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College of Ag welcomes Steve Wu
Dr. Steve Wu joined the faculty in Agricultural Economics on October 1st. Steve came to Purdue from The Ohio State University, where he had been an associate professor. His current interests are in contract regulation and contract legislation in agriculture; the empirical testing of incentive systems; and the design of optimal pricing and incentive schemes for marketing, production, and supply contracting. He is also interested in the study of informal incentives used by individuals and organizations to manage performance and regulate economic activity. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California Berkeley in Agricultural and Resource Economics in 2001.
No bumper crop of growth, ag survey finds A survey of more than 2,500 of the nation's largest farmers shows the seriously damaged economy is having an impact on their crop and livestock plans. That's one aspect of a report issued Tuesday during the National Conference for Agribusiness, a two-day event that ends today at Purdue University.
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