Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Applied Economics
| E-Mail Address: |
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| Telephone: |
(608) 262-0699 |
| Fax: |
(608) 262-4376 |
| Office Address: |
405 Taylor Hall
427 Lorch St.
Madison, WI 53706 |
| Interests: |
Energy economics; agricultural economics; financial economics; applied econometrics. |
| Office Hours: |
Tuesday & Thursday 4:00-5:00 pm or by appointment. |
My primary areas of research are energy and agricultural economics. I am interested in economics and policy issues related to traditional and renewable energy resources, technologies, and markets, especially the transportation fuel sector. My interests also encompass environmental economics as well as agricultural finance.
Education
Ph.D., Economics, Iowa State University, 2008.
M.B.A., Finance, University of Kansas, 2003.
Recent Publications
- Du, X., and D. Hennessy. 2012. "The Planting Real Option in Cash Rent Valuation." Applied Economics 44(6):765-776
- Du, X., D. Hennessy, and C. Yu. 2012. "Testing Day's Conjecture that More Nitrogen Decreases Crop Yield Skewness." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 94(1):225-237
- Du, X, and L. McPhail. 2012. "Inside the Black Box: the Price Linkage and Transmission between Energy and Agricultural Markets." Energy Journal 33(2):171-194
- Carriquiry, M., X. Du, and G. Timilsina. 2011. "Second-Generation Biofuels: Economics and Policies." Energy Policy 39(7):4222-4234
- Dumortier, J., D. Hayes, M. Carriquiry, F. Dong, X. Du, A. Elobeid, J. Fabiosa, and S. Tokgoz. 2011. "Sensitivity of Carbon Emission Estimates from Indirect Land-Use Change." Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 33(3):428-448
- Du, X, C. Yu, and D. Hayes. 2011. "Speculation and Volatility Spillover in the Crude Oil and Agricultural Commodity Markets: A Bayesian Analysis." Energy Economics 33(3):497-503
- Du, X., D. Hayes, and C. Yu. 2011. "Dynamics of Biofuel Stock Prices: A Bayesian Approach." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 93(2):418-425
- Du, X, F. Dong, D. Hayes, and T. Brown. 2011. "Assessment of Environmental Impacts Embodies in U.S.-China and U.S.-India Trade and Related Climate Change Policies." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 93(2):537-544
- Zhao, H., X. Du, and D. Hennessy. 2011. "Pass-through in United States Beef Cattle Prices." Empirical Economics 40(2):497-508
- Tepe, F., X. Du, and D. Hennessy. 2011. "Impact of Biofuels Policy on Agribusiness Stock Prices." Agribusiness 27(2):179-192
- Du, X., and D. Hayes. 2009. "The Impact of Ethanol Production on U.S. and Regional Gasoline Markets." Energy Policy 37(8):3227-3234
- Du, X., D. Hayes, and M. Mallory. 2009. "A Welfare Analysis of the U.S. Ethanol Subsidy." Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 31(4):669-676
- Du, X., D. Hennessy, and W. Edward. 2008. "Does a Rising Biofuels Tide Raise All Boat? A Study of Cash Rent Determinants for Iowa Farmland under Hay and Pasture." Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organizaiton 6(2):Article 7
- McPhail, L., X. Du, and A. Muhammad. "Disentangling Corn Price Volatility: the Role of Global Demand, Speculation, and Energy.." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics.