# Purdue Agricultural EconomicsFaculty Expertise Areas

**Source**: https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/faculty_staff/expertiseareas.html
**Parent**: https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/undergraduate-program/scholarships.html

# Purdue Agricultural Economics  Faculty Expertise Areas

*Agricultural Finance:*

[Chad Fiechter](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/cfiechte)  |  [Allan Gray](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/gray)  |  [Todd Kuethe](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tkuethe)  |  [Michael Langemeier](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mlangeme)

*Agribusiness Management:*

[Jay Akridge](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/akridge)  |  [Scott Downey](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/downeyws)  |  [Brenna Ellison](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/bdelliso)  |  [Chad Fiechter](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/cfiechte)  |  [Ken Foster](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/kfoster)  |  [Allan Gray](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/gray)  |  [Valerie Kilders](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/vkilders)  |  [Trey Malone](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tjmalone)  |  [Maria Marshall](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mimarsha)  |  [Lourival Monaco](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/lmonacon)  |  [Ariana Torres](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/torres2)  |  [Nicole Olynk Widmar](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/nolynk)  |  [Steven Wu](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/sywu)

*Alternative Agriculture:*

[Trey Malone](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tjmalone)  |  [Maria Marshall](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mimarsha)  |  [Nicole Olynk Widmar](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/nolynk)

*Aquaculture:*

[Kwamena Quagrainie](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/kquagrai)

*Biotechnology:*

[Channing Arndt](https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/network/member_display.asp?UserID=15)  |  [Valerie Kilders](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/vkilders)

*Climate Change:*

[Channing Arndt](https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/network/member_display.asp?UserID=15)  |  [Jonathan Bauchet](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jbauchet)  |  [Alla Golub](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/golub)  |  [Tom Hertel](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/hertel)  |  [Carson Reeling](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/creeling)  |  [Jacob Ricker-Gilbert](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jrickerg)  |  [Juan Sesmero](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jsesmero)  |  [Gerald Shively](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/shivelyg)  |  [Farzad Taheripour](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tfarzad)  |  [Dominique van der Mensbruggh](https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/network/member_display.asp?userid=415)

*Community & Economic Development:*

[Jonathan Bauchet](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jbauchet)  |  [Roberto Gallardo](https://pcrd.purdue.edu/about-us/our-team/roberto-gallardo/)  |  [Trey Malone](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tjmalone)  |  [Maria Marshall](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mimarsha)  |  [Jacob Ricker-Gilbert](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jrickerg)

*Computer Decision Aids:*

[Allan Gray](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/gray)

*Consumer Marketing & Food Demand:*

[Joseph Balagtas](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/balagtas)  |  [Brenna Ellison](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/bdelliso)  |  [Ken Foster](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/kfoster)  |  [Bhagyashree Katare](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/bkatare)  |  [Valerie Kilders](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/vkilders)  |  [Trey Malone](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tjmalone)  |  [Nicole Olynk Widmar](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/nolynk)

*Cooperatives:*

[Allan Gray](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/gray)  |  [Trey Malone](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tjmalone)

*Crop Insurance:*

[Jonathan Bauchet](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jbauchet)  |  [Todd Kuethe](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tkuethe)  |  [Michael Langemeier](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mlangeme)

*Econometrics:*

[Michael Delgado](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/delgado2)  |  [Ken Foster](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/kfoster)  |  [Todd Kuethe](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tkuethe)  |   [Jacob Ricker-Gilbert](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jrickerg)  |  [Guy Tchuente](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/gtchuent)

*Energy Economics:*

[Channing Arndt](https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/network/member_display.asp?UserID=15)  |  [Bernhard Dalheimer](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/bdalheim)  |  [Alla Golub](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/golub)  |  [Juan Sesmero](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jsesmero) | [Farzad Taheripour](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tfarzad)  | [Dominique van der Mensbrugghe](https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/network/member_display.asp?userid=415)

*Environmental and Resource Policy:*

[Channing Arndt](https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/network/member_display.asp?UserID=15)  |  [Michael Delgado](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/delgado2)  |  [Alla Golub](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/golub)  |  [Tom Hertel](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/hertel)  |  [John Lee](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jlee1)  |  [Carson Reeling](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/creeling)  |   [Juan Sesmero](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jsesmero)  |  [Gerald Shively](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/shivelyg)  |  [Farzad Taheripour](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tfarzad)  |  [Dominique van der Mensbrugghe](https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/network/member_display.asp?userid=415)

*Experimental Economics:*

[Jonathan Bauchet](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jbauchet)  |  [Brenna Ellison](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/bdelliso)  |  [Bhagyashree Katare](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/bkatare)  |  [Valerie Kilders](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/vkilders)  |  [Juan Sesmero](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jsesmero)  |  [Steven Wu](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/sywu)

*Family Business Management:*

[Jay Akridge](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/akridge)  |  [Trey Malone](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tjmalone)  |  [Maria Marshall](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mimarsha)  \

*Farm Accounting:*

[Chad Fiechter](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/cfiechte)  |  [Michael Langemeier](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mlangeme)  |  [Nicole Olynk Widmar](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/nolynk)

*Farm Estate Planning & Transfer:*

[Michael Langemeier](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mlangeme)  |  [Maria Marshall](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mimarsha)

*Farm Labor Management:*

[Nicole Olynk Widmar](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/nolynk)

*Farm Leases, Business Arrangements, & Contracts:*

[Chad Fiechter](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/cfiechte)  |  [Ken Foster](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/kfoster)  |  [Michael Langemeier](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mlangeme)  |  [Steven Wu](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/sywu)

*Farm Management:*

[Chad Fiechter](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/cfiechte)  |  [Ken Foster](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/kfoster)  |  [Michael Langemeier](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mlangeme)  |  [James Mintert](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jmintert)  |  [Nicole Olynk Widmar](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/nolynk)\

*Farm Planning & Organization:*

[Chad Fiechter](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/cfiechte)  |  [Allan Gray](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/gray)  |  [Roman Keeney](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/rkeeney)  |  [Michael Langemeier](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mlangeme)  |  [Maria Marshall](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mimarsha)  |  [James Mintert](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jmintert)  |  [Nicole Olynk Widmar](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/nolynk)

*Federal and State Income Tax Law:*

[Michael Langemeier](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mlangeme)

*Food Crops Economics:*

[Ariana Torres](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/torres2)

*Food Distribution and Processing:*

[Joseph Balagtas](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/balagtas)  |  [Ken Foster](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/kfoster)  |  [Allan Gray](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/gray)  |  [Meilin Ma](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/ma155)  |  [Trey Malone](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tjmalone)  |  [Ariana Torres](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/torres2)  |  [Steven Wu](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/sywu)

*Futures and Options Marketing:*

[Mindy Mallory](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mlmallor)  |  [James Mintert](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jmintert)

*Grain Marketing:*

[Mindy Mallory](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mlmallor)  |  [James Mintert](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jmintert)

*Health, Nutrition, Food Security:*

[Jonathan Bauchet](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jbauchet)  |  [Brenna Ellison](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/bdelliso)  |  [Bhagyashree Katare](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/bkatare)  |  [Gerald Shively](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/shivelyg)\

*Industrial, Food & Agricultural Policy:*

[Joseph Balagtas](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/balagtas)  |  [Bernhard Dalheimer](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/bdalheim)  |  [Brenna Ellison](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/bdelliso)  |  [Chad Fiechter](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/cfiechte)  |  [Ken Foster](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/kfoster)  |  [Allan Gray](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/gray)  |  [Roman Keeney](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/rkeeney)  |  [Valerie Kilders](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/vkilders)  |  [Todd Kuethe](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tkuethe)  |  [Meilin Ma](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/ma155)  |  [Jacob Ricker-Gilbert](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jrickerg)  |   [Dominique van der Mensbrugghe](https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/network/member_display.asp?userid=415)  |  [Nicole Olynk Widmar](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/nolynk)  |  [Steven Wu](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/sywu)

*International Agriculture & Development:*

[Channing Arndt](https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/network/member_display.asp?UserID=15)  |  [Jonathan Bauchet](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jbauchet)  |  [Bernhard Dalheimer](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/bdalheim)  |  [Ken Foster](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/kfoster)  |  [Thomas Hertel](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/hertel)  |  [Maria Marshall](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mimarsha)   |  [Jacob Ricker-Gilbert](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jrickerg)  |  [Gerald Shively](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/shivelyg)  |  [Farzad Taheripour](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tfarzad)  |  [Dominique van der Mensbrugghe](https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/network/member_display.asp?userid=415)

*International Trade:*

[Channing Arndt](https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/network/member_display.asp?UserID=15)  |  [Uris Baldos](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/ubaldos)  |  [Bernhard Dalheimer](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/bdalheim)  |  [Alla Golub](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/golub)  |  [Thomas Hertel](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/hertel)  |  [Russell Hillberry​](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/rhillber)  |  [Farzad Taheripour](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tfarzad)  |  [Dominique van der Mensbrugghe](https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/network/member_display.asp?userid=415)

Labor Economics:

[Laura Montenovo](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/lmonteno)  |  [Guy Tchuente](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/gtchuent)

*Land Prices, Sales and Cash Rent:*

[Todd Kuethe](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tkuethe)  |  [Michael Langemeier](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mlangeme)

*Land Use:*

[Channing Arndt](https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/network/member_display.asp?UserID=15)  |  [Uris Baldos](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/ubaldos)  |  [Alla Golub](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/golub)  |  [Todd Kuethe](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tkuethe)  |  [Michael Langemeier](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mlangeme)  |  [Gerald Shively](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/shivelyg)  |  [Jacob Ricker-Gilbert](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jrickerg)  |  [Farzad Taheripour](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tfarzad)  |  [Dominique van der Mensbrugghe](https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/network/member_display.asp?userid=415)

*Livestock Management & Marketing:*

[Ken Foster](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/kfoster)  |  [Michael Langemeier](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mlangeme)  |  [James Mintert](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jmintert)  |  [Nicole Olynk Widmar](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/nolynk)

*Long-term Projections:*

[Channing Arndt](https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/network/member_display.asp?UserID=15)  |  [Dominique van der Mensbrugghe](https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/network/member_display.asp?userid=415)  \

*Markets & Price Analysis:*

[Joseph Balagtas](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/balagtas)  |  [Bernhard Dalheimer](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/bdalheim)  |  [Ken Foster](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/kfoster)  |  [Russell Hillberry​](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/rhillber)  |  [Jacob Ricker-Gilbert](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jrickerg)  |  [Gerald Shively](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/shivelyg)  |  [Nicole Olynk Widmar](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/nolynk)

*Natural Resources (see Resource Economics):*

*Outlook:*

[Ken Foster](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/kfoster)  (Food Demand & Prices)  |  [Russell Hillberry​](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/rhillber)  (Trade & Policy)  |  [Todd Kuethe](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tkuethe)  (Farm Economy)  |  [Michael Langemeier](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mlangeme)  (Farm Economy)  |  [Trey Malone](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tjmalone)  (Macro)  |   [Nicole Olynk Widmar](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/nolynk)  (Dairy & Livestock)

*Production Economics:*

[Bernhard Dalheimer](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/bdalheim)  |  [Ken Foster](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/kfoster)  |  [Roman Keeney](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/rkeeney)  |  [Michael Langemeier](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mlangeme)  |  [John Lee](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jlee1)  |  [Jacob Ricker-Gilbert](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jrickerg)  |  [Juan Sesmero](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jsesmero)  |  [Ariana Torres](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/torres2)  |  [Nicole Olynk Widmar](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/nolynk)  |  [Steven Wu](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/sywu)

*Public Policy, State & Local Government and Regional Economic Analysis:*

[Laura Montenovo](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/lmonteno)  |  [Steven Wu](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/sywu)

*Resource Economics:*

[Channing Arndt](https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/network/member_display.asp?UserID=15)  |  [Bernhard Dalheimer](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/bdalheim)  |  [Michael Delgado](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/delgado2)  |  [Alla Golub](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/golub)  |  [John Lee](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jlee1)  |  [Carson Reeling](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/creeling)  |  [Juan Sesmero](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/jsesmero)  |  [Gerald Shively](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/shivelyg)  |  [Farzad Taheripour](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tfarzad)  |  [Dominique van der Mensbrugghe](https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/network/member_display.asp?userid=415)

*Sales & Marketing:*

[Scott Downey](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/downeyws)  |  [Trey Malone](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tjmalone)

*Small Business Development:*

[Jay Akridge](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/akridge)  |  [Trey Malone](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tjmalone)  |  [Maria Marshall](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mimarsha)

*Small Business Disaster Recovery:*

[Maria Marshall](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/mimarsha)

*Spatial Economics**:*

[Michael Delgado](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/delgado2)  |  [Russell Hillberry](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/rhillber)  |  [Guy Tchuente](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/gtchuent)\

*Taxes (Public Finance)**:*

[Todd Kuethe](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/tkuethe)  |  [Laura Montenovo](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/lmonteno)    \

*Technology Adoption:*

[Lourival Monaco](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/lmonacon)  |  [Ariana Torres](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/agecon/directory.html#/torres2)