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Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

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Dr. Tun-Hsiang “Edward” Yu
Assistant Professor

Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

The University of Tennessee
314A Morgan Hall
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4518
Phone: (865) 974-7411
Fax: (865) 974-9492
tyu1@utk.edu

 

Research Interest


  • Biomass feedstock logistics systems
  • Integration of energy and agricultural markets
  • International trade and policy
  • Nexus of growth, trade and the environment

Education


  • Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, 2005
  • M.S., Economics, Iowa State University, 1998
  • B.A., Transportation Management, National Taiwan Ocean University, 1993

Selected Publication

Referred Journals

  • Yu, T., S. Tokgoz, E. Wailes and E. Chavez. “A Quantitative Analysis of Trade Policy Responses to Higher World Agricultural Commodity Prices”, Food Policy. In press (doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2011.07.001).

  • Yu, T., S. Cho and S. Kim. “Assessing the Residential Property Tax Revenue Impacts of a Shopping Center” Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. In press (doi: 10.1007/s11146-010-9292-x).

  • Yu, T., M. Kim and S. Cho. 2011. “Does Trade Liberalization Induce More Greenhouse Gas Emissions? The Case of Mexico and the United States Under NAFTA” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 93(2): 545-552.

  • T. Yu, C. Hart and W. You. 2011. “Evaluating Food-fuel Trade-offs via Market Choice: The Case of Iowa Corn Producers”, Green: The International Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage, 1:123-126.

  • Fabiosa, J. F., J. C. Beghin, F. Dong, A. Elobeid, S. Tokgoz, and T. Yu. 2010. “Land Allocation Effects of the Global Ethanol Surge: Predictions from the International FAPRI Model.” Land Economics, 86(4):687-706.

  • Larson, J., T. Yu, B. English, D. Mooney, and C. Wang. 2010. “Cost Evaluation of Alternative Switchgrass Producing, Harvesting, Storing, and Transporting Systems and their Logistics in the Southeastern U.S.” Agricultural Finance Review, 70(2):184-200.

  • Brookes, G., T. Yu, S. Tokgoz, and A. Elobeid. 2010. “The Production and Price Impact of Biotech Corn, Canola and Soybean Crops.” AgBioForum, 13:1-15.

  • Hayes, D.J., B.A. Babcock, J.F. Fabiosa, S. Tokgoz, A. Elobeid, T. Yu. F. Dong, C.E. Hart, W. Thompson, S. Meyer, E. Chavez, S. Pan. 2009. “Biofuels: Potential Production Capacity, Effects on Grain and Livestock Sectors, and Implications for Food Prices and Consumers.” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 41:465-91.

  • Tokgoz, S., A. Elobeid, J. Fabiosa, D.J. Hayes, B.A. Babcock, T. Yu, F. Dong, and C. Hart. 2008. “Bottlenecks, Drought, and Oil Price Spikes: Impact on U.S. Ethanol and Agricultural Sectors.” Review of Agricultural Economics, 30:604-22.

  • Searchinger, T., R. Heimlich, R. Houghton, F. Dong, A. Elobeid, J. Fabiosa, S. Tokgoz, D. Hayes, and T. Yu. 2008. “Use of U.S. Croplands for Biofuels Increases Greenhouse Gases Through Emissions from Land Use Change.” Science, 319(February 29): 1238-40.

  • Yu, T., D.A. Bessler and S.W. Fuller. 2007. “Price dynamics in U.S. Grain and Freight Markets.” Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 55:381-97.

  • Yu, T., D.A. Bessler and S.W. Fuller. 2006. “Effect of Lock Delay on Grain Barge Rates: Examination of Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers.” Annals of Regional Science, 40:887-908.

  • Yu, T., J. Zhang and S.W. Fuller. 2006. “Freight Transportation Demands on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers.” Journal of Transportation Research Forum, 45:119-36.

  • Yu, T. and S.W. Fuller. 2005. “The Measurement of Grain Barge Demand on Inland Waterways: A Study of the Upper Mississippi River.” Journal of Transportation Research Forum, 44:27-39.

  • Fuller, S.W., T. Yu, L. Fellin, A. Lalor and R. Krajewski. 2003. “Transportation Developments in South America and Their Effect on International Agricultural Competitiveness.” Journal of Transportation Research Board, No. 1820:62-68.

  • Fuller, S.W., T. Yu, L. Fellin, A. Lalor and R. Krajewski. 2002. “Effects of Improving Transportation Infrastructure on Competitiveness in World Grain Markets.” Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing, 13:61-85.

  • Yu, T., C. P. Baumel, C. L. Hardy, M. J. McVey, L. A. Johnson and J. L. Sell. 2002. “Impacts of Six Genetic Modifications of Corn on Feed Cost and Consumption of Traditional Feed Ingredients.” Agribusiness: An International Journal, 18:115-27.

  • Johnson, L. A., C. L. Hardy, C. P. Baumel, T. Yu, and J. L. Sell. 2001. “Identifying Valuable Corn Quality Traits for Livestock Feed.” Cereal Foods World, 46:472-81.

  • Yu, T., C. P. Baumel, M. J. McVey and J. L. Sell. 2001. “Economics of the Use of Imported U.S. High Oil Corn in Swine and Poultry Production.” Agribusiness: An International Journal, 17:39-556.

Contributions to Edited Volumes

  • Fabiosa, J., J. Beghin, F. Dong, A. Elobeid, S. Tokgoz, and T. Yu. 2009. “The Global Bioenergy Expansion: How Large Are the Food-Fuel Trade-offs?” In M. Khanna, J. Scheffran, and D. Zilberman, eds. Handbook of Bioenergy Economics and Policy, Springer, New York.

  • Fabiosa, J., J. Beghin, F. Dong, A. Elobeid, F.H. Fuller, C. Hart, H. Matthey, S. Tokgoz, T. Yu, and E. Wailes. 2006. “U.S. Proposal for WTO Agriculture Negotiations: Its Impact on U.S. and World Agriculture,” in Sridhar Krishna, ed. Agricultural Subsidies: Perspectives & Issues, ICFAI University Press, Bangalore, India.