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Postal address:	AED Economics Department The Ohio State University 2120 Fyffe Road Columbus, OH 43210-1066
Workplace:	Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, Ohio State University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2010

1. Agricultural Marketing Research Needs in the 1970's
   Reports, Texas A&M University, Agribusiness, Food, and Consumer Economics Research Center

2007

2. Mixed Tournaments, Common Shocks, and Disincentives: An Experimental Study
   2007 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, 2007, Portland, Oregon, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2006) View citations (5)

2006

3. What replaces transaction-driven supply chains? Scenarios of future food supply chains
   Post-Print, HAL

2005

4. AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF ALTERNATIVE INCENTIVE SCHEMES WITH HETEROGENEOUS AGENTS
   Working Papers, Ohio State University, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics View citations (1)
5. Energy Uncertainty: Implications for the Food Supply Chain
   Agricultural Outlook Forum 2005, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Outlook Forum

2004

6. Behavioral and Welfare Effects of Tournaments and Fixed Performance Standard Contracts with Heterogeneous Agents: Some Experimental Evidence
   2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (1)

2002

7. KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL, INTANGIBLE ASSETS, AND LEVERAGE: EVIDENCE FROM U.S. AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY FIRMS
   2002: WCC-72 Annual Meeting, June 23-25, 2002, Las Vegas, Nevada, WERA-72 (formerly WCC-72): Western Education\Extension and Research Activities Committee on Agribusiness
   See also Journal Article Knowledge Capital, Intangible Assets, and Leverage: Evidence from U.S. Agricultural Biotechnology Firms, International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (2004) View citations (2) (2004)

2001

8. CAPITAL STRUCTURE DECISIONS OF U.S.-BASED FOOD PROCESSING FIRMS: A TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS PERSPECTIVE
   2001 Regional Committee NC-221, October 1-2, 2001, McLean, Virginia, Regional Research Committee NC-1014: Agricultural and Rural Finance Markets in Transition View citations (1)
9. USING REAL OPTIONS TO EVALUATE PRODUCER INVESTMENT IN NEW GENERATION COOPERATIVES
   2001 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Chicago, IL, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (3)

2000

10. The Real Options Approach to Evaluating a Risky Investment by a New Generation Cooperative: Further Processing
    2000 Annual Meeting, December 12-13, NCERA-194 Research on Cooperatives View citations (4)

1998

11. ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE ON COMPETITIVENESS UNDER WTO, NAFTA AND FTAA
    Proceedings of the 4th Agricultural and Food Policy Systems Information Workshop 1998: Economic Harmonization in the Canadian\U.S.\Mexican Grain-Livestock Subsector;, Farm Foundation, Agricultural and Food Policy Systems Information Workshops View citations (1)

1997

12. DISCUSSION: TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND COMPETITION POLICY: INFLUENCES ON AGRIBUSINESS AND INVESTMENT IN NAFTA COUNTRIES
    Proceedings of the 3rd Agricultural and Food Policy Systems Information Workshop, 1997: Harmonization\Convergence\Compatibility in Agriculture and Agri-Food Policy: Canada, United States and Mexico, Farm Foundation, Agricultural and Food Policy Systems Information Workshops

1994

13. Assessing Federal Grade Criteria for Fruits and Vegetables: Should Nutrient Attributes Be Incorporated?
    Re-Engineering Marketing Policies for Food and Agriculture - FAMC 1994 Conference, Food and Agricultural Marketing Consortium (FAMC)

1993

14. Implications of Structural Change and Emerging Technology for Public Policy Based on Orderly Marketing Concepts
    Food and Agricultural Marketing Issues for the 21st Century - FAMC 1993 Conference, Food and Agricultural Marketing Consortium (FAMC)

1992

15. Managerial Economics of Vertically Coordinated Agricultural Firms
    Occasional Papers, Regional Research Project NC-194: Organization and Performance of World Food Systems View citations (67)
    See also Journal Article Managerial Economics of Vertically Coordinated Agricultural Firms, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (1992) View citations (70) (1992)

1990

16. The Risk Mitigation Aspects of Agricultural Cooperatives
    Cooperatives: Their Importance in the Future Food and Agricultural System - FAMC 1990 Conference, Food and Agricultural Marketing Consortium (FAMC)

1988

17. THE EFFECTS OF TRADER'S REPUTATION ON MARKET EXCHANGE
    1988 Annual Meeting, August 1-3, Knoxville, Tennessee, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

1987

18. Effect of Pooling on Equity Capital and Current Assets of Large Producer Marketing Cooperatives
    Departmental Reports, Texas A&M University, Department of Agricultural Economics
19. Long-Term Effects of the 1985 Farm Act on Put Option Short Hedging for Corn and Soybeans
    Staff Paper Series, Texas A&M University, Department of Agricultural Economics
20. Membership Policy Alternatives for Growth Cooperatives
    Faculty Paper Series, Texas A&M University, Department of Agricultural Economics
21. The Evolution of Technical Analysis
    Staff Paper Series, Texas A&M University, Department of Agricultural Economics

1986

22. COMPETITION AND PRICE RELATIONSHIPS FOR AN ELECTRONIC MARKET
    1986 Annual Meeting, July 27-30, Reno, Nevada, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (1)
23. IMPLICIT PRICES FOR COTTON FIBER PROPERTIES BY SPINNING TECHNOLOGY AND END-USE
    1986 Annual Meeting, July 27-30, Reno, Nevada, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

1985

24. Helmuth's Trading Technique: Further Evidence and Implications for Cattle Hedging Strategies 1975-1982
    Staff Paper Series, Texas A&M University, Department of Agricultural Economics

1984

25. PRODUCER MARKETING BOARDS AND PRICE ADJUSTMENTS IN WORLD GRAIN SORGHUM MARKETS
    1984 Annual Meeting, August 5-8, Ithaca, New York, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

1982

26. Allocative Efficiency in Electronic Marketing for Feeder Cattle
    1982 Annual Meeting, August 1-4, Logan, Utah, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (3)
27. Cash Market Tests of the Weak Form Efficient Market Hypothesis
    1982 Annual Meeting, August 1-4, Logan, Utah, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
28. FOOD SAFETY POLICY OPTIONS
    1982 Annual Meeting, August 1-4, Logan, Utah, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (1)
29. Ownership of Electronic Commodity Exchanges
    Working Papers, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Food System Research Group

1981

30. Multinational Cooperatives: Their Potential Role in the International Grain Marketing System
    1981 Occasional Paper Series No. 2, International Association of Agricultural Economists

1979

31. GIBRAT'S LAW AND GROWTH OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING COOPERATIVES
    1979 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, Pullman, Washington, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
32. The Economic Feasibility and Impacts of Electronic Markets: A Tentative Appraisal
    1979 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, Pullman, Washington, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (6)

1975

33. ALGORITHMS FOR VERTICAL INTEGRATION INDICES
    1975 Annual Meeting, August 10-13, Columbus, Ohio, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Food System Research Group (1975)
34. Cotton Crop Contracting Problems and Potentials
    Reports, Texas A&M University, Agribusiness, Food, and Consumer Economics Research Center

1974

35. Optimum Sampling for Measuring Short-Term Changes in Food Product Deliveries
    Reports, Texas A&M University, Agribusiness, Food, and Consumer Economics Research Center
36. RELATIVE ENTROPY AS A MEASURE OF METROPOLITAN MARKET CONCENTRATION IN FOOD RETAILING
    1974 Annual Meeting, August 18-21, College Station, Texas, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
37. Trends in Geographic Concentration of Selected Agricultural Commodities in the United States: 1958-1972
    Reports, Texas A&M University, Agribusiness, Food, and Consumer Economics Research Center

1973

38. Comparative Cost Analysis of Carbon Dioxide and Vacuum Packaged Boxed Beef: A Case Study
    Reports, Texas A&M University, Agribusiness, Food, and Consumer Economics Research Center View citations (1)
39. OPTIMUM SAMPLING OF DELIVERIES FOR MEASURING CHANGES IN FOOD PRODUCT MOVEMENT
    1973 AAEA-CAES-WAEA Joint Meeting, August 8-11, Edmonton, Canada, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

1972

40. Primary Packaging Cost Analysis for Fresh Beef from Packer to Retail Distribution Center: A Case Study
    Reports, Texas A&M University, Agribusiness, Food, and Consumer Economics Research Center View citations (1)

1971

41. Retail Test Marketing and Consumer Evaluation of Frozen Lamb
    Reports, Texas A&M University, Agribusiness, Food, and Consumer Economics Research Center View citations (2)

1970

42. Supply and Utilization of Texas Citrus 1960-1961 to 1974-1975
    Reports, Texas A&M University, Agribusiness, Food, and Consumer Economics Research Center
43. TEMPROB: A Fortran IV Program for Calculating Temperature Probabilities from Extreme Minimum Temperature Data
    Reports, Texas A&M University, Agribusiness, Food, and Consumer Economics Research Center View citations (1)

1969

44. Analysis of the Texas Retail and Processor Markets for Turkey Products
    Reports, Texas A&M University, Agribusiness, Food, and Consumer Economics Research Center
45. The Effect of Point-of-Purchase Display Material on Sales of Fresh Texas Grapefruit
    Reports, Texas A&M University, Agribusiness, Food, and Consumer Economics Research Center View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2013

1. Seven Fundamental Economic Characteristics Exclusivity of Agrifood Supply Chains (part 1)
   Economy of region, 2013, 1, (3), 238 - 246
   Also in Экономика региона, 2013, (3 (35)), 238-246 (2013)
2. Seven Fundamental Economic Characteristics Exclusivity of Agrifood Supply Chains (part 2)
   Economy of region, 2013, 1, (4), 174 - 180
   Also in Экономика региона, 2013, (4 (36)), 174-180 (2013)

2011

3. Exclusivity of Agrifood Supply Chains: Seven Fundamental Economic Characteristics
   International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2011, 14, (5), 15 View citations (6)
4. Supply Chains for Emerging Renewable Polymers: Analysis of Interactive Sectors and Complementary Assets
   International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2011, 14, (2), 16

2008

5. Innovation in Food Products: First-mover Strategy and Entropy Metrics
   International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2008, 11, (3), 26 View citations (2)
6. The diffusion of organic food products: toward a theory of adoption
   Agribusiness, 2008, 24, (3), 369-387 View citations (2)

2007

7. Growth-related Measures of Brand Equity Elasticity for Food Firms
   International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2007, 10, (01), 17 View citations (2)

2005

8. Transitioning from Transaction-Based Markets to Alliance-Based Supply Chains: Implications for Firms
   Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, 2005, 20, (4), 6 View citations (4)

2004

9. Hog Producer Preferences for Marketing Contract Attributes
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2004, 86, (1), 115-123 View citations (53)
10. Knowledge Capital, Intangible Assets, and Leverage: Evidence from U.S. Agricultural Biotechnology Firms
    International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2004, 07, (2), 11 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL, INTANGIBLE ASSETS, AND LEVERAGE: EVIDENCE FROM U.S. AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY FIRMS, 2002: WCC-72 Annual Meeting, June 23-25, 2002, Las Vegas, Nevada (2002) (2002)

2002

11. Knowledge Management Frontier in the Global Food System: Network Embeddedness and Social Capital
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2002, 84, (5), 1345-1352 View citations (13)

2001

12. Alternative Firm Strategies for Signaling Quality in the Food System
    Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, 2001, 49, (4), 591-604 View citations (31)
13. EVALUATING OPTIMAL PRODUCT MIX USING DYNAMIC SIMULATION: A TOMATO PROCESSING CASE
    Journal of Food Distribution Research, 2001, 32, (01), 12

1999

14. Capital Market Innovations and Agricultural Cooperatives
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1999, 81, (5), 1247-1249 View citations (1)

1998

15. Analyzing Foreign Direct Investment Decisions by Food and everage Firms: An Empirical Model of Transaction Theory
    Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, 1998, 46, (3), 329-346 View citations (8)

1997

16. The VEST model: An alternative approach to value added
    Agribusiness, 1997, 13, (6), 561-567 View citations (3)

1994

17. Assessing Vertical Strategic Alliances by Agribusiness
    Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, 1994, 42, (4), 533-540 View citations (11)

1992

18. Managerial Economics of Vertically Coordinated Agricultural Firms
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1992, 74, (5), 1226-1231 View citations (70)
    See also Working Paper Managerial Economics of Vertically Coordinated Agricultural Firms, Occasional Papers (1992) View citations (67) (1992)

1991

19. FABRICATED CUT BEEF PRICES AS LEADING INDICATORS OF FED CATTLE PRICE
    Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1991, 16, (01), 7 View citations (1)

1989

20. MERGERS AND THE FOOD INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    Journal of Food Distribution Research, 1989, 20, (01), 18 View citations (2)
21. PRICING EFFICIENCY IN AGRICULTURAL MARKETS: DISCUSSION
    Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1989, 14, (01), 4

1988

22. Evaluation of Restructuring Alternatives for the Banks for Cooperatives
    Journal of Agricultural Cooperation, 1988, 03, 12
23. Membership Policy Alternatives for Marketing Cooperatives
    Journal of Agricultural Cooperation, 1988, 03, 12 View citations (1)
24. Relationship of Pooling to Equity Capital and Current Assets of Large Producer Marketing Cooperatives
    Journal of Agricultural Cooperation, 1988, 03, 11 View citations (3)

1986

25. Agribusiness marketing research in a transition world economy
    Agribusiness, 1986, 2, (4), 431-442 View citations (3)

1985

26. The systematic downward bias in live cattle futures: A further evaluation
    Journal of Futures Markets, 1985, 5, (1), 11-20 View citations (4)

1984

27. Implications of Electronic Trading for the Structure of Agricultural Markets
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1984, 66, (5), 859-863 View citations (10)
28. POLICY CONSIDERATIONS OF EMERGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
    Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1984, 16, (01), 7 View citations (2)
    Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1983, 16, (1), 15-22 (1983) View citations (1)

1983

29. Emerging Information Technologies and Agricultural Structure
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1983, 65, (2), 388-394 View citations (3)
30. FOOD SAFETY: ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS AND FEDERAL POLICY OPTIONS
    Journal of Food Distribution Research, 1983, 14, (01), 8

1977

31. AGRIBUSINESS COMMUNICATION WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
    Journal of Food Distribution Research, 1977, 08, (01), 9
32. DIVERSIFICATION OF REGIONAL MARKETING COOPERATIVES
    Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1977, 09, (01), 5
    Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1977, 9, (1), 191-195 (1977)

1976

33. An Evaluation of the Economic Basis for Antitrust Policy in the Food Industry
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1976, 58, (5), 867-873 View citations (1)

1974

34. COMPARATIVE COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF TWO BOXED BEEF METHODS
    Journal of Food Distribution Research, 1974, 05, (3), 12
35. Credit Card Purchasing and Static Consumer Behavior Theory
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1974, 56, (1), 129-134 View citations (2)
36. ENTROPY MEASURES OF SPATIAL CONCENTRATION IN POULTRY PROCESSING
    Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1974, 06, (01), 5 View citations (3)
    Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1974, 6, (1), 133-137 (1974) View citations (3)

1973

37. CLASSIFICATION OF STRATEGIES FOR IN-STORE MERCHANDISING MANAGEMENT
    Journal of Food Distribution Research, 1973, 04, (2), 9 View citations (1)
38. ON MARKET DEVELOPMENT FOR FOOD PRODUCTS
    Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1973, 05, (01), 6 View citations (1)
    Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1973, 5, (1), 205-210 (1973) View citations (1)

1972

39. CONSUMER ATTITUDE TOWARD CHARGE CARDS IN THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRY
    Journal of Food Distribution Research, 1972, 03, (01), 4
40. ESTIMATION BIAS IN REGIONAL INPUT-OUTPUT MODELS USING SECONDARY DATA
    Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, 1972, 20, (1), 10-17
41. FROZEN LAMB: CONSUMER PRODUCT CHARACTERISTIC RATINGS AND REPEAT PURCHASE BEHAVIOR
    Journal of Food Distribution Research, 1972, 03, (2), 6 View citations (1)
42. TEMPERATURE PROBABILITIES AND THE BAYESIAN 'NO DATA' PROBLEM
    Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1972, 04, (01), 5
    Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1972, 4, (1), 113-117 (1972)

1971

43. Implications for Research: Discussion
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1971, 53, (5), 821-822