AAEC Research

2026

Impacts of COVID-19 on Household Food Insecurity in Malawi
Discover Sustainability
Authors: Adu, Derick and Darren Hudson

Economic Effects of Mass Deportation
Choices
Authors: Aguiar, Angel, and Stephen Devadoss

Effects of Mass Deportation of Undocumented Workers on the U.S. Agrifood Sector and Economy
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Authors: Aguiar, Angel, and Stephen Devadoss

Political Economy of Environmental Policy Under Trade
The World Economy
Authors: Akhundjanov, Sherzod, and Stephen Devadoss

Can Informational Interventions Improve SME Environmental Performance? Experimental Evidence from Latin America
Authors: Alpízar, F., Bejarano, H., Blackman, A., Sandoval, H., Del Pozo-Loayza, C. E., Ferraro, P., Hancevic, P., Hoffmann, B., López-Rivas, J. D., Mamani, B., Morales, S. D., Sandoval, L. A., & Sant’Anna, A. C.

Product Differentiation in the Fruit Industry: Lessons from Trademarked Apples
Agribusiness
Authors: Amin, Modhurima Dey, Syed Badruddoza, Jill J. McCluskey, and Gregory Astill

Substitutes or Complements? The Effect of Opening a Food Store on Customer Visits to Neighborhood Food Stores
American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Authors: Amin, Modhurima Dey, Syed Badruddoza, and Jill J. McCluskey

Corruption and the Composition of Business Activity in Brazil
Public Finance Review
Authors: Bastos, João Pedro, Justin T. Callais, and Jamie Bologna Pavlik

The Forsaken Road: Reassessing Living Standards Following the Cuban Revolution and the American Embargo
Journal of Development Economics
Authors: Bastos, João Pedro, Vincent Geloso, and Jamie Bologna Pavlik

Supporting Toddler Vegetable Intake: Caregiver Perspectives on a Multicomponent Intervention for Low-Income Families
Current Developments in Nutrition, vol. 10, 2026
Authors: Castillo, Rebecca A., et al.

Agri-FinTech Use: FinTech Familiarity, Usage, and Implications for Rural Financial Planning
Journal of Personal Finance
Authors: Chimbane, T., O. Olamide, and K. Lange

Theme Overview: Consequences of New Immigration Policies for the U.S. Agricultural Sector
Choices
Author: Devadoss, Stephen

Theme Overview: Impacts of Trump 2.0 Tariff Policies on Agricultural Commodity Trade
Choices
Author: Devadoss, Stephen

Theme Overview: Implications of New Immigration Policies for Specific U.S. Agricultural Sectors
Applied Economics Education and Extension
Author: Devadoss, Stephen

Growth in H-2A Workers’ Employment in U.S. Agriculture
Choices
Authors: Devadoss, Stephen, and Jeff Luckstead

Impacts of Deportation of Undocumented Workers on the Broiler Supply Chain
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Authors: Devadoss, Stephen, and Jeff Luckstead

Implication of Mass Deportation for U.S. Vegetable Production
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Authors: Devadoss, Stephen, and Umesh Gautam

Impacts of Deportation on Employment, Wages, and Output in California Vegetable Production
Applied Economics Education and Extension
Authors: Gautam, Umesh, and Stephen Devadoss

An Almost Laboratory Experiment: John Cowperthwaite and Hong Kong’s Economic Prosperity
Public Choice
Authors: Geloso, Vincent, Jamie Bologna Pavlik, and Yang Zhou

Evaluating Cotton-Based Cropping Systems Under Climate Change Using Crop Modelling
Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
Authors: Ghimire, Bishnu, Sanai Li, Natasja van Gestel, Chenggang Wang, Glen L. Ritchie, and Wenxuan Guo

U.S. Agricultural Export Potential with South Asian, Southeast Asian and Southern African Countries: A Stochastic Frontier Gravity Model Approach
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Authors: Ghose, Tanmoy, Darren Hudson, and Stephen Devadoss

Trade and Supply Chain Impacts of Tariffs on Fresh Vegetable Imports from Mexico
Choices
Authors: He, Xi, Shin Naing, and Stephen Devadoss

Corporate Governance and Asset Pricing: A Portfolio-Level Study of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Risks
Authors: Karaca, A. & S. M. Rahman

The Herfindahl neutral point: A firm‐level threshold for managing market concentration with evidence from US hog packing
Forthcoming American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Authors: Keller, Andrew J., and Krishna P. Paudel

‘Less About the Sustainability, More About the Economics’: Cotton Growers’ Perceptions of Voluntary Sustainability Programs to Inform Communication Strategy
Journal of Agricultural Education
Authors: Kitten, Kylie, Laura Fischer, Hannah Gustin, and Donna McCallister

The Effects of Information Interventions and Social Interactions on the Valuations of Zinc Rice Seeds: Evidence from a Field Experiment with Rice Farmers
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
Authors: Meerza, Syed Imran Ali, and Khondoker Abdul Mottaleb

Rice or Wheat? Evolution of Cereal Consumption in Bangladesh and Implications for Policy
Food Policy
Authors: Mottaleb, Khondoker Abdul, and Ashok K. Mishra

Stock-to-Use Ratio and Price of Rice: Deciphering the Relationships
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Authors: Mottaleb, Khondoker Abdul, et al.

Price Transmission and Leadership in the Global Poultry Market: Results From Parametric and Nonparametric Approaches
Agribusiness
Authors: Mottaleb, K. A., S. M. Rahman, & Mirza, S. I A.

Fresh Vegetable Net Imports Deepen U.S. Agricultural Trade Deficit
Choices
Authors: Naing, Shin, Stephen Devadoss, and Xe Hi

Estimating Ideology and Influence in Social Media Networks: Opinions on Genome Editing of Livestock
Applied Network Science
Authors: Navelski, Joseph, Syed Badruddoza, Jill J. McCluskey, and Francis G. Pascual

Does Corruption Affect the Informal-Formal Sector Income Gap? Evidence from Brazil
Eastern Economic Journal
Authors: Pavlik, Jamie Bologna, and Amir B. Ferreira Neto

Concentration and Wages in Retailing
Rev Ind Organ
Authors: Richards, T.J., Paudel, U. & Marchesi, K.

Impacts of the Trump Administration’s Trade Disputes on U.S. Row Crop Exports
Choices
Authors: Ridley, William, and Stephen Devadoss

When Information Interventions are not Enough: Experimental Evidence for Sustainable Takeout and Delivery Packaging in Honduras
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Authors: Sandoval L, Sant’Anna AC, Mamani Escobar B, Morales S

Understanding High Fructose Corn Syrup in Popular Snacks: Consumption, Perceptions and Labeling Preferences
PLOS ONE
Authors: Sarasty, Oscar, and Modhurima Dey Amin

Weed Control and Cotton Yield Response under Sorghum-Cotton Rotation
Authors: Sodhi, Gaganjot Singh, Sukhbir Singh, S. V. Krishna Jagadish, Donna McCallister, and Rupinder Saini

Impacts of Trade Restrictions on Global Cardamom Trade
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Authors: Sunil, Stanishkar, and Stephen Devadoss

Toward an Emerging Public Health Paradigm: Agriculture and Food Production for Health
Foods
Authors: Wallace, Rod, et al.

Examining US Military Veteran Farmers’ Agricultural Characteristics
Advancements in Agricultural Development
Authors: Weiler, P., C. Meyers, J. Headrick, D. Hudson, and R. Ritz

Examining US Military Veteran Farmers’ Learning Needs Relevant to Agricultural Education
Advancements in Agricultural Development
Authors: Weiler, P., C. Meyers, J. Headrick, G. Odilla, D. Hudson, and R. Ritz

HortCalculator: A Web-based Financial Decision-Support Tool for Midwestern Spinach Production in High Tunnels
HortTechnology
Authors: Zavala, J. P., Torres, A. P., & Sandoval, L.

2025

Faculty Publications & Grants

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Student Publications

Mexican Animal Producers Value U.S. Sorghum as Feed, but Logistics and Policy Support Remain a Challenge
Choices Magazine
Authors: 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
Authors: Bastos, J.P., Bologna Pavlik, J.

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

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

The Political Economy of Populism Regime Length
Constitutional Political Economy
Authors: 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
Authors: Cachanosky, N., Bastos, J.P., Padilla, A., Hernández, Karla C. (2025)