Steve Buccola, Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University, Oregon State University

Steven T. Buccola

Professor

Distinguished Fellow of the American Agricultural Economics Association

Rm #240D Ballard Extension Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis Oregon 97331-3601
Phone: 541.737.1410
FAX: 541.737.2563

sbuccola@oregonstate.edu

Resume

Education:

Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 1976

Research Interest Statement

Steven Buccola's principal research interest is the structure and process of technical change. His current research includes inquiries into the determinants and productivity of university biotechnology programs, and the returns to federal life-science investments.

Biographical Sketch

Buccola joined the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics in 1981 and became a professor in 1988. He has served on the Board of the American Agricultural Economics Association, as editor of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, and on the editorial boards of four other professional journals. Dr. Buccola was on sabbatical leave at Harvard University and Hebrew University of Jerusalem from September 1, 1999 to May 1, 2000. He currently is past-president of the American Agricultural Economics Association.

Some Recent Publications

Ruan, J., M. Gopinath, and S.T. Buccola. "Welfare Effects of Technological Convergence in Processed Food Industries." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, forthcoming 2008.

Buccola, S.T. "Alternative Productivity Modeling: Reflections on Onofri-Fulginiti, Fare-Grosskopf-Margaritas, and Paris." Journal of Productivity Analysis 29, (Special Issue on Basic Modeling Approaches in Production Economics), forthcoming 2008.

Min, H., M. Gopinath, S.T. Buccola, and P.B. McEvoy. "Rent-Seeking in Invasive Species Regulation: The Case of Noxious Weeds." Land Economics, forthcoming 2007.

Buccola, S.T., and Y. Xia. "The Strength and Structure of Intellectual Bio-Property Markets." In J. Kesan, ed., Agricultural Biotechnology and Intellectual Property: Seeds of Change, pp. 204 - 215. Oxfordshire, UK: CAB International, 2007.

Ruan, J., S.T. Buccola, and D. Pick. "USDA's Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers: The Raspberry Industry." Agribusiness 23 (Winter 2007): 101 - 115.

Buccola, S.T. "The Organization of Economics." AAEA Presidential Address, American Journal of Agricultural Economics 88 (December 2006): 1123 - 1134.

Fisher, M., G. Shively, and S. Buccola. "Activity Choice, Labor Allocation, and Forest Use in Malawi." Land Economics 81 (November 2005): 503 - 517.

Xia, Y., and S.T. Buccola. "University Life Science Programs and Agricultural Biotechnology." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 87 (February 2005): 229 - 243.

Cross, R., and S.T. Buccola. "Adapting Cooperative Structure to the New Global Environment." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 86 (December 2004): 1254 - 1261.

Buccola, S.T., and Y. Xia. "The Rate of Progress in Agricultural Biotechnology." Review of Agricultural Economics 26 (Spring 2004): 3 - 18.

Buccola, S.T. "Rationality, Awe, and the Demand for Biotechnology." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 85 (December 2003): 1105 - 1106.

Xia, Y., and S.T. Buccola. "Factor Use and Productivity Change in the Alcoholic Beverage Industries." Southern Economic Journal 70 (July 2003): 93 - 109.

Alpay, E., S.T. Buccola, and J. Kerkvliet. "Productivity Growth and Environmental Regulation in Mexican and U.S. Food Manufacturing." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 84 (November 2002): 887 - 901.

Xia, Y., and S.T. Buccola. "Size, Cost, and Productivity in the Meat Processing Industries." Agribusiness 18 (Summer 2002): 283 - 299.

Fleischer, A., and S.T. Buccola. "War, Terror, and the Tourism Market in Israel." Applied Economics 34 (July 2002): 1335 - 1343.

Buccola, S., C. Durham, M. Gopinath, and E. Henderson. "Food Manufacturing Cooperatives' Overseas Business Portfolios." Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 26 (July 2001): 107 - 204.

Boughanmi, H., and S.T. Buccola. "The Tunisia-EU Free Trade Area: A General Equilibrium Look at Probable Impacts in Tunisia." Review of Economics, Agriculture, and the Environment (MEDIT) (December 2000): 2 - 10.

Buccola, S.T., Y. Fujii, and Y. Xia. "Size and Productivity in the U.S. Milling and Baking Industries." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 82 (November 2000): 865 - 880.

Buccola, S.T. "Materials and Value-Adding Inputs in Manufacturing Enterprises." Journal of Productivity Analysis 13 (May 2000): 227 - 243.

Teaching

Buccola teaches undergraduate, MS, and PhD-level courses in microeconomic theory.

AREc 300 Applied Economic Analysis

AREc/Econ 612 Advanced Microeconomic Theory: Production and Consumption