Several agribusiness and applied economics faculty attended the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association annual meeting in Pittsburgh, July 24-26. The following presentations were given:
Cheryl J. Wachenheim, professor, presented “Influence of course delivery method and proctoring on performance in introductory economics,” and two symposiums, “Managing academic dishonesty” and Strategies for successful student recruitment in applied economics.”
Won W. Koo, professor, and Oleksiy Tokovenko, assistant professor, presented “The Role of the Economy Structure in the U.S.-China Bilateral Trade Deficit” and “The Effects of Unilateral Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Agriculture.”
Koo and Yong Jiang, research assistant professor, presented “Producer preference for land-based biological carbon sequestration in agriculture: an economic inquiry” and a poster presentation “Identifying the effect of weather variation on crop yield in the Northern Plains.”
Joleen C. Hadrich, assistant professor, and Andrea VanWinkle, graduate assistant, presented “Human capital and its effect on the farm business life cycle” and “North Dakota beef cow producers: Identifying current management practices and factors that influence adoption rates of best management practices relating to surface water pollution.”
Thomas I. Wahl, professor, organized the symposium, “Chinese urban food consumption” and presentations, “Food processing degrees: Evidence from Beijing household survey” and “Effects of consumer knowledge of safety – and quality-related certifications on food consumption.” Wahl also presented “Consumer demand for beverages in Nanjing China” with graduate student Xia Shang and “Adolescent food consumption and nutrition in urban China” with graduate student Carl Anfinson.
Cole R. Gustafson, professor, and Thein A. Maung, research assistant professor, presented “Economics of sourcing cellulosic feedstock for energy production” and “The viability of harvesting corn cobs and stover for biofuel production in North Dakota.”
