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Kaiser, Harry Mason
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- Professor, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management (AEM), College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)
Harry M. Kaiser teaches and conducts research in the areas of price analysis, marketing, and quantitative methods. Professor Kaiser has written 95 refereed journal articles, three books, 17 book chapters, over 150 research bulletins, and received $6 million in research grants in these areas. Since 1994, Professor Kaiser has been the director of the Cornell Commodity Promotion Research Program. Much of his research focuses on the market-wide economic effects of commodity advertising and promotion programs. Currently, Professor Kaiser and his staff annually conduct the economic analysis required by the U.S. Congress for the national dairy and fluid milk processor advertising programs. Professor Kaiser has also authored numerous articles on agricultural policy issues. He also was involved with some of the first research that investigated the economic impacts of climate change on the U.S. agricultural sector. Professor Kaiser served as editor of Agricultural and Resource Economics Review from 1999 through 2001, was on the editorial board of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics from 1999-2001, and has been the associate editor of Agribusiness: An International Journal since 1999. In 2002, Professor Kaiser was elected to a three-year term of the nine-member Executive Board of Directors of the American Association of Agricultural Economics. In 2005, Professor Kaiser was elected President of the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association. Professor Kaiser received the Distinguished Member Award from the Northeastern Association of Agricultural and Resource Economics in 2002. Between 1998 and 2004, Professor Kaiser served as Associate Chair of Applied Economics in the Department of Applied Economics and Management. In 2006, Professor Kaiser received the highest award given to alumni of the University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireÑthe Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award.
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- Harry M. Kaiser teaches and conducts research in the areas of price analysis, marketing, and quantitative methods. Professor Kaiser has written 114 refereed journal articles, four books, 17 book chapters, over 150 research bulletins, and received $8 million in research grants in these areas. Since 1994, Professor Kaiser has been the director of the Cornell Commodity Promotion Research Program. Much of his research focuses on the market-wide economic effects of commodity advertising and promotion programs. Currently, Professor Kaiser and his staff annually conduct the economic analysis required by the U.S. Congress for the national dairy and fluid milk processor advertising programs. Professor Kaiser has also authored numerous articles on agricultural policy issues. He also was involved with some of the first research that investigated the economic impacts of climate change on the U.S. agricultural sector. Professor Kaiser served as editor of Agricultural and Resource Economics Review from 1999 through 2001, was on the editorial board of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics from 1999-2001, and has been the associate editor of Agribusiness: An International Journal since 1999. In 2002, Professor Kaiser was elected to a three-year term of the nine-member Executive Board of Directors of the American Association of Agricultural Economics. In 2005, Professor Kaiser was elected President of the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association. Professor Kaiser received the Distinguished Member Award from the Northeastern Association of Agricultural and Resource Economics in 2002 AND in 2009. Between 1998 and 2004, Professor Kaiser served as Associate Chair of Applied Economics in the Department of Applied Economics and Management. In 2006, Professor Kaiser received the highest award given to alumni of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire—the Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award. In 2009, Professor Kaiser received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, which is the highest award conferred by the university to an alumnus. Professor Kaiser received the Outstanding Alumni Award from the Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, in 2009.
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- advertising economics
- agricultural marketing
- agricultural policy
- food demand
- quantitative methods
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- The economic impacts of generic milk advertising and promotion programs.
- The economic impacts of generic milk advertising and promotion programs.
- Quantitative evaluation of the generic promotion programs of fluid milk processors and dairy producers.
- Quantitative evaluation of the generic promotion programs of fluid milk processors and dairy producers.
- National Institute for Commodity Promotion Research and Evaluation
- National Institute for Commodity Promotion Research and Evaluation
- National Institute for Commodity Promotion Research Evaluation
- Cornell Commodity Promotion Research Program
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academic article
- Identifying Significant Characteristics of Organic Milk Consumers: A CART Analysis of an Artefactual Field Experiment. Applied Economics. 45:3110-3121. 2013
- Salience and Taxation: Salience Effect vs. Information Effect. Applied Economics Letters. 20:508-510. 2013
- Consumer Knowledge About Dietary Fats: Another French Paradox?. Britich Food Journal. 114:108-120. 2012
- Economic and health effects of fruit and vegetable advertising: Evidence from lab experiments.. Food Policy. 37:543-553. 2012
- Modeling Household Purchasing Behavior to Analyze Beneficial Marketing Strategies. Applied Economics. 44:717-725. 2012
- Modelling Household Purchasing Behaviour to Analyse Beneficial Marketing Strategies. Applied Economics. 44:717-725. 2012
- Price Discrimination in the Subscription Market for Economics Journals. Southern Economics Journal. 79:464-480. 2012
- Salience and Taxation: Salience Effect vs. Information Effect.. Applied Economic Letters. 2012
- Are There Halo Effects of U.S. Grain Export Promotion?. Applied Economics. 43:1435-1446. 2011
- Can Advertising Alleviate Consumer Concerns About Mad Cow Disease?. Applied Economics. 43:1535-1549. 2011
- Consumer response to commodity-specific and broad-based promotion programs for fruits and vegetables. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 93:1312-1327. 2011
- Do Consumer Responses to Media Food Safety Information Last?. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. 33:363-383. 2011
- Price Premiums for Journal Quality and Journal Governance: Evidence from Economics Journals. Economics Letters. 112:125-127. 2011
- The Impact of Climate Change on Maize Yields in the United States and China. Agricultural Systems. 104:348-353. 2011
- “Can Generic Advertising Alleviate Consumer Concerns Over Food Scares?”. Applied Economics. 43:1535-1549. 2011
- Generic Advertising in an Asymmetric Cournot Oligopoly. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 92:740-754. 2010
- Investigating Household Food Interpurchase Behavior through Market Segmentation. Agribusiness. 26:389-404. 2010
- Nonparallel Demand Increases in an Asymmetric Cournot Oligopoly. Applied Economics Letters. 17:829-833. 2010
- Trade Implications of Price Discrimination in a Domestic Market. Agribusiness. 26:64-82. 2010
- "Can Generic Advertising Alleviate Consumer Concerns Over Food Scares?". Applied Economics. October:1-15. 2009
- Dairy-borne Disease Outbreak and Milk Demand: A Study using Outbreak Surveillance Data. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 38:330-337. 2009
- Does Production Labelling Stigmatize Conventional Milk?. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 91:1097-1109. 2009
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Generic Advertising versus Nonadvertising Marketing Activities on New York State Milk Markets. Agribusiness: an International Journal. 25:351-368. 2009
- Foreword to Special Issue on Promotion through Consumer Information on Food Product Credence Attributes. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 38. 2009
- Measuring the Effectiveness of U.S. Rice Export Promotion Programs. Agribusiness. 25:215-230. 2009
- Which Consumers Are Most Responsive to Media-Induced Food Scares?. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 38:295-310. 2009
- Advertising and U.S. Non-alcoholic Beverage Demand. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 37:147-159. 2008
- An Analysis of Modifications to the Centralized Milk Quota Exchange System in Quebec using Experimental Economics. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics. 56:295-312. 2008
- Dynamic market impacts of generic dairy advertising. Journal of Business Research. 61:1125-1135. 2008
- Estimating Asymmetric Advertising Response for U.S. Nonalcoholic Beverage Demand. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 40:837-849. 2008
- Measuring and Testing Advertising-Induced Rotation in the Demand Curve. Applied Economics. 40:1629-1635. 2008
- Nonparallel Demand Increases in an Asymmetric Cournot Oligopoly. Applied Economics Letters. 15:1-5. 2008
- Studying Household Purchasing and Non-Purchasing Behavior for a Frequently Consumed Commodity: Two Models. Applied Economics. 40:1941-1951. 2008
- The Problem with Generic Advertising: Parallelism and Possible Solutions from the Lab. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 90:540-552. 2008
- An Evaluation of California’s Mandated Commodity Promotion Programs. Review of Agricultural Economics. 29:40-63. 2007
- Economic Evaluation of Shelf-Space Management in Grocery Stores. Agribusiness. 23:583-597. 2007
- New Hope for the Voluntary Contributions Mechanism: The Effects of Framing and Context. Journal of Public Economics. 91:1783-1799. 2007
- Optimal Media Allocation of Generic Fluid Milk Advertising Expenditures: The Case of New York State. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 36:253-266. 2007
- Optimal Seasonal Allocation of Generic Dairy Advertising Expenditures. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 39:187-199. 2007
- Price and Quality Effects of Generic Advertising: The Case of Norwegian Salmon. Agribusiness. 23:85-100. 2007
- Quantity and Quality Effects of Advertising: A Demand System Approach. Agricultural Economics. 36:313-324. 2007
- Voluntary Funding for Generic Advertising Using a Provision Point Mechanism: An Experimental Analysis of Option Assurance. Review of Agricultural Economics. 29:612-631. 2007
- Forecasting Fluid Milk and Cheese Demands for the Next Decade. Journal of Dairy Science. 89:4924-4936. 2006
- The Dairy Case Management Program: Does it Mooove More Milk?. Choices. 21:111-115. 2006
- The Degree of Vertical and Horizontal Competition Among Dairy Cooperatives, Processors, and Retailers in Japanese Milk Markets. Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture of Kyushu University. 51:157-163. 2006
- Coupon Redemption and Its Effect on Household Cheese Purchases. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 87:689-702. 2005
- Estimation of Price Elasticities from Cross-Sectional Data. Agribusiness. 21:1-20. 2005
- Evaluating International Agricultural Policies using a Dynamic Nonlinear Imperfectly Competitive Spatial Equilibrium Model. Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture of Kyushu University. 50:767-790. 2005
- Impacts of the Doha Round Framework Agreements on Dairy Policies. Journal of Dairy Science. 88:1901-1908. 2005
- Measuring the Export Subsidy Equivalents (ESEs) through Price Discrimination Generated by Exporting State Trading Enterprises. Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture of Kyushu University. 50:743-751. 2005
- Optimal Institutional Mechanisms for Funding Generic Advertising: An Experimental Analysis. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 87:1046-1060. 2005
- An Economic Evaluation of rbST Approval in Japan. Journal of Dairy Science. 87:1565-1577. 2004
- Decomposing the Variation in Generic Advertising Response over Time. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 86:139-153. 2004
- Food Demand in Mexico: An Application of the Amemiya-Tobin Approach to the Estimation of a Censored System. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 86:1094-1107. 2004
- Modeling Milk Purchasing Behavior with a Panel Data Double-Hurdle Model. Applied Economics. 36:769-779. 2004
- Predicting nutritional requirements and lactation performance of dual-purpose cows using a dynamic model. Agricultural Systems. 80:67-83. 2004
- An Economic Analysis of California Raisin ExportPromotion. Agribusiness. 19:189-202. 2003
- Distributional Effects of Commodity Promotion Programs by Type of Producer. Agribusiness. 19:325-332. 2003
- Distributional Effects of Generic Dairy Advertising throughout the Marketing Channel. Agribusiness. 19:289-300. 2003
- Review of Lords of the Harvest. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 85:518-520. 2003
- The Impact of Generic Advertising on U.S. Household Cheese Purchases: A Censored Autocorrelated Regression Approach. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics. 51:15-37. 2003
- Advertising Evaluation and Cross-Sectional Data Aggregation. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 84:800-807. 2002
- Explaining Pricing Conduct in a Product-Differentiated Oligopolistic Market: An Empirical Application of a Price Conjectural Variations Model. Agribusiness. 18:427-37. 2002
- Identifying the Effects of Generic Advertising on the Household Demand for Fluid Milk and Cheese: A Two-Step Panel Data Approach. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 27:165-186. 2002
- Estimating Own and Cross Brand Price Elasticities, and Price-Cost Margin Ratios Using Store-Level Daily Scanner Data. Agribusiness. 17:515-525. 2001
- Evaluating Class I Differentials in the New Federal Milk Marketing Order System. Agribusiness. 17:527-538. 2001
- Determinants of Temporal Variations in Generic Advertising Effectiveness. Agribusiness. 16:197-214. 2000
- Distribution of Generic Advertising Across Participating Firms. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 82:659-664. 2000
- Do Farmers Get An Equal Bang for Their Buck from Generic Advertising Programs? A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 25:147-158. 2000
- Generic Fluid Milk and Cheese Advertising as a Marketing Tool. Polish Journal of AGricultural Economics. 7:109-118. 2000
- Optimal Temporal Policies in Fluid Milk Advertising. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 82:274-286. 2000
- Will China's Diet Follow Western Diets?. Agribusiness. 16:271-280. 2000
- Distributions of Gains from Research and Promotion in Multi-Stage Productions Systems: Comment. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 81:593-97. 1999
- Irreversibility in Advertising-Demand Response Functions: An Application to Milk. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 81:385-96. 1999
- Measurement of Advertising Effectiveness Using Alternative Measures of Advertising Exposure. Agribusiness. 15:525-39. 1999
- On Improving Economic Analyses of Generic Advertising Impacts. Agribusiness. 15:485-500. 1999
- Predicting Japanese Dairy Consumption Behavior Using Qualitative Survey Data. Agribusiness. 15:71-80. 1999
- An Economic Analysis of Generic Milk Advertising Impacts on Markets in New York State. Agribusiness. 14:73-83. 1998
- Egg Advertising, Dietary Cholesterol Concerns, and US Consumer Demand. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 27:43-52. 1998
- Export Promotion and Import Demand for U.S. Red Meat in Selected Pacific Rim Countries. Agribusiness. 14:95-106. 1998
- Factors Affecting Consumers’ Choice of Beverages in Japan. Agribusiness. 14:147-56. 1998
- Market Impacts of Japanese Rice Policies With and Without Supply Control. Agribusiness. 14:355-62. 1998
- Modelling the economics of animal health control programs using dynamic programming. Agricultural Systems. 56:125-144. 1998
- Optimal Choice of Generic Milk Advertising Expenditures by Media Type. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 23:155-69. 1998
- The Effectiveness of Generic vs. Branded Advertising: The Case of U.S. Dairy Promotion. Review of Agricultural Economics. 20:69-79. 1998
- A Spatial Equilibrium Model for Imperfectly Competitive Milk Markets. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 79:851-59. 1997
- An Economic Analysis of Generic Egg Advertising in California 1985-1995. Agribusiness. 13:365-373. 1997
- Identifying Consumer Characteristics Associated With Japanese Preferences Towards Milk Products. Agribusiness. 13:357-63. 1997
- Impact of National Dairy Advertising on Dairy Markets, 1984-95.. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 29:303-14. 1997
- Imperfect Competition Models and Commodity Promotion Evaluation: The Case of U.S. Generic Milk Advertising. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 29:315-26. 1997
- Generic Advertising Wearout: The Case of the New York City Fluid Milk Campaign. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 21:199-209. 1996
- Impact of Generic Fluid Milk Advertising on Whole, Lowfat, and Skim Milk Demand. Journal of Dairy Science. 79:2284-91. 1996
- Analysis of Seasonal Milk Price Incentive Plans. Review of Agricultural Economics. 17:383-93. 1995
- Implications of Climate Change for U.S. Agriculture. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 77:734-40. 1995
- Market Conduct under Government Price Intervention in the U.S. Dairy Industry. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 20:301-15. 1995
- An Analysis of Policy Alternatives to the Dairy Price Support Program. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 23:158-70. 1994
- An Analysis of U.S. Dairy Policy Deregulation using an Imperfect Competition Model. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 23:84-93. 1994
- Basic Mechanisms of Japanese Dairy Policy and Milk Market Models: A Comparison with U.S. Dairy Policy. Journal of Dairy Science. 77:1746-54. 1994
- Evaluating Generic Dairy Advertising Impacts on Retail, Wholesale, and Farm Milk Markets. Journal of Agricultural Economics Research. 44:3-17. 1994
- Evaluating Generic Milk Promotion Effectiveness with an Imperfect Competition Model. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 76:296-302. 1994
- Global Warming and Agriculture: The Basics. Choices. Quarter 2:38-40. 1994
- Regional yield estimation using a crop simulation model: Concepts, methods and validation. Agricultural Systems. 46:79-92. 1994
- U.S. Dairy Policy Alternatives Under Bovine Somatotropin. Applied Economics. 26:283-295. 1994
- A farm-level analysis of the economic and agronomic impacts of gradual climate warming. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 75:387-398. 1993
- Consumer perceptions and attitudes towards bovine somatotropin. Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 21:10-20. 1992
- Market Impacts of Bovine Somatotropin: A Supply and Demand Analysis. Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics. 24:271-82. 1992
- Climate Change and Agriculture. Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 20:151-63. 1991
- Modeling parasite control programs for developing nations using goal programming. Journal of Agricultural Production. 4:33-38. 1991
- Modeling the U.S. Dairy Sector Under Government Intervention. Western Journal of Agricultural Economics. 16:360-73. 1991
- Optimal Dairy Policy with Bovine Somatotropin. Review of Agricultural Economics. 13:1-17. 1991
- bST and Milk: Benefit or Bane?. Choices. 6:20-26. 1991
- An Economic Analysis of the U.S. Generic Dairy Advertising Program Using an Industry Model. Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 19:37-48. 1990
- DSSP: A Model of Production and Marketing Decisions on a Midwestern Crop Farm. North Central Journal of Agricultural Economics. 11:157-69. 1989
- Factors Associated With Seasonality of Milk Production in New York State. Journal of Dairy Science. 72:1072-79. 1989
- Impact of Bovine Somatotropin on U.S. Dairy Markets Under Alternative Policy Options. North Central Journal of Agricultural Economics. 11:59-73. 1989
- Impact of bovine Somatotropin on U.S. Dairy Markets Under Alternative Policy Options. North Central Journal of Agricultural Economics. 11:59-73. 1989
- An Economic Evaluation of the Food Security Act of 1985: The Dairy Title. Journal of Dairy Science. 71:2799-2806. 1988
- An Economic Evaluation of the Food Security Act of 1985: The Dairy Title. Journal of Dairy Science. 71:2799-2806. 1988
- Negative Milk Supply Response Under Constrained Profit Maximizing Behavior. Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 17:111-117. 1988
- Price vs. Stock Effect Policies for Reducing Excess Milk Production. Western Journal of Agricultural Economics. 13:277-84. 1988
- Price vs. Stock Effect Policies for Reducing Excess Milk Production. Journal of the Western Agricultural Economics Association. 13:277-284. 1988
- Relative Efficiencies of Size and Implications for Land Redistribution Programs in the Dominican Republic. Applied Agricultural Research. 3:144-52. 1988
- The Effects of Alternative Seasonal Price Differentials on Milk Production in New York. Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 17:46-55. 1988
- Welfare Comparisons of U.S. Dairy Policies With and Without Mandatory Supply Control. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 70:848-58. 1988
- Welfare Comparisons of U.S. Dairy Policies With and Without Mandatory Supply Control. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 70:848-858. 1988
- An Aggregate Analysis of Bid Decisions for the Dairy Termination Program. North Central Journal of Agricultural Economics. 9:259-269. 1987
- Economic Issues and Implications of a U.S. Milk Quota Program. Journal of Dairy Science. 70:1318-24. 1987
- Potential Income Effects of the Harkin-Gephardt Proposal on New York Dairy Farms. Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 16:73-83. 1987
- Inequality and the Minnesota Referendum Levy. Journal of Education Finance. 8:152-69. 1983
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article
- An Economic Analysis of Generic Advertising and Promotion Activities by Dairy Farmers of Canada 2008
- Label Claims Do Affect Milk’s Image. Hoard's Dairyman. 153:491. 2008
- Measuring the Effectiveness of U.S. Rice Export Promotion Programs 2008
- Can Advertising Alleviate Consumer Concerns over Food Scares? 2007
- Advertising Could Calm Food Safety Fears. Food Navigator. . 2006
- An Economic Analysis of Domestic Market Impacts of the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council 2006
- An Economic Analysis of Generic Fluid Milk Advertising in Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes Provinces 2006
- Fluid’s Per Capita Decline Should Slow. Cheese Use Should Keep Growing. Hoard's Dairyman. 151:623. 2006
- Are We Getting Our Money’s Worth on the Checkoff. Hoard's Dairyman. 150:807. 2005
- Why Cheese use is up and Milk is Down. Hoard's Dairyman. 150:619. 2005
- Alternative Institutional Designs for Funding Generic Commodity Advertising: An Experimental Analysis 2004
- “Distributional Effects of Generic Dairy Advertising.” NICPRE Quarterly 2003
- “Changes in Advertising Elasticities Over Time.” NICPRE Quarterly 2002
- "Consumer Attitudes About Bovine Somatotropin." Smart Marketing 1991
- "Are Dairy Farmers Getting Their 15 Cents Worth?" Smart Marketing 1989
- "How Will Dairy Farmers Fare in the Next Farm Bill?" Smart Marketing 1989
- "The Problem of Production Seasonality to the New York Dairy Industry." Smart Marketing 1988
- The Buyout in New York: What Happened? 1988
- "A Lower Support Price, Federal Budget Cuts, and Higher Input Prices Will Sharply Reduce Dairy Farm Incomes." 1987
- "Harkin-Gephardt - Part I: Brief Explanation." New England Farmer 1987
- A Lower Support Price, Federal Budget Cuts, and Higher Input Price Will Sharply Reduce Dairy Farm Incomes 1987
- "A Preliminary Survey of the Dairy Termination Program and Its Impacts on Milk Markets in 1986." The Granger 1986
- "Components of a Quota System: Dairymen Seem Interested in a Program." New England Farmer 1986
- "Regional Reports: States in a Transitional Period." Texas Agriculture 1986
- A Positive Buyout Impact and Strong Commercial Demand Should Combine to Make 1987 a Turnaround Year 1986
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book
- Mathematical Programming Models for Agricultural, Environmental and Resource Economics 2012
- An Economic Analysis of U.S. Wheat Export Promotion. Vol. 1. 2010
- USDA Report to Congress on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Program and the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Program 2010
- New Empirical Industrial Organization and the Food System 2006
- Agricultural Dimensions of Global Climate Change 1993
- Dairy Marketing in the Northeast: Comprehensive Version. 1987
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booksection
- Evaluating Generic Milk Promotion Effectiveness with an Imperfect Competition Model.” in New Empirical Industrial Organization and the Food System 2006
- Explaining Pricing Conduct in a Product-Differentiated Oligopolistic Market: An Empirical Application of a Price Conjectural Variations Model.” in New Empirical Industrial Organization and the Food System 2006
- Market Conduct under Government Price Intervention in the U.S. Dairy Industry.” in New Empirical Industrial Organization and the Food System 2006
- New Empirical Industrial Organization and Their Applications to Food System Analyses 2006
- “A Spatial Equilibrium Model for Imperfectly Competitive Milk Markets.” in New Empirical Industrial Organization and the Food System 2006
- “An Analysis of U.S. Dairy Policy Deregulation Using an Imperfect Competition Model.” in New Empirical Industrial Organization and the Food System 2006
- “New Empirical Industrial Organization and the Food System: Summary.” in New Empirical Industrial Organization and the Food System. 2006
- Commodity Promotion: Lessons from California 2005
- “An Economic Analysis of Domestic Impacts of the Walnut Marketing Board's Marketing Programs.” in Commodity Promotion: Lessons from California 2005
- “Introduction to the Economics of California’s Mandated Commodity Programs.” in Commodity Promotion: Lessons from California 2005
- “The Impact of Dietary Cholesterol Concerns on Consumer Demand for Eggs.” in Effects of Health Information on the Demand for Food--EU and US Experiences 2002
- "Assessing Research on the Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture." Chapter in Global Environmental Change and Agriculture: Assessing the Impacts 1999
- "Introduction: Agricultural Dimensions to Global Climate Change." Chapter in Agricultural Dimensions of Global Climate Change 1993
- Adaptation to Global Climate Change at the Farm-Level." Chapter in Agricultural Dimensions of Global Climate Change 1993
- Adaptation to global climate change at the farm level 1993
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chapter
- Effects of Generic Advertising on Food Demand. The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Food Consumption and Policy. 695-715. 2011
- An Economic Analysis of Generic Egg Advertising in California . The Economics of Commodity Promotion Programs: Lessons from California. 95-108. 2005
- The Impact of Dietary Cholesterol Concerns on Consumer Demand for Eggs in the USA. Health, Nutrition, and Food Demand. 203-222. 2003
- "Milk Supply Management Policies in the U.S." Chapter in Milk Supply Management Policies in Major Countries. Research and Development Center for Dairy Farming, Sapporo. 1995
- Agronomic and Economic Impacts of Gradual Global Warming: A Preliminary Analysis of Midwestern Crop Farming. Economic Issues in Global Climate Change: Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources. 91-116. 1992
- "Agronomic and Economic Impacts of Gradual Global Warming: A Preliminary Analysis of Midwestern Crop Farming." Chapter in Global Change: Economic Issues in Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources. Westview Press. 1991
- "Impacts of Dairy Promotion from Consumer Demand to Farm Supply." Chapter in Commodity Promotion. Iowa State University Press. 1991
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conference paper
- Alternative Proposals for the 1990 Farm Bill. Proceedings from the 1990 Western New York Dairy Congress. 1990
- "Simultaneous Production and Marketing Decisions Over Time: Discussion." In Risk Analysis for Agricultural Production Firms: Concepts, Informational Requirements and Policy Issues. Proceedings of a Seminar Sponsored by Southern Regional Project S-180. 1988
- "Milk Production Seasonality: A Major Challenge to the Northeast Dairy Industry." In The Challenge of Change. Proceedings of the Northeastern Dairy Conference 1988 Annual Meeting. 1988
- "The Impact of the Dairy Termination Program on Land Use in New York.". Conference Proceeding from Planning for the Changing Rural Landscape of New England: Blending Theory and Practice. 1988
- Economic Implications of Bovine Somatotropin on U.S. Dairy Markets. Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics Association Meetings, University of Maine. 1988
- The Impact of the Dairy Termination Program on Land Use in New York. Proceedings, Planning for the Changing Rural Landscape of New England: Blending Theory and Practice Conference. 92-106. 1987
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document part
- Advertising and U.S. Non-alcoholic Beverage Demand. 349. 2007
- An Economic Analysis of U.S. Rice Export Promotion Programs. 357. 2007
- Demographic Impacts on Generic Advertising Effectiveness in New York City. 392. 2006
- Optimal Media Allocation of Generic Fluid Milk Advertising Expenditures: The Case of New York State. 391-392. 2006
- U.S. Dairy Policy Alternatives under Bovine Somatotropin (bST). 1305. 1993
- Agronomic and Economic Consequences of Gradual Climate Change: A Preliminary Investigation of Midwestern Crop Farming. 18. 1990
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report
- Evaluating Advertising Strategies for Fruits and Vegetables and the Implications for Obesity in the United States 2010
- USDA Report to Congress on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Program and the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Program 2009
- Impact of Generic Fluid Milk and Dairy Advertising and Promotion on Dairy Markets: An Independent Analysis. 29-40. 2008
- USDA Report to Congress on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Program and the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Program. Chapter 3 2008
- Impact of Generic Fluid Milk and Dairy Advertising and Promotion on Dairy Markets: An Independent Analysis. 29-46. 2007
- USDA Report to Congress on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Program and the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Program 2007
- An Economic Analysis of Generic Fluid Milk Advertising in Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces 2006
- Impact of Generic Fluid Milk and Dairy Advertising and Promotion on Dairy Markets: An Independent Analysis 2006
- Measuring the Impacts of Generic Fluid Milk and Dairy Marketing 2006
- USDA Report to Congress on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Program and the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Program. Chapter 3 2006
- “An Economic Analysis of Generic Fluid Milk Advertising in Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces.” 2006
- “Measuring the Impacts of Generic Fluid Milk and Dairy Marketing.” 2006
- Impact of Generic Fluid Milk and Dairy Advertising and Promotion on Dairy Markets: An Independent Analysis 2005
- USDA Report to Congress on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Program and the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Program. Chapter 3 2005
- “Context and Voluntary Contributions: An Experimental Analysis of Communication, Voting, and Status Quo Bias.” 2005
- Impact of Generic Fluid Milk and Dairy Advertising and Promotion on Dairy Markets: An Independent Analysis 2004
- USDA Report to Congress on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Program and the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Program. Chapter 3 2004
- “Status Quo Bias and Voluntary Contributions: Can Lab Experiments Parallel Real World Outcomes for Generic Advertising?” 2004
- “The Dairy Case Management Program: Does It Mooove More Milk? A Case Study of the Northwestern Hudson Valley Market.” 2004
- USDA Report to Congress on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Program and the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Program. Chapter 3 2003
- “A Note on Elasticity Estimation of Censored Demand Systems.” 2003
- “Coupon Redemption and Its Effect on Household Cheese Purchases.” 2003
- “Estimation of Censored LA/AIDS Model With Endogenous Unit Values.” 2003
- “Estimation of a Censored AIDS Model: A Simulated Amemiya-Tobin Approach.” 2003
- “Modeling the Household Purchasing Process Using a Panel Data Tobit Model.” 2003
- “Price and Quality Effects of Generic Advertising: Salmon in Norway.” 2003
- USDA Report to Congress on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Program and the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Program. Chapter 3 2002
- “Measuring the Impacts of Generic Fluid Milk and Cheese Advertising: A Time-Varying Parameter Application.” 2002
- “The Impact of Generic Milk Advertising on New York State Markets, 1986-2000.” 2002
- USDA Report to Congress on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Program and the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Program. Chapter 3 2001
- “An Economic Evaluation of the New Agricultural Trade Negotiations: A Nonlinear Imperfectly Competitive Spatial Equilibrium Approach.” 2001
- “Identifying the Extensive and Intensive Effects of Generic Advertising on the Household Demand for Fluid Milk and Cheese.” 2001
- “Measuring the Degree of Market Distortion through Price Discrimination for Hidden Export Subsidies Generated by State Trading Enterprises.” 2001
- “Measuring the Effects of Eliminating State Trading Enterprises on the World Wheat Sector.” 2001
- USDA Report to Congress on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Program and the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Program. Chapter 3 2000
- “Impact of Generic Dairy Advertising on Dairy Markets, 1984-99.” 2000
- "Commodity Promotion Programs in the United States." 1999
- Impact of Generic Dairy Advertising on Dairy Markets, 1984-98 1999
- USDA Report to Congress on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Program and the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Program. Chapter 3 1999
- “Impact of Generic Milk Advertising on New York State Markets.” 1999
- “Optimal Temporal Policies in Fluid Milk Advertising.” 1999
- "Distribution of Gains from Research and Promotion in Multi-Stage Production Systems: Further Results." 1998
- USDA Report to Congress on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Program on the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Program 1998
- “Advertising, Structural Change, and U.S. Non-Alcoholic Drink Demand.” 1998
- “Determinants of Temporal Variations in Advertising Effectiveness.” 1998
- “Impact of Generic Dairy Advertising on Dairy Markets, 1984-97.” 1998
- USDA Report to Congress on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Program and the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Program. Chapter 3 1997
- “An Economic Analysis of Generic Milk Advertising Impacts on Markets in New York State.” 1997
- “Cornell Commodity Promotion Research Program: Summary of Recent Research Projects.” 1997
- “Export Promotion and Import Demand for U.S. Red Meat in Selected Pacific Rim Countries.” 1997
- “Impact of Federal Marketing Orders on the Structure of Milk Markets in the United States.” 1997
- “Impact of National Dairy Advertising on Dairy Markets, 1984-96.” 1997
- "Annotated Bibliography of Generic Commodity Promotion Research (Revised)." 1996
- "Commodity Promotion Economics: A Symposium in Honor of Olan Forker's Retirement." 1996
- "Generic Advertising Wearout: The Case of the New York City Fluid Milk Campaign." 1996
- "Imperfect Competition Models and Commodity Promotion Evaluation: The Case of U.S. Generic Dairy Advertising." in New Methodologies for Commodity Promotion Economics 1996
- “A Spatial Equilibrium Model for Imperfectly Competitive Milk Markets.” 1996
- “An Economic Evaluation of Generic Egg Advertising in California, 1985-95.” 1996
- “Identifying Consumer Characteristics Associated With Japanese Preferences Towards Milk Products.” 1996
- “Impact of National Dairy Advertising on Dairy Markets, 1984-95.” 1996
- "An Analysis of Generic Dairy Promotion in the United States." 1995
- "Impact of Generic Fluid Milk Advertising on Whole, Lowfat, and Skim Milk Demand." 1995
- "Potential Implications of Climate Change on U.S. Agriculture." 1995
- Modeling the Effects of Climate Change on Grain Production in the U.S.: An Experimental Design Approach. 62. 1995
- Potential implications of climate change for U.S. Agriculture. 24. 1995
- "Modeling Irrigation Decisions and Stream Flow Minimums: An Application of Discrete Stochastic Programming and Zero-One Safety First Programming - Discussion." In Quantifying Long Run Agricultural Risks and Evaluating Farmer Responses to Risk Proceedings 1993
- "Biotechnology and the Dairy Sector: Implications for Producers, Consumers, and Government." In An Agricultural Lender's Guide to Environmental Liability 1990
- Dairy Marketing in the Northeast: Summary Version. 1987
- "A Primer on Federal Milk Marketing Orders in the United States." 1986
- "A Primer on Federal and State Milk Marketing Orders in New York." 1986
- "A Summary and Interpretation of the Congressional Bill H.R. 5588 a.k.a. the 'Save the Family Farm Act'." 1986
- "A Survey of New York Farmers' Intentions to Submit Bids for the Milk Production Termination Program." 1986
- "A User's Guide to Buyout Program Decision Aid (BOPDA): A Microcomputer Program for Calculating Breakeven Amounts for the Milk Production Termination Program." 1986
- "Results of the Dairy Termination Program and Implications for New York Milk Production." 1986
- Working Paper 2007-04: Dynamic Impacts of Generic Dairy Advertising 2007
- WP 2005-07: Context and Voluntary Contributions: An Experimental Analysis of Communication, Voting, and Status Quo Bias 2005
- Impact of Generic Milk Advertising on New York State Markets, 1986-2003 2004
- NICPRE 04-03/RB 2004-03: Status Quo Bias and Voluntary Contributions: Can Lab Experiments Parallel Real World Outcomes for Generic Advertising? 2004
- Optimal Institutional Mechanisms for Funding Generic Advertising: An Experimental Analysis 2004
- Optimal Seasonal Allocation of Generic Dairy Advertising Expenditures 2004
- The Dairy Case Management Program: Does it Mooove More Milk? A Case Study of the Northwestern Hudson Valley Market 2004
- Measuring the Impacts of Generic Fluid Milk and Cheese Advertising: A Time Varying Parameter Application 2002
- Identifying the Extensive and Intensive Effects of Generic Advertising on the Household Demand for Fluid Milk and Cheese 2001
- An Economic Analysis of Generic Egg Advertising in California, 1985-1995 1996
- An Ex Post Evaluation of Generic Egg Advertising in the United States 1996
- The Effectiveness of Concept Mapping as a Teaching Tool: Evidence from Courses in Applied Economics 1993
- U.S. Dairy Policy Alternatives under Bovine Somatotropin 1992
- Departmental Rankings by AJAE Publication Rates 1991
- Optimal Agricultural Policy with Biotechnology: Bovine Somatotropin and the Dairy Sector 1990
- Optimal Dairy Policy with bovine Somatotropin 1989
- Optimal Government Policy in Response to Bovine Somatotropin 1989
- Negative Milk Supply Response Under Constrained Profit Maximizing Behavior 1988
- "1988 Dairy Outlook." In New York Economic Handbook: Agricultural Situation and Outlook 1987
- A Dynamic Analysis of the Food Security Act and the Harkin-Gephardt Bill: The Dairy Sector 1987
- "1987 Dairy Outlook." In New York Economic Handbook: Agricultural Situation and Outlook 1986
- "1986 Dairy Outlook." In New York Economic Handbook: Agricultural Situation and Outlook 1985
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Teaching
teaching overview
- Kaiser teaches or has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in price analysis, marketing, dairy policy, and mathematical programming.
teaching activities
- AEM-7000: Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management - Spring 2013
- AEM-7900: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2013
- AEM-8900: Master's Level Thesis Research - Spring 2013
- AEM-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2013
- AEM-4150: Price Analysis - Fall 2012
- AEM-4970: Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management - Fall 2012
- AEM-4990: Undergraduate Research - Fall 2012
- AEM-6400: Analysis of Agricultural Markets - Fall 2012
- AEM-7000: Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management - Fall 2012
- AEM-7900: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2012
- AEM-8900: Master's Level Thesis Research - Fall 2012
- AEM-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2012
- ECON-4400: Analysis of Agricultural Markets - Fall 2012
- AEM-7000: Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management - Spring 2012
- AEM-7900: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2012
- AEM-8900: Master's Level Thesis Research - Spring 2012
- AEM-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2012
- AEM-4150: Price Analysis - Fall 2011
- AEM-4970: Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management - Fall 2011
- AEM-4990: Undergraduate Research - Fall 2011
- AEM-6400: Analysis of Agricultural Markets - Fall 2011
- AEM-7000: Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management - Fall 2011
- AEM-7900: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2011
- AEM-8900: Master's Level Thesis Research - Fall 2011
- AEM-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2011
- ECON-4400: Analysis of Agricultural Markets - Fall 2011
Service
service to the profession
- Council for Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics Board of Directors 2008 -
- Rural Development Research Consortium, University of California Faculty Fellow 2003 -
- American Agricultural Economics Association, Teaching Committee Committee Member 2002 -
- American Agricultural Economics Association, Communications and Publications Committee Committee Member 2001 -
- Western Association of Agricultural Economics Member 1985 -
- American Agricultural Economics Association
- Australian Agricultural Economics Association
- Canadian Agricultural Economics Association
- Southern Agricultural Economics Association
- Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics Board Member 2008 - 2011
- Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association Officer, President/Elect/Past 2005 - 2008
- American Agricultural Economics Association Board Member 2002 - 2005
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Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Applied Economics, University of Minnesota 1985
- M.S. in Applied Economics, University of Minnesota 1981
- B.A. in Economics, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1979
awards and honors
- Outstanding Achievement Award, 2009
- Outstanding Journal Article of the Year, Canadian J. of Agricultural Economics, 2009
- Outstanding Alumni Award, 2009
- Distinguished Member Award, 2009
- Recognition of Outstanding Service, 2008
- Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award, 2006
- Distinguished Member Award, 2002
- Keynote for the Jerome Johnson Lecture Annual Event, 2001
- Co-recipient of Outstanding Journal Article, 1991
- Award for Professional Excellence, 1986
- Co-recipient of the American Association of Agricultural Economics Extension Award, 1986
Other
college
- CALS
research keyword
- advertising economics
- agricultural marketing
- agricultural policy
- food demand
- quantitative methods
name prefix
- Professor