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Jim Araji, Professor Back
Office: Agricultural Science
Building, Room 39D
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Education:
Ph.D., University of Missouri
Areas of Expertise:
Production economics, investment planning and evaluation, technology assessment, and impact analysis and decision strategies for public research.
 
Research Interests:
Production Economics and Technology Assessment

Expertise and Programs:
Evaluation of public and private investments in research and evolving technology. Assessment of technology transfer between regions and from agricultural experiment stations to various industrial segments. Analysis of the income distribution impacts of investments in research between producers and consumers, by various income groups. Analysis of the multi-market effects of technological change. Evaluation of the effects of technological change on U.S. exports of agricultural products. Analysis of Agricultural Experiment Station funding decisions. Analysis of agricultural waste management. Planning, evaluation, and analysis of investments in various development projects in developing countries. Development of policies and strategies for rural and industrial developments in developing countries. Teaching of production economics.