Research

Research Contracts

Cooperative Agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture:

• "Methodologies for Evaluating Non-Price Export Promotion Programs." (with Patricia Duffy), Economic Research Service.
• "Farm Program payments, Taxation of Income, and Their Effects on Farm Firm Behavior" (with Patricia Duffy, Greg Hanson and N. R. Martin). NED, ERS.
• "Pricing Efficiency and the Economic Implications of Price Risk in The Egg Subsector" AMS.
• "Economic Implications of Imperfect Competition in Catfish Processing" (with U. Hatch and H. Clonts) Agricultural Cooperative Service.

Dairy Bureau of Canada and Ontario Milk Marketing Board:

• "Economics and Methodologies for Evaluating Generic Advertising of Farm Commodities".
• "Economics and Methodologies for Evaluating Generic Advertising of Farm Commodities".
• "Economics of Farm Funded Butter Advertising in Canada."

Southern Regional Aquaculture Center:

• "Analysis of Regional and National Markets for Aquacultural Products Produced for Food in the Southern Region" (with Hatch).

Institute for Commodity Promotion Research and Evaluation, Cornell University:

• "Effects on Non-Price Export Promotion in the Presence of Farm Programs".
• "Case Studies in Advertising Effectiveness".

Consulting Activities

• USDA/ERS
• Cornell University / Dairy Promotion Research Contract
• Penn State University / Aquaculture Research Center
• Texas A&M University / Cotton Promotion Research Contract
• Norwegian Seafood Export Council
• The Catfish Institute
• California Almond Board
• U.S. Feed Grains Council
• Dairy Bureau of Canada
• Research Triangle Institute
• Robert Nathan and Associates
• Wlimer, Cutler and Pickering, 2005
• Global Insight, 2006