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Bessler, David Regents Professor Emeritus
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Dr. Bessler's research is in the area of applied decision analysis, especially as it contributes to understanding agricultural price uncertainty. He teaches graduate courses in research methodology and applied time series analysis.
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Kibriya, S., Bessler, D., & Price, E.
(2019).
Linkages between poverty and income inequality of urban-rural sector: a time series analysis of India's urban-based aspirations from 1951 to 1994. Applied Economics Letters.
26(6), 446-453.
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Chen, J., Kibriya, S., Bessler, D., & Price, E.
(2018).
The relationship between conflict events and commodity prices in Sudan. Journal of Policy Modeling: A Social Science Forum of World Issue.
40(4), 663-684.
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Fang, L. u., & Bessler, D. A.
(2018).
Is it China that leads the Asian stock market contagion in 2015?. Applied Economics Letters.
25(11), 752-757.
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Huang, W., Lai, P., & Bessler, D. A.
(2018).
On the changing structure among Chinese equity markets: Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. European Journal of Operational Research.
264(3), 1020-1032.
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Lu, R., Bessler, D. A., & Leatham, D. J.
(2018).
The transmission of liquidity shocks via China's segmented money market: Evidence from recent market events. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money.
57, 110-126.
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Fang, L. u., & Bessler, D. A.
(2017).
Stock returns and interest rates in China: the prequential approach. Applied Economics.
49(53), 5412-5425.
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Reynolds, R., Mjelde, J. W., & Bessler, D. A.
(2017).
Dynamic relationships among winning in various sports and donations to collegiate athletic departments. Cogent Social Sciences.
3(1), 1325056-1325056.
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Rausser, G., & Bessler, D. A.
(2016).
Information Recovery and Causality: A Tribute to George Judge. Annual Review of Resource Economics.
8(1), 7-23.
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Bryant, H. L., & Bessler, D. A.
(2016).
Conditions Sufficient to Infer Causal Relationships Using Instrumental Variables and Observational Data. Computational Economics.
48(1), 29-57.
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Dharmasena, S., Bessler, D. A., & Capps, O. J.
(2016).
Food environment in the United States as a complex economic system. Food Policy.
61(C), 163-175.
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Capps, O. J., Bessler, D. A., & Williams, G. W.
(2016).
The Ramifications of Nearly Going Dark: A Natural Experiment in the Case of U.S. Generic Orange Juice Advertising. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review.
45(1), 68-97.
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Bessler, D. A., Kibriya, S., Chen, J., & Price, E.
(2016).
On Forecasting Conflict in the Sudan: 2009-2012. 35(2), 179-188.
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Mu, J. E., McCarl, B. A., Hagerman, A., & Bessler, D.
(2015).
Impacts of bovine spongiform encephalopathy and avian influenza on US meat demand. Journal of Integrative Agriculture.
14(6), 1130-1141.
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Lai, P., & Bessler, D. A.
(2015).
PRICE DISCOVERY BETWEEN CARBONATED SOFT DRINK MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS: A DISAGGREGATE ANALYSIS WITH PC AND LiNGAM ALGORITHMS. 18(1), 173-197.
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Bizimana, J., Angerer, J. P., Bessler, D. A., & Keita, F.
(2015).
Cattle Markets Integration and Price Discovery: The Case of Mali. Journal of Development Studies.
51(3), 319-334.
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Olsen, K. K., Mjelde, J. W., & Bessler, D. A.
(2015).
Price formulation and the law of one price in internationally linked markets: an examination of the natural gas markets in the USA and Canada. The Annals of Regional Science: international journal of urban, regional and environmental research and policy.
54(1), 117-142.
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Viale, A. M., Bessler, D. A., & Kolari, J. W.
(2014).
ON THE STRUCTURE OF FINANCIAL CONTAGION: ECONOMETRIC TESTS AND MERCOSUR EVIDENCE. 17(2), 373-400.
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Knutson, R. D., Palma, M. A., Paggi, M., Seale, J., Ribera, L. A., & Bessler, D.
(2014).
Role of Trade in Satisfying U.S. Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Demand. Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing.
26(4), 326-343.
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Palma, M. A., Ribera, L. A., & Bessler, D.
(2013).
Implications of U.S. Trade Agreements and U.S. Nutrition Policies for Produce Production, Demand, and Trade. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
45(3), 465-480.
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Bessler, D. A.
(2013).
On Agricultural Econometrics. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
45(3), 341-348.
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Zhang, J., Bessler, D. A., & Leatham, D. J.
(2013).
AGGREGATE BUSINESS FAILURES AND MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS: A VAR LOOK AT THE US BETWEEN 1980 AND 2004. Journal of Applied Economics.
16(1), 179-202.
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Bessler, D. A., & Wang, Z.
(2012).
D-separation, forecasting, and economic science: a conjecture. Theory and Decision: an international journal for multidisciplinary advances in decision sciences.
73(2), 295-314.
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Kwon, D., & Bessler, D. A.
(2011).
Graphical Methods, Inductive Causal Inference, and Econometrics: A Literature Review. 38(1), 85-106.
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Attavanich, W., McCarl, B. A., & Bessler, D.
(2011).
The Effect of H1N1 (Swine Flu) Media Coverage on Agricultural Commodity Markets. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy.
33(2), 241-259.
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Bessler, D. A., Kolari, J. W., & Maung, T. A.
(2011).
Dynamic linkages among equity markets: local versus basket currencies. Applied Economics.
43(14), 1703-1719.
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Palma, M. A., Ribera, L. A., Bessler, D., Paggi, M., & Knutson, R. D.
(2010).
Potential Impacts of Foodborne Illness Incidences on Market Movements and Prices of Fresh Produce in the U.S. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
42(4), 731-741.
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Palma, M. A., Chen, Y., Hall, C., Bessler, D., & Leatham, D.
(2010).
Consumer Preferences for Potted Orchids in the Hawaiian Market. HortTechnology.
20(1), 239-244.
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Stockton, M. C., Bessler, D. A., & Wilson, R. K.
(2010).
Price Discovery in Nebraska Cattle Markets. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
42(1), 1-14.
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Chong, H., Zey, M., & Bessler, D. A.
(2010).
On Corporate Structure, Strategy, and Performance: A Study with Directed Acyclic Graphs and PC Algorithm. 31(1), 47-62.
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Bryant, H. L., Bessler, D. A., & Haigh, M. S.
(2009).
Disproving Causal Relationships Using Observational Data. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics.
71(3), 357-374.
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Mjelde, J. W., & Bessler, D. A.
(2009).
Market integration among electricity markets and their major fuel source markets. Energy Economics.
31(3), 482-491.
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Awokuse, T. O., Chopra, A., & Bessler, D. A.
(2009).
Structural change and international stock market interdependence: Evidence from Asian emerging markets. Economic Modelling.
26(3), 549-559.
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Wang, Z., & Bessler, D. A.
(2009).
Finite sample performance of the model selection approach in co-integration analysis. JOURNAL OF STATISTICAL COMPUTATION AND SIMULATION.
79(4), 349-360.
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Park, M., Jin, Y. H., & Bessler, D. A.
(2008).
The impacts of animal disease crises on the Korean meat market. 39(2), 183-195.
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Wang, D. H., Bessler, D. A., & Yu, T. H.
(2008).
On the causal relationship between fiscal and macroeconomic variables: A directed graphs approach. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE COMPUTING INFORMATION AND CONTROL.
4(5), 1055-1062.
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Stockton, M. C., Capps, O. J., & Bessler, D. A.
(2008).
Samuelson's full duality and the use of directed acyclical graphs. Journal of Applied Economics.
11(1), 167-191.
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Park, H., Mjelde, J. W., & Bessler, D. A.
(2008).
Price interactions and discovery among natural gas spot markets in North America. Energy Policy.
36(1), 290-302.
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Yang, J., & Bessler, D. A.
(2008).
Contagion around the October 1987 stock market crash. European Journal of Operational Research.
184(1), 291-310.
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Yu, T., Bessler, D. A., & Fuller, S. W.
(2007).
Price dynamics in US grain and freight markets. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics.
55(3), 381-397.
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Bryant, H. L., Bessler, D. A., Haigh, M. S., & Peake, C. F.
(2007).
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS. CFA Digest.
37(2), 13-15.
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Kim, J. W., & Bessler, D. A.
(2007).
The causal modelling on equity market innovations: fit or forecast?. Applied Financial Economics.
17(8), 635-646.
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Kim, J. W., Leatham, D. J., & Bessler, D. A.
(2007).
REITs’ dynamics under structural change with unknown break points. Journal of Housing Economics.
16(1), 37-58.
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Park, H., Mjelde, J. W., & Bessler, D. A.
(2007).
Time-varying threshold cointegration and the law of one price. Applied Economics.
39(7-9), 1091-1105.
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Yu, T., Bessler, D. A., & Fuller, S. W.
(2006).
Effect of lock delay on grain barge rates: examination of upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. 40(4), 887-908.
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Bryant, H. L., Bessler, D. A., & Haigh, M. S.
(2006).
Causality in futures markets. Journal of Futures Markets.
26(11), 1039-1057.
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Babula, R. A., Bessler, D. A., & Rogowsky, R. A.
(2006).
Exploiting the cointegration properties of the US soy-based market system. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section C: Food Economics.
3(2), 81-98.
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Vitale, J., & Bessler, D. A.
(2006).
On the discovery of millet prices in Mali. Papers in Regional Science.
85(1), 139-162.
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Casillas-Olvera, G., & Bessler, D. A.
(2006).
Probability forecasting and central bank accountability. Journal of Policy Modeling: A Social Science Forum of World Issue.
28(2), 223-234.
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Zhang, J., Bessler, D. A., & Leatham, D. J.
(2006).
Does consumer debt cause economic recession? Evidence using directed acyclic graphs. Applied Economics Letters.
13(7), 401-407.
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Park, H., Mjelde, J. W., & Bessler, D. A.
(2006).
Price dynamics among US electricity spot markets. Energy Economics.
28(1), 81-101.
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Wang, Z. J., & Bessler, D. A.
(2006).
Price and quantity endogeneity in demand analysis: evidence from directed acyclic graphs. Agricultural Economics: the journal of the International Association of Agricultural Economists.
34(1), 87-95.
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Wang, Z. J., & Bessler, D. A.
(2005).
A Monte Carlo study on the selection of cointegrating rank using information criteria. 21(3), 593-620.
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Haigh, M. S., & Bessler, D. A.
(2004).
Causality and price discovery: An application of directed acyclic graphs. Journal of Business.
77(4), 1099-1121.
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Wang, Z. J., & Bessler, D. A.
(2004).
Forecasting performance of multivariate time series models with full and reduced rank: an empirical examination. International Journal of Forecasting.
20(4), 683-695.
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Bessler, D. A., & Davis, E. E.
(2004).
Price discovery in the Texas cash cattle market. Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry.
20(4), 355-378.
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Yang, J., Bessler, D. A., & Fung, H. G.
(2004).
The informational role of open interest in futures markets. Applied Economics Letters.
11(9), 569-573.
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Haigh, M. S., Nomikos, N. K., & Bessler, D. A.
(2004).
Integration and Causality in International Freight Markets: Modeling with Error Correction and Directed Acyclic Graphs. SOUTHERN ECONOMIC JOURNAL.
71(1), 145-162.
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Haigh, M. S., Nomikos, N. K., & Bessler, D. A.
(2004).
Integration and causality in International Freight Markets: Modeling with error correction and directed acyclic graphs. SOUTHERN ECONOMIC JOURNAL.
71(1), 145-162.
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Yang, J., & Bessler, D. A.
(2004).
The international price transmission in stock index futures markets. ECONOMIC INQUIRY.
42(3), 370-386.
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Babula, R. A., Bessler, D. A., & Payne, W. S.
(2004).
Dynamic Relationships Among U.S. Wheat-Related Markets: Applying Directed Acyclic Graphs to a Time Series Model. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
36(1), 1-22.
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Bessler, D. A., & Ruffley, R.
(2004).
Prequential analysis of stock market returns. Applied Economics.
36(5), 399-412.
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Dharmasena, K., & Bessler, D.
(2004).
Weak-Form Efficiency Vs Semi-Strong Form Efficiency in Price Discovery: an Application to International Black Tea Markets. Sri Lankan Journal of Agricultural Economics.
6(1), 1-1.
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Wang, Z., Yang, J., & Bessler, D. A.
(2003).
Financial crisis and African stock market integration. Applied Economics Letters.
10(9), 527-533.
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Awokuse, T. O., & Bessler, D. A.
(2003).
Vector Autoregressions, Policy Analysis, and Directed Acyclic Graphs: An Application to the U.S. Economy. Journal of Applied Economics.
6(1), 1-24.
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Bessler, D. A., & Yang, J.
(2003).
The structure of interdependence in international stock markets. 22(2), 261-287.
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Bessler, D. A., Yang, J., & Wongcharupan, M.
(2003).
Price dynamics in the international wheat market: Modeling with error correction and directed acyclic graphs. Journal of Regional Science.
43(1), 1-33.
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Wang, Z., & Bessler, D. A.
(2003).
Forecast evaluations in meat demand analysis. Agribusiness.
19(4), 505-523.
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Bessler, D. A., & Kergna, A.
(2002).
Price discovery: The case of millet in Bamako, Mali. Journal of African Economies.
11(4), 472-502.
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Bessler, D. A., & Lee, S.
(2002).
Money and prices: U.S. Data 18691914 (A study with directed graphs). Empirical Economics.
27(3), 427-446.
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Jonnala, S., Fuller, S., & Bessler, D.
(2002).
A GARCH Approach to Modelling Ocean Grain Freight Rates. Maritime Economics & Logistics.
4(2), 103-125.
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Wang, Z. J., & Bessler, D. A.
(2002).
The homogeneity restriction and forecasting performance of VAR-type demand systems: An empirical examination of US meat consumption. Journal of Forecasting.
21(3), 193-206.
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Mjelde, J. W., Bessler, D. A., & Jerko, C. A.
(2002).
Understanding Cointegration: An Application to the Western United States Electricity Market. The Electricity Journal.
15(9), 81-90.
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Bessler, D. A., & Loper, N.
(2001).
Economic development: Evidence from directed acyclic graphs. The Manchester School.
69(4), 457-476.
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Yang, J., Bessler, D. A., & Leatham, D. J.
(2001).
Asset storability and price discovery in commodity futures markets: A new look. Journal of Futures Markets.
21(3), 279-300.
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Yang, J., Bessler, D. A., & Leatham, D. J.
(2001).
Asset storability and price discovery in commodity futures markets: A new look. 21(3), 279-300.
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Yang, J., Bessler, D. A., & Leatham, D. J.
(2000).
The Law of One Price: Developed and Developing Country Market Integration. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
32(3), 429-440.
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Kadyrkanova, I., Bessler, D. A., & Nichols, J. P.
(2000).
On milk prices in Kyrgyzstan. Applied Economics.
32(11), 1465-1473.
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Bessler, D. A., & Fuller, S. W.
(2000).
Railroad wheat transportation markets in the central plains: modeling with error correction and directed graphs. 36(1), 21-39.
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Roh, J. W., & Bessler, D. A.
(1999).
Occupant death: a study with directed graphs. Applied Economics Letters.
6(5), 303-306.
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Bessler, D. A.
(1999).
Reason and reality in the methodologies of economics. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
81(2), 479-480.
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Roh, J. W., Bessler, D. A., & Gilbert, R. F.
(1999).
Traffic fatalities, Peltzman's model, and directed graphs. Accident Analysis and Prevention.
31(1-2), 55-61.
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Makaudze, E., Bessler, D. A., & Fuller, S. W.
(1998).
A timeseries analysis of Zimbabwe's corn sales to the Grain Marketing Board. Development Southern Africa.
15(3), 413-427.
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Bessler, D. A., & Akleman, D. G.
(1998).
Farm prices, retail prices, and directed graphs: Results for pork and beef. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
80(5), 1144-1149.
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Dearmont, D., & Bessler, D. A.
(1997).
A Bayesian treatment of Duhem's thesis: The case of the 'farm problem' in agricultural economics. Economics and Philosophy.
13(2), 149-158.
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Bessler, D. A.
(1997).
Studies in Global Econometrics - Theil,H. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
79(2), 693-694.
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Williams, O., & Bessler, D. A.
(1997).
Cointegration: Implications for the market efficiencies of the high fructose corn syrup and refined sugar markets. Applied Economics.
29(2), 225-232.
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Taylor, E. L., Bessler, D. A., Waller, M. L., & Rister, M. E.
(1996).
Dynamic relationships between US and Thai rice prices. Agricultural Economics: the journal of the International Association of Agricultural Economists.
14(2), 123-133.
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Bessler, D.
(1996).
Agricultural Prices, the Gold-Exchange Standard, and the Great Depression. Agricultural Finance Review.
56, 47-67.
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Taylor, E. L., Bessler, D. A., Waller, M. L., & Rister, M. E.
(1996).
Dynamic relationships between US and Thai rice prices. Agricultural Economics: the journal of the International Association of Agricultural Economists.
14(2), 123-133.
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Bessler, D. A., & Dearmont, D.
(1996).
Ceteris paribus: An evolution within agricultural econometrics. European Review of Agricultural Economics.
23(3), 262-280.
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Babula, R. A., Ruppel, F. J., & Bessler, D. A.
(1995).
U.S. corn exports: the role of the exchange rate. Agricultural Economics: the journal of the International Association of Agricultural Economists.
13(2), 75-88.
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Babula, R. A., Ruppel, F. J., & Bessler, D. A.
(1995).
US corn exports: The role of the exchange rate. Agricultural Economics: the journal of the International Association of Agricultural Economists.
13(2), 75-88.
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Covey, T., & Bessler, D. A.
(1995).
Asset storability and the informational content of inter-temporal prices. Journal of Empirical Finance.
2(2), 103-115.
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BESSLER, D. A.
(1994).
ECONOMIC-FORECASTING IN AGRICULTURE - DISCUSSION. International Journal of Forecasting.
10(1), 137-138.
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Bessler, D. A., & YU, H.
(1994).
Official and black market exchange rates in Brazil: a case of the iterated logarithm. Applied Financial Economics.
4(3), 207-216.
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BESSLER, D. A., & FULLER, S. W.
(1993).
COINTEGRATION BETWEEN US WHEAT MARKETS. Journal of Regional Science.
33(4), 481-501.
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BESSLER, D. A., & COVEY, T.
(1993).
ON THE SEARCH FOR ECONOMETRIC STRUCTURE IN AGRICULTURE. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
75(Special_Issue), 41-47.
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HENRY, G., PETERSON, E., BESSLER, D. A., & FARRIS, D.
(1993).
A TIME-SERIES ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON THE UNITED-STATES BEEF-CATTLE INDUSTRY. 15(2), 117-139.
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BESSLER, D. A., & BRANDT, J. A.
(1992).
AN ANALYSIS OF FORECASTS OF LIVESTOCK PRICES. 18(2), 249-263.
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NELSON, R. G., & BESSLER, D. A.
(1992).
QUASI-RATIONAL EXPECTATIONS - EXPERIMENTAL-EVIDENCE. Journal of Forecasting.
11(2), 141-156.
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COVEY, T., & BESSLER, D. A.
(1992).
TESTING FOR GRANGER FULL CAUSALITY. Review of Economics and Statistics.
74(1), 146-153.
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FRANSES, P. H.
(1992).
ECONOMIC-FORECASTING - AN INTRODUCTION - HOLDEN,K, PEEL,DA, THOMPSON,JL. De Economist.
140(2), 278-279.
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BESSLER, D. A., & COVEY, T.
(1991).
COINTEGRATION - SOME RESULTS ON UNITED-STATES CATTLE PRICES. Journal of Futures Markets.
11(4), 461-474.
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Babula, R. A., Bessler, D. A., & Schluter, G. E.
(1991).
Corn/broiler price transmissions and structural change since the 1950s. Agribusiness.
7(3), 269-284.
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BESSLER, D. A.
(1991).
ECONOMIC-FORECASTING - AN INTRODUCTION - HOLDEN,K, PEEL,DA, THOMPSON,JL. MANCHESTER SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STUDIES.
59(3), 332-333.
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OWEN, C. J., SPORLEDER, T. L., & BESSLER, D. A.
(1991).
FABRICATED CUT BEEF PRICES AS LEADING INDICATORS OF FED CATTLE PRICE. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
16(1), 86-92.
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Babula, R. A., & Bessler, D. A.
(1990).
The Corn-Egg Price Transmission Mechanism. Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics.
22(2), 79-86.
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BESSLER, D. A.
(1990).
FORECASTING MULTIPLE TIME-SERIES WITH LITTLE PRIOR INFORMATION. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
72(3), 788-792.
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BESSLER, D. A.
(1990).
A NOTE ON CHINESE RICE PRICES - INTERIOR MARKETS, 1928-1931. 27(3), 287-298.
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Abeygunawardena, P., Strzepek, K. M., & Bessler, D. A.
(1990).
Adaptive irrigation management for subsistence farming. International Journal of Water Resources Development.
6(2), 115-121.
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BABULA, R. A., BESSLER, D. A., & SCHLUTER, G. E.
(1990).
POULTRY-RELATED PRICE TRANSMISSIONS AND STRUCTURAL-CHANGE SINCE THE 1950S. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS RESEARCH.
42(2), 13-21.
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CHEN, D. T., & BESSLER, D. A.
(1990).
FORECASTING MONTHLY COTTON PRICE - STRUCTURAL AND TIME-SERIES APPROACHES. 6(1), 103-113.
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BESSLER, D. A., & KLING, J. L.
(1990).
PREQUENTIAL ANALYSIS OF CATTLE PRICES. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C: Applied Statistics.
39(1), 95-106.
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Perry, G. M., Rister, M. E., Richardson, J. W., & Bessler, D. A.
(1989).
Incorporating Government Program Provisions into a Mean-Variance Framework. Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics.
21(2), 95-105.
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SADEH, A., TALPAZ, H., BESSLER, D. A., & GRIFFIN, W. L.
(1989).
OPTIMIZATION OF MANAGEMENT PLANS WITH SHORT AND LONG RUN PROBLEMS - THE CASE OF SHRIMP PRODUCTION. European Journal of Operational Research.
40(1), 22-31.
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NELSON, R. G., & BESSLER, D. A.
(1989).
SUBJECTIVE PROBABILITIES AND SCORING RULES - EXPERIMENTAL-EVIDENCE. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
71(2), 363-369.
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BESSLER, D. A., & KLING, J. L.
(1989).
THE FORECAST AND POLICY ANALYSIS. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
71(2), 503-506.
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MCCARL, B. A., & BESSLER, D. A.
(1989).
ESTIMATING AN UPPER BOUND ON THE PRATT RISK-AVERSION COEFFICIENT WHEN THE UTILITY FUNCTION IS UNKNOWN. 33(1), 56-63.
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Abeygunawardena, P., & Bessler, D. A.
(1989).
Assessment of the Green Revolution in Sri Lanka: adaptive regression approach. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics.
44(2), 177-181.
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KLING, J. L., & BESSLER, D. A.
(1989).
CALIBRATION-BASED PREDICTIVE-DISTRIBUTIONS - AN APPLICATION OF PREQUENTIAL ANALYSIS TO INTEREST-RATES, MONEY, PRICES, AND OUTPUT. Journal of Business.
62(4), 477-499.
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FULLER, S., & BESSLER, D.
(1989).
EFFECT OF DEREGULATING MOTOR CARRIAGE OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES IN TEXAS - AN EXAMINATION OF THE RATE STRUCTURE FOR FRESH VEGETABLES. LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW.
25(4), 343-353.
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BABULA, R. A., & BESSLER, D. A.
(1989).
FARMGATE, PROCESSOR, AND CONSUMER PRICE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE WHEAT SECTOR. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS RESEARCH.
41(3), 23-28.
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BESSLER, D. A., & CHAMBERLAIN, P. J.
(1988).
COMPOSITE FORECASTING WITH DIRICHLET PRIORS. Decision Sciences.
19(4), 771-781.
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VanTassell, L. W., & Bessler, D. A.
(1988).
Dynamic Price Adjustments Between Commercial and Purebred Cattle Markets. Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics.
20(2), 137-144.
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McIntosh, C. S., & Bessler, D. A.
(1988).
Forecasting Agricultural Prices Using a Bayesian Composite Approach. Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics.
20(2), 73-80.
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FULLER, S., MACDONALD, J., BESSLER, D., & WOHLGENANT, M.
(1988).
EFFECT OF RAILROAD DEREGULATION ON EXPORT - GRAIN TRANSPORTATION RATE STRUCTURES. 2-28.
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BESSLER, D. A., & BABULA, R. A.
(1987).
FORECASTING WHEAT EXPORTS - DO EXCHANGE-RATES MATTER. Journal of business & economic statistics.
5(3), 397-406.
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Bessler, D. A., & Babula, R. A.
(1987).
Forecasting Wheat Exports: Do Exchange Rates Matter?. Journal of business & economic statistics.
5(3), 397-406.
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SRIRAMARATNAM, S., BESSLER, D. A., RISTER, M. E., MATOCHA, J. E., & NOVAK, J.
(1987).
FERTILIZATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY - AN ANALYSIS BASED ON PRODUCER YIELD EXPECTATIONS. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
69(2), 349-357.
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BESSLER, D. A., & CHAMBERLAIN, P. J.
(1987).
ON BAYESIAN COMPOSITE FORECASTING. 15(1), 43-48.
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Ramaratnam, S. S., Rister, M. E., Bessler, D. A., & Novak, J.
(1986).
Risk Attitudes and Farm/Producer Attributes: A Case Study of Texas Coastal Bend Grain Sorghum Producers. Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics.
18(2), 85-96.
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BESSLER, D. A., & KLING, J. L.
(1986).
FORECASTING VECTOR AUTOREGRESSIONS WITH BAYESIAN PRIORS. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
68(1), 144-151.
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BESSLER, D. A., & HOPKINS, J. C.
(1986).
FORECASTING AN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM WITH RANDOM-WALK PRIORS. Agricultural Systems.
21(1), 59-67.
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Schrader, L. F., Bessler, D. A., & Preston, W.
(1985).
Egg Prices Revisited. Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics.
17(2), 215-220.
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Kling, J. L., & Bessler, D. A.
(1985).
A comparison of multivariate forecasting procedures for economic time series. International Journal of Forecasting.
1(1), 5-24.
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BESSLER, D. A.
(1984).
NEW DIRECTIONS IN ECONOMETRIC MODELING AND FORECASTING IN UNITED-STATES AGRICULTURE - RAUSSER,GC. Journal of Forecasting.
3(4), 467-468.
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BESSLER, D. A., & KLING, J. L.
(1984).
A NOTE ON TESTS OF GRANGER CAUSALITY. Applied Economics.
16(3), 335-342.
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BESSLER, D. A.
(1984).
ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE ON MONEY AND PRICES - UNITED-STATES DATA 1870-1913. Explorations in Economic History.
21(2), 125-132.
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BESSLER, D. A.
(1984).
RELATIVE PRICES AND MONEY - A VECTOR AUTOREGRESSION ON BRAZILIAN DATA. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
66(1), 25-30.
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BESSLER, D. A.
(1984).
AN ANALYSIS OF DYNAMIC ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIPS - AN APPLICATION TO THE UNITED-STATES HOG MARKET. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics.
32(1), 109-124.
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BINKLEY, J. K., & BESSLER, D. A.
(1983).
EXPECTATIONS IN BULK OCEAN SHIPPING - AN APPLICATION OF AUTOREGRESSIVE MODELING. Review of Economics and Statistics.
65(3), 516-520.
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BRANDT, J. A., & BESSLER, D. A.
(1983).
PRICE FORECASTING AND EVALUATION - AN APPLICATION IN AGRICULTURE. Journal of Forecasting.
2(3), 237-248.
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BARNETT, R. C., BESSLER, D. A., & THOMPSON, R. L.
(1983).
THE MONEY SUPPLY AND NOMINAL AGRICULTURAL PRICES. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
65(2), 303-307.
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SPRIGGS, J., KAYLEN, M., & BESSLER, D.
(1982).
THE LEAD-LAG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CANADIAN AND UNITED-STATES WHEAT PRICES. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
64(3), 569-572.
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BESSLER, D. A., & BRANDT, J. A.
(1982).
CAUSALITY TESTS IN LIVESTOCK MARKETS. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
64(1), 140-144.
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BESSLER, D. A.
(1982).
ADAPTIVE EXPECTATIONS, THE EXPONENTIALLY WEIGHTED FORECAST, AND OPTIMAL STATISTICAL PREDICTORS - A REVISIT. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS RESEARCH.
34(2), 16-23.
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BESSLER, D. A., & BRANDT, J. A.
(1981).
FORECASTING LIVESTOCK PRICES WITH INDIVIDUAL AND COMPOSITE METHODS. Applied Economics.
13(4), 513-522.
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BRANDT, J. A., & BESSLER, D. A.
(1981).
COMPOSITE FORECASTING - AN APPLICATION WITH UNITED-STATES HOG PRICES. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
63(1), 135-140.
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BESSLER, D. A.
(1980).
AGGREGATED PERSONALISTIC BELIEFS ON YIELDS OF SELECTED CROPS ESTIMATED USING ARIMA PROCESSES. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
62(4), 666-674.
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BESSLER, D. A., & SCHRADER, L. F.
(1980).
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 2 PRICE QUOTES FOR EGGS. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
62(4), 766-771.
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BESSLER, D. A., & SCHRADER, L. F.
(1980).
MEASURING LEADS AND LAGS AMONG PRICES - TURKEY PRODUCTS. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS RESEARCH.
32(3), 1-7.
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BESSLER, D.
(1979).
RISK MANAGEMENT AND RISK PREFERENCES IN AGRICULTURE - DISCUSSION. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
61(5), 1078-1080.
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BESSLER, D. A., & MOORE, C. V.
(1979).
USE OF PROBABILITY ASSESSMENTS AND SCORING RULES FOR AGRICULTURAL FORECASTS. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS RESEARCH.
31(4), 44-47.
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Kibriya, S., Bessler, D., & Price, E.
(2019).
Linkages between poverty and income inequality of urban-rural sector: a time series analysis of India's urban-based aspirations from 1951 to 1994. Applied Economics Letters.
26(6), 446-453.
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book
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Nerlove, M., & Bessler, D. A.
(2001).
Chapter 3 Expectations, information and dynamics. Ed. 1.
Elsevier.
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Nerlove, M., & Bessler, D. A.
(2001).
Chapter 3 Expectations, information and dynamics. Ed. 1.
Elsevier.
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chapter
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Welch, J. M., Shafer, C. E., & Bessler, D. A.
(2014).
Markets and Prices. Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems.
(pp. 186-192).
Elsevier.
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Bessler, D. A., McCarl, B. A., Wu, X., & Love, H. A.
(2014).
Quantitative Methods in Agricultural Economics. Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems.
(pp. 1-10).
Elsevier.
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Akleman, D. G., Bessler, D. A., & Burton, D. M.
(1999).
Modeling corn exports and exchange rates with directed graphs and statistical loss functions. Cooper, G. F., & Glymour, C. (Eds.),
Computation, Causation, and Discovery.
(pp. 497-520).
AAAI Press.
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Welch, J. M., Shafer, C. E., & Bessler, D. A.
(2014).
Markets and Prices. Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems.
(pp. 186-192).
Elsevier.
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conference paper
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Bessler, D. A., Dorfman, J. H., Holt, M. T., & LaFrance, J. T.
(2010).
ECONOMETRIC DEVELOPMENTS IN AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS: THE FIRST 100 YEARS. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
571-589.
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Dharmasena, S., Capps, O. J., & Bessler, D. A.
(2008).
"Probability Evaluation Through Calibration, Resolution, Brier Score, and Yates-Partition: An Application to Qualitative Choice Models.". JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS.
504-504.
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Yu, T. H., Bessler, D. A., & Fuller, S. W.
(2006).
The influence of transportation rates on grain prices: A dynamic analysis. 846-863.
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Yu, T. H., Fuller, S. W., & Bessler, D. A.
(2003).
Lock congestion and its impact on grain barge rates on the upper Mississippi River. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
655-655.
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Reddy, A. R., Anderson, C. G., Bessler, D. A., & Shafer, C. E.
(1999).
The association between nearby cotton futures price and net bale commitments of speculative traders. 294-298.
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DEARMONT, D., & BESSLER, D. A.
(1994).
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM AND THE FARM PROBLEM - A COINTEGRATION ANALYSIS. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
1267-1267.
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COVEY, T., & BESSLER, D. A.
(1991).
THE ROLE OF FUTURES IN DAILY FORWARD PRICING. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
1533-1533.
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FULLER, S., RUPPEL, F., & BESSLER, D.
(1990).
EFFECT OF CONTRACT DISCLOSURE ON PRICE - RAILROAD GRAIN CONTRACTING IN THE PLAINS. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
1353-1353.
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RISTER, M. E., STOCKTON, M., RICHARDSON, J. W., PERRY, G. M., & BESSLER, D. A.
(1987).
IDENTIFYING THRESHOLD TECHNICAL ADVANCES REQUIRED FOR INCORPORATING ALTERNATIVE CROPS INTO CURRENT CROP MIXES. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
1096-1096.
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NELSON, R. G., & BESSLER, D. A.
(1987).
SUBJECTIVE PROBABILITIES ELICITED UNDER PROPER AND IMPROPER SCORING RULES - A LABORATORY TEST OF PREDICTED RESPONSES. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
1080-1080.
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BESSLER, D. A., & CHAMBERLAIN, P.
(1986).
ON BAYESIAN COMPOSITE FORECASTING. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
1373-1373.
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BESSLER, D. A.
(1984).
A NOTE ON FORECASTING VECTOR AUTOREGRESSIONS WITH BAYESIAN PRIORS - RESULTS ON UNITED-STATES HOG MARKET. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
900-900.
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RAMARATNAM, S. S., BESSLER, D. A., & RISTER, M. E.
(1984).
THE TEMPORAL NATURE AND INTERDEPENDENCE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS RISK ATTITUDES AND SUBJECTIVE BELIEFS - A TEXAS EXAMPLE. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
914-915.
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BESSLER, D. A.
(1983).
AGRICULTURAL DYNAMICS AND SIMS-TYPE ECONOMETRICS. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
1189-1189.
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BARNETT, R. C., BESSLER, D. A., & THOMPSON, R. L.
(1981).
AGRICULTURAL PRICES IN THE 1970S AND THE QUANTITY THEORY OF MONEY. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
1042-1042.
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BESSLER, D. A., & BRANDT, J. A.
(1980).
TESTS OF EXOGENEITY IN BIVARIATE REGRESSIONS - SOME EMPIRICAL RESULTS FOR SLAUGHTER CATTLE AND HOGS. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
1114-1114.
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Bessler, D. A., Dorfman, J. H., Holt, M. T., & LaFrance, J. T.
(2010).
ECONOMETRIC DEVELOPMENTS IN AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS: THE FIRST 100 YEARS. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
571-589.
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institutional repository document
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Lu, R., Bessler, D. A., & Leatham, D. J.
(2018).
The transmission of liquidity shocks via China's segmented money market: evidence from recent market events
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Paukett, M. R., Dharmasena, S., & Bessler, D.
(2018).
Revenue Impacts of the 2015 Avian Influenza Virus Outbreak on the United States Table Egg Wholesalers
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Dharmasena, S., Bessler, D., & Capps, O.
(2016).
On the Evaluation of Probability Forecasts: An Application to Qualitative Choice Models
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Yang, J., & Bessler, D.
(2003).
The International Price Transmission in Stock Index Futures Markets
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Yang, J., Bessler, D., & Leatham, D. J.
(2002).
Asset Storability and Price Discovery of Commodity Futures Markets: A New Look
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Bessler, D., & Yang, J.
(2002).
The Structure of Interdependence in International Stock Markets
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Lu, R., Bessler, D. A., & Leatham, D. J.
(2018).
The transmission of liquidity shocks via China's segmented money market: evidence from recent market events
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teaching activities
- AGEC447 Food & Ag Price Analysis Instructor
- AGEC607 Research Methodology Instructor
- AGEC621 Econometrics For Agbu Instructor
- AGEC676 Frontiers Mkts&info Econ Instructor
- AGEC685 Directed Studies Instructor
- AGEC691 Research Instructor
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Anderson, Garnett Murphy, II (2009-06). Examining causes of poverty in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Bizimana, Jean-Claude (2012-07). Essays on Dynamics of Cattle Prices in Three Developing Countries of Mali, Kenya, and Tanzania.
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Bryant, Henry L., IV (2003-08). Essays on the workings and uses of futures markets.
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Choi, Chul (2010-10). An Analysis on Agricultural Market Behavior.
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Chong, Hogun (2003-05). A causal model of linkages among strategy, structure, and performance using directed acyclic graphs: A manufacturing subset of Fortune 500 industrials 1990-1998.
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Deaton, Brian D. (2013-11). Causal Modeling with Applications to the Foreign Exchange Market.
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Kalloo, Margaret Surujdai (2002). The efficiency of bulk and fine/flavor cocoa markets: the case of Trinidad and Tobago.
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Kim, Jin Woong (2006-10). Essays on empirical time series modeling with causality and structural change.
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Kuteesa, Annette (0001-05). Price discovery in the wholesale markets for maize and beans in Uganda.
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Kwon, Dae-Heum (2009-05). Causality and aggregation in economics: the use of high dimensional panel data in micro-econometrics and macro-econometrics.
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Lu, Ruoxi (2017-05). Three Essays on China's Interbank Money Market: Its Interactions with the Central Bank, the Exchange-based Money Market and the Offshore Renminbi Money Market.
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Shiva, Layla (2014-08). Economic Analysis of Voluntary Carbon Offset Market and Bioenergy Policies.
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Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis - (Davis, California, United States) 1977
- M.S. in Agricultural Economics, University of Arizona - (Tucson, Arizona, United States) 1973
- B.S. in Economics, University of Arizona - (Tucson, Arizona, United States) 1971
awards and honors
Contact
first name
- David
has last name
- Bessler
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Agricultural Economics
2124 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2124
USA
Other
- d-bessler@tamu.edu