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1st Annual Symposium for Agricultural and Applied Economics Research (SAAER)

Friday, April 24, 2015

Note: Parking is available with any valid TAMU Parking Permit.

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SAAER Morning Session

9:00 – 10:00 am Coffee and Poster Presentations

Hannah Ahn
M.S. student

The Effects of Violence-Caused Border Closings on U.S.-Mexican Cattle Trade

Lu Fang
Ph.D. student

Interdependence of returns for Chinese stocks cross-listed in mainland China, Hong Kong and New York
Tyler Reagan
M.S. student

An Economic Analysis of Price Discounts for Over Thirty Months of Age Cattle

Marcelo Coelho de Lima
MAB student

Brazil’s Beef Exports: History and Current Challenges

Justin Benavidez
M.S. student

The CRP Choice

Kasey Ulrich
M.S. student

Texas Wildlife Valuation Paper Abstract

Ali Copeland
M.S. student

Consumer Demand for Dairy Alternative Beverages in the United States and its Implications to U.S. Dairy Industry

Maria Perez
M.S. student

Analyzing Structural changes and Trade Impacts in the Tomato Industry

9:45 – 10:00 am ….. Welcome from C. Parr Rosson

Professor and Department Head, Agricultural Economics

10:00 – 12:00 pm ….. Oral Presentations

Phil Xu
Ph.D. student

Reconciling Consequential Egalitarianism and the Accountability Principle: An Experimental Study

Wen Zheng

M.S. student

Market Competitiveness, Demographic Profiling of Demand and Tax Policies Associated with Sparkling and Non-Sparkling Bottled Water in the United States

Junyi Chen
Ph.D. student

Climate as a Cause of Conflict: A Nexus Analysis


Luis A. Ribera
Associate Professor and Extension Economist

Availability, Usage and Value of Irrigation Water in the Lower Rio Grande Valley


Lunch and Keynote Presentation
12:00 – 1:30 pm ……  Lunch
12:20 – 1:30 pm ……. Keynote Presentation
Henry W. Kinnucan
Alumni Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
Auburn University

“Perfect Farm-Retail Price Transmission:  Theory and a Proposed Test”


SAAER Afternoon Session
1:30 – 1:45 pm ….. Break
1:45 – 2:45 pm ….. Oral Presentations

Ruoxi Lu
Ph.D. Student
Agricultural Economics

The Evolution of China’s Interbank Interest Rate and Its Interaction with Monetary Policy Actions: A Markov-Switching Exponential GARCH Approach

Yu (Yvette) Zhang
Assistant Professor 

The Value of “Made in USA”: Impact of Chinese acquisition of a US Company on Consumer Willingness to Pay

2:45 – 3:00 pm ….. Break
3:00- 3:54 pm ….. Industry Seminar

Troy Thompson
Business Planning and Analytics Manager, Chevron
President of USAEE

Jimmy Dodson
Chairman, Farm Credit Bank of Texas Board of Directors
President and CEO, Byebrook Group

3:45 – 4:30 pm ….. Oral Presentations

Pei Huang
Ph.D. student
Agricultural Economics

The Information Value of Decadal Climate Variability and Adaptation: A Case in the Missouri River Basin

Richard T. Woodward
Professor

Robust Policy Analysis – A Fisheries Example

Reception to follow at The Corner Bar and Grille on Northgate.

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