Routledge.

Michler, J.D., A. Josephson, T. Kilic, and S. Murray. 2022. Privacy Protection, Measurement Error, and the Integration of Remote Sensing and Socioeconomic Survey Data. Journal of Development Economics 158: 102927.

Rudin-Rush, L., J.D. Michler, A. Josephson, and J.R. Bloem. 2022. Food Insecurity During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Four African Countries. Food Policy 111: 102306.

Michler, J.D., F. Viens, and G. Shively. 2022. Risk, Crop Yields, and Weather Index Insurance in Village India. Journal of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association 1 (1): 61-81.

Josephson, A., T. Kilic, and J.D. Michler. 2021. Socioeconomic Impacts of COVID-19 in Low-Income Countries. Nature Human Behaviour 5: 557-65.

Arouna, A., J.D. Michler, and J.C. Lokossou. 2021. Contract Farming and Rural Transformation: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Benin. Journal of Development Economics 151: 102626.

Arouna, A., J.D. Michler, W.G. Yergo, and K. Saito. 2021. One Size Fits All? Experimental Evidence on the Digital Delivery of Personalized Extension Advice in Nigeria. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 103 (2): 596-619.

Michler, J.D. and S.Y. Wu. 2020. Governance and Contract Choice: Theory and Evidence from Groundwater Irrigation Markets. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 180: 129-47.

Michler, J.D. and S.Y. Wu. 2020. Relational Contracts in Agriculture: Theory and Evidence. Annual Review of Resource Economics 12: 111-27.

Michler, J.D. 2020. Agriculture in the Process of Development: A Micro-Perspective. World Development 129: 104888.

Faculty & Staff Faculty

Anna Josephson

aljosephson — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 19:00:00 +0000

Associate Professor

Anna Josephson

McClelland Park 304G

aljosephson@arizona.edu

Applied Econometrics Development Economics

Dr. Josephson's core research focuses on individuals and households in around the world, working on risk, development, food security, and agriculture. Much of this research is centered in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe, as well as Asia, including Bangladesh, India, and the Philippines. In her work, Dr. Josephson explores the relationships between individuals and their risky environments and investigate how households and small firms make decisions to ensure survival under challenging conditions. Along with Dr. Michler, she co-directs the Applied International Development Economics (AIDE) Lab.

Dr. Josephson also study the process of economic research, including instructional pedagogy, ethics in research, and gender in the profession.

For more visit: annajosephson.org.

Degrees

Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, 2017
M.S., Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, 2013
B.S., Geology & Economics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2011

Josephson_CV 2024.pdf

Awards & Honors

Early Career Scholar Award, University of Arizona (2023)
Award for Excellence in Resilience Research for Global Development Challenges, University of Arizona (2023)
AAEA International Section Best Publication – Honorable Mention, AAEA International Section (2023)
Outstanding MSc Thesis AAEA, Advisor to Emil Kee-Tui for their thesis “Labor, Credit, and Markets: Evidence from the Philippines – 1971 – 2016” (2022)
Uma Lele Prize for Best Paper on Gender, 30th International Conference of Agricultural Economists, 2018

Classes Taught

AREC 150C: The Global Economy of Food: Sustaining Life

Recent Publications

Josephson, A. (2024). Intra-household management of resources: evidence from Malawi. Review of Economics of the Household.
Michler, J.D., A. Josephson, T. Kilic, S. Murray. (2022). Privacy protection, measurement error, and the integration of remote sensing and socioeconomic survey data. Journal of Development Economics 158: 102927.
Rudin-Rush, L., J.D. Michler, A. Josephson, J.R. Bloem. (2022). Food insecurity during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in four African countries. Food Policy 111: 102306.
Hilsenroth, J., A. Josephson, K.A. Grogan, L.M. Walters, Z.T. Plakias, L.H. Palm-Forster, S. Banerjee, T. Wade. (2021). Present, past, future: Status of women and minority faculty in agricultural and applied economics. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 44 (1): 71 – 91.
Josephson, A., T. Kilic, J.D. Michler. (2021). Socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 in low-income countries. Nature Human Behaviour 5: 557 – 565.

Faculty & Staff Faculty

Michael Staten

admin — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:06:00 +0000

Bart Cardon Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Career Development

Professor

Michael Staten

Forbes 211

(520) 621-1932

statenm@arizona.edu

Agricultural Economics Policy

I’ve designed projects on a wide range of policy-oriented issues involving the economics of consumer credit markets. Topics have included the causes and consequences of personal bankruptcy and mortgage foreclosures; the role of credit bureau data, credit scoring and risk management tools in expanding access to consumer loans in the U.S. and globally; and the pros and cons of improved loan disclosures and regulatory limits on loan products in helping consumers to make good credit choices.

I’ve also conducted projects for the National Retail Federation, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other national associations on issues such as credit card usage patterns and the impact of privacy and data usage regulations on the products and customer service offered by retail financial services firms.

I’m particularly proud of a series of projects sponsored by American Express and the Consumer Federation of America that demonstrate the rehabilitative effects of credit counseling on long-term borrower behavior. I am also proud of our efforts to create pilot demonstration projects here at the University of Arizona that pair financial education with financial products (e.g., savings programs; student loans) to encourage and support completion of higher education degrees.

Over the past decade, when director of the Take Charge America Institute here at the UA, I gained extensive experience in developing and scaling up financial education programs for youth in classroom and online environments, as well as through peer-to-peer programs. I expanded to a national scale our flagship outreach program, the award-winning Take Charge Today curriculum. Take Charge Today develops and distributes (free of charge) an extensive, activity-based personal finance curriculum for high-school and middle-school classrooms nationwide (www.takechargetoday.arizona.edu), and companion teacher support and professional development. More than 48,000 teachers nationwide are authorized users of the Take Charge Today curriculum. The quality of the curriculum materials was acknowledged by the U.S. Treasury Department when it included three Take Charge Today lessons as part of its educator toolkit to support its 2011 National Financial Capability Challenge. Most recently, in a partnership with the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) beginning in 2014, we created a national online resource center for personal finance educators, hosted at the University of Arizona (www.moneyteach.org). Moneyteach provides curriculum resources for middle and high school educators, giving new teachers a trusted place to start when building their courses.

Degrees

Ph.D., Economics, Purdue University, 1980
M.S., Purdue University, Economics, 1978
B.S., University of Texas at Arlington, Economics, Highest Honors, 1976

Staten_CV.pdf

Classes Taught

Introductory Microeconomics
Intermediate Microeconomics
Money, Consumers and Family (Undergraduate, general elective)
Economics and Public Policy (MBA)
Managerial and Business Economics (Undergraduate and MBA)
Economics of Information and Uncertainty (Undergraduate and MA)
Retail Financial Services (upper-division Undergraduate)
Behavioral Foundations for Consumer Financial Decisions (Graduate)

Recent Publications

Books

Durkin, T., Elliehausen, G., Staten M., Zywicki, T. 2014. Consumer Credit and the American Economy. Oxford University Press.

Refereed journal articles

Staten, Michael. 2015. Risk-Based Pricing in Consumer Lending. Journal of Law, Economics and Policy 11 (1): 33-57.

L. Douglas Smith, Michael Staten, Thomas Eyssell, Maureen Karig, Beth A. Freeborn, and Andrea Golden. 2013. Accuracy of Information Maintained by U.S. Credit Bureaus: Frequency of Errors and Effects on Consumers’ Credit Scores. Journal of Consumer Affairs 47 (3): 588-601.

Brown, D., Link, C., Staten, M. 2012. The Success and Failure of Counseling Agency Debt Repayment Plans. Eastern Economic Journal 38: 99-117.

Barron, J.M. and Staten, M.E.2008. The Emergence of Captive Finance Companies and Risk Segmentation in Loan Markets: Theory and Evidence. Journal of Money Credit and Banking 40: 173-92.

Faculty & Staff Faculty

Na Zuo

nazuo — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 17:19:00 +0000

Associate Professor of Practice

Na Zuo

650 N. Park Ave, room 304K

(520) 621-9945

nazuo@arizona.edu

Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness

2020 Bart Cardon Award Recipient

2022 Gerald J Swanson Prize for Teaching Excellence Recipient

2022 WAEA Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award

Spring 2022 CALES awardees news story

Dr. Zuo teaches agribusiness management, finance, economic principles, and food economy. She was a visiting faculty member at Eastern Kentucky University from August 2015 to May 2016, where she taught seven courses related to agribusiness and advised a student team competing in the 2016 Alltech Innovation Competition.

Her research examines issues of natural resource development with a focus on the interaction between fossil fuel extraction and community development. She also studies instructional pedagogies, including collaborative learning and inclusive teaching.

Dr. Zuo is originally from Shandong, China. She was an undergraduate at Shandong University and master's student at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.

Degrees

Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky, 2017
M.S., Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, 2011
B.S., Finance, Shandong University, 2009

Statement of teaching philosophy_NaZuo.pdf

Zuo_CV_23.pdf

Awards & Honors

Western Agricultural Economics Association (WAEA) Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2022
Gerald J Swanson Prize for Teaching Excellence, 2022
Bart Cardon Early Career Faculty Teaching Award for the College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences, 2020
Wildcat Family Spirit Award, Classified Staff Council at UA, 2019
Graduate Student Teaching Award, AAEA, 2017

Classes Taught

AREC/PPEL 210, Understanding the World of Commerce
AREC 297, Excel Applications for Economic Analysis
AREC 304, Intermediate Production and Consumption Analysis
AREC 315, Agribusiness Economics and Management
AREC/NAFS 365, The Food Economy - Efficiencies, Gaps and Policies
AREC 450/550, Financial Management for Agribusiness

Recent Publications

Brown, R., Hamilton, L., Kiesel, K., Treme, J. and Zuo, Na, 2021. Pedagogical Pivot-Faculty Reflections on the Rapid Transition to Virtual Teaching During COVID-19. In Western Economics Forum,19 (1): 120-129.

Brown, R., Buck, S., Kibler, M., Penn, J. and Zuo, Na, 2021. Course-related student anxiety during COVID-19: A problem and some solutions. Applied Economics Teaching Resources (AETR), 3(1): 1-21.

Zuo, Na, and Zhong, H. 2020. Can Resource Policy Reverse the Resource Curse? Evidence from China. Resource Policy, 68 (2020): 101733.

Kiesel, K., Zuo, Na, Plakias, Z.T., Pena-Levano, L.M., Barkley, A., Lacy, K., Hanson, E. and Treme, J. 2020. Increasing Student Engagement in a Changing Academic Environment. Applied Economics and Teaching Resources, 2 (3): 15-28.

Brown, R., Zuo, Na, Shockley, J. and Buck, S. 2019. An Authentic Learning Approach to Group Assignments: An Analysis of Student Attitudes. Applied Economics and Teaching Resources 1 (2): 1-13.

Wilson, P.N. and Zuo, Na, 2019. Outstanding Seniors: Where Have All the Young Men Gone?. Applied Economics and Teaching Resources 1 (2): 31-42.

Brown, R., Zuo, Na, Shockley, J. and Buck, S. 2019. The Project Manager/Private Contractor Approach to Group Assignments. Applied Economics and Teaching Resources 1 (2): 64-73.

Zuo, Na, Schieffer, J., Buck, S. 2019. The Effect of the Energy Boom on Schooling Decisions in the U.S. Resource and Energy Economics 55: 1-23.

Faculty & Staff Faculty

Russell Tronstad

tronstad — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 03:07:00 +0000

University Distinguished Outreach Professor

Extension Specialist

Russell Tronstad

McClelland Park 304B

(520) 621-2425

tronstad@ag.arizona.edu

Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness Agricultural Economics Policy Extension Area: Farm & Ranch Management Marketing & Risk Management

Dr. Tronstad’s research interests include agricultural marketing, risk management, international trade, and operations research methods. Fruit and vegetable commodities, range livestock, and field crops are a part of his research and extension activities. Much of his work focuses on decision tools and aids that jointly consider production, marketing, and risk factors. He is a past co-editor of the Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

Degrees

Ph.D. University of Illinois, 1989

Tronstad_CV_2024.pdf

Recent Publications

Sall, I., Tronstad, R. and Aradhyula,S. 2019. Beef Production Alliance Preferences for Vertical Integration: A Bivariate Nested Panel Probit Approach. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 44 (1): 165–79.

Kubota C., C. Meng, S. Masoud, Y.J. Son, and R. Tronstad. 2018. Advanced Technologies for Large-Scale Plant Factories – Integration of Industrial and Systems Engineering Approach in Controlled Environment Crop Production. In Plant Factory Using Artificial Light: 354–62.

Masoud, S., Y.J. Son, C. Kubota, and R. Tronstad. 2018. Evaluation of Simulation-Based Optimization in Grafting Labor Allocation. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 34 (3): 479–89.

Tronstad, R., and M. Woods. 2018. Cooperative Extension System: Value to Society. In G.L. Cramer, K.P. Paudel, A. Schmitz, eds. The Routledge Handbook of Agricultural Economics: 728–47.

Kubota C, C. Meng, Y-J. Son, M. Lewis, H. Spalholz, and R. Tronstad. 2017. Horticultural, systems-engineering and economic evaluations of short-term plant storage techniques as a labor management tool for vegetable grafting nurseries. PLoS ONE 12 (2): e0170614.

Faculty & Staff Faculty Extension