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Research & Scholarship

Student Publications

Mexican Animal Producers Value U.S. Sorghum as Feed, but Logistics and Policy Support Remain a Challenge
Choices Magazine
Contributors: Portillo, H., Amin, M.D., Badruddoza, S., and Murova, O. (2025)

Does Corruption Deter Female Leadership in Firms?
Journal of Institutional Economics, 21 (e40): 1–16
Contributors: Bastos, J.P., Bologna Pavlik, J.

Colonial Rule and Economic Freedom
Public Choice, 205: 79–104
Contributors: Bastos, J.P., Bologna Pavlik, J.

The Politics of Lockdown Policies: Evidence from Brazilian States
Economic Affairs, 45(2): 175-202
Contributors: Bastos, J.P, Miozzi, V. (2025)

The Political Economy of Populism Regime Length
Constitutional Political Economy
Contributors: Bastos, J.P., Cachanosky, N., Faintich, T. (2025)

The Institutional Impact of Left-Leaning Populism in Latin America
European Journal of Political Economy, 86: 102629
Contributors: Cachanosky, N., Bastos, J.P., Padilla, A., Hernández, Karla C. (2025)

Faculty Publications & Grants

Factors Affecting US Cotton and Sorghum Exports: A Dynamic ARDL Approach
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, Fall 2025
Contributors: Ghose, T. and D. Hudson

Economic Consequences of Recent U.S. Tariff Changes
 Choices, 40(4):39-45
Contributors: Aguiar, Angel, and Stephen Devadoss

Consequences of Trump’s Bilateral Trade Policies for Agriculture
Choices, 40(4):13-18
Contributors: Luckstead, Jeff, and Stephen Devadoss

Theme Overview: Economic Consequences of the Tariff War
Choices, 40(4):1-5
Contributor: Devadoss, Stephen

Theoretical and Empirical Developments, and Future Issues in Agricultural Trade
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 50(4):732–751
Contributor: Devadoss, Stephen

Row Crops and the U.S. Agricultural Trade Deficit: Recent Trends and Policy Issues
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 47(5):1759–1773
Contributors: Ridley, William, and Stephen Devadoss

Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on U.S. Agri-Food Trade
Review of International Economics, 33(3): 679–693
Contributors: Blundell, Wesley, Stephen Devadoss, and Jeff Luckstead

Mechanization Efforts in Fruit Tree Pruning and Thinning
Choices, 40(2): 10-15.
Contributors: Karkee, Manoj, Stavros Vougioukas, Stephen Devadoss, and Santosh Bhusal

Mechanization Efforts in Fruit Harvesting
Choices, 40(2): 3-9.
Contributors: Vougioukas, Stavros, Manoj Karkee, Stephen Devadoss, Karina Gallardo, and Diane Charlton

Theme Overview: Automation, Mechanization & Artificial Intelligence: The Promise, Expectations, and Concerns for Agricultural Operations
Choices, 40(2): 1-2
Contributors: Bampasidou, Maria, and Stephen Devadoss

Impacts of Mexico's Proposed Ban of GM Corn Imports on Global Markets
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 50(2): 372–387
Contributors: Devadoss, Stephen, and Jeff Luckstead

Toward Rice Production Self-Sufficiency in Bangladesh: The Role of Plot Attributes, Farmer Characteristics, and Technology
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 50(2): 351–371
Contributors: Hasan, Mohammad, Krishna Paudel, Madhav Regmi, Maria Bampasidou, Humnath Bhandari, and Stephen Devadoss

Economic Viability of Robotic Fruit Harvesters to Reduce Large Seasonal Labor Demands: Analysis of Gala and Honeycrisp Apples
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, 4(1): 70–87
Contributors: Charlton, Diane, Stephen Devadoss, Karina Gallardo, Jeff Luckstead, and Stavros Vougioukas

 

Faculty Research Areas

Modhurima Dey Amin, PhD

Modhurima Dey, PhD Assistant Professor

 

Syed Badruddoza, PhD

Syed Badruddoza, PhD Assistant Professor

 

Benaissa Chidmi, PhD

Benaissa Chidmi, PhD Associate Professor

 

Stephen Devadoss, PhD

Stephen Devadoss, PhD Professor and Emabeth Thompson Endowed Professor

 

Michael Farmer, PhD

Michael Farmer, PhD Associate Professor

 

Darren Hudson, PhD

Darren Hudson, PhD Professor, Larry Combest Chair and Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Assessment

 

Phil Johnson, PhD

Phil Johnson, PhD Professor, Chairman and Charles Thompson Chair

 

Kelly Lange, PhD

Kelly Lange, PhD Associate Professor and Managing Director of Farm Operations

 

Conrad Lyford, PhD

Conrad Lyford, PhD Professor

 

Jaime Malaga, PhD

Jaime Malaga, PhD Professor

 

Adam Martin, PhD

Adam Martin, PhD Associate Professor

 

Donna Mitchell McCallister, PhD

Donna Mitchell McCallister, PhD Assistant Professor

 

Marty Middleton, PhD

Syed Badruddoza, PhD Assistant Professor of Practice

 

Sukant Misra, PhD

Sukant Misra, PhD Professor

 

Olga Murova, PhD

Olga Murova, PhD Associate Professor

 

Jamie Bologna Pavlik, PhD

Jamie Bologna Pavlik, PhD Associate Professor

 

Shaikh Mahfuz Rahman, PhD

Shaikh Mahfuz Rahman, PhD Associate Professor

 

Eduardo Segarra, PhD

Eduardo Segarra, PhD Professor Emeritus

 

Chenggang Wang, PhD

Chenggang Wang, PhD Associate Professor

 

Marup Hossain, PhD

Marup Hossain, PhD Assistant Professor