张宇

Yu Yvette Zhang

340 AGLS

Department of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University, 2124 TAMU

College Station, TX 77843-2124

Phone: 979-845-2136; Fax: 979-862-1563
Email: yzhang@tamu.edu

Education:

Ph. D. in Economics, Texas A&M University,  2010
Ph. D. in Biology, Duke University, 2004
B. S. in Biology, Peking University, 1998

Professional Experience:

Visiting Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, 2010 –date

Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Guelph, 2004 - 2005

CV

Teaching:

AGEC 105: Introduction to Agricultural Economics

AGEC 317: Economic Analysis for Agribusiness and Management

AGEC 672: Fundamentals in Agricultural Markets and Information Economics

Research Interests:

Applied Microeconomics, Experimental Economics, Industrial Organization, Applied Econometrics, Ecology

Publications:

Zhang,Y., D. Li and Q. li. “Recent developments in Semi-/Non-Parametric estimation of censoring, sample selection, missing data, and measurement error in panel data.” Advances in Econometrics, forthcoming

Zhang,Y., J. Gu and Q. li. “Nonparametric panel estimation of online auction price processes." Empirical Economics (2011) 40(1): 51-68.

Vamosi, J., Y. Zhang and W. Wilson. “Animal-dispersal dynamics promoting dioecy over hermaphroditism." The American Naturalist (2007) 170(3): 485-491.

Bi, Y., Y. Zhang, T. Signorelli, R. Zhao, T. Zhu and S. Rothstein. “Genetic analysis of Arabidopsis GATA transcription factor gene family reveals a nitrate inducible member important for chlorophyll synthesis and glucose sensitivity." Plant Journal (2005) 44: 680-692.

Uyenoyama, M., Y. Zhang and E. Newbigin. “On the origin of self-incompatibility haplotypes: Transition through self-incompatible intermediates." Genetics (2001) 157: 1805-1817.

Working Papers:

“Can participation fee influence bidding behavior in auction experiments?" (with Rodolfo M. Nayga, Jr, Dinah P.T. Depositario and Robert D. E. Mariano), in revision at Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics.

“A model of online auction price process: Monotonicity, time-varying coefficients and multi-level individual effects", submitted.

“Two-stage Buy-it-now auctions", (with Rajiv Sarin)

Work in Progress:

“Stock exchange development and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa”, (with Fred Boadu and Claire Luensmann)

“An experimental study of Buy-it-now auctions." (with Brit Grosskopf)

“Weak coalition equilibrium”, (With Gaosheng Ju)

Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University