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This defence took place on May 11, 2020, at 10:00 am. The title of Brendan’s presentation is: “The Impacts of Free Trade Agreements on the Intensive and Extensive Margins of Canadian Agri-food Trade".
Examination Committee
Jose Nuna-Ledsma(Chair)
Getu Hailu (External)
S. Kwaku Afesorgbor (Advisor)
Rakhal Sarker (Advisory Committee)
Advisory Committee
This defence took place on Friday, July 24, 2020 at 10:00 am. The title of Elsie’s presentation is: “Land Quality on Reserves in Ontario: Description and Implications for Land Tenure".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
Getu Hailu (External)
Brady Deaton (Advisor)
Tongzhe Li (Advisory Committee)
Advisory Committee
Brady Deaton (Advisor)
This defence took place on March 18, 2020 at 9:00 am in Room 106, ROZH Bldg. The title of Fuzhen’s presentation is: “The Economics of Robotic Milking Systems in Dairy: Productivity and Profitability".
Examination Committee
Kwaku Afesorgbor (Chair)
Yu Na Lee (External)
Getu Hailu (Advisor)
Alfons Weersink (Advisory Committee)
Advisory Committee
Getu Hailu (Advisor)
This defence took place on May 20, 2020 at 10:30 am via Zoom. The title of Laura’s presentation is: “The Effect of Mandatory Front-of-Package Nutrition Warning Labels on Demand for Foods High-in Sugar, Sodium and/or Saturated Fats".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
Mike von Massow (Advisory Committee)
Yu Na Lee (Advisory Committee)
Tongzhe Li (Advisory Committee)
This defence took place on December 21, 2020 at 10:30 am via Zoom. The title of Lauren’s presentation is: “The Impact of Climate Change on the Net Benefits of Tile Drainage Systems in Southern Ontario: A Spatial Stochastic Simulation".
Examination Committee
Mike von Massow (Chair)
Alfons Weersink (External)
Glenn Fox (Advisory Committee)
Steffi Hamann (Advisory Committee)
This defence took place on May 22, 2020. The title of Mitchell’s presentation is: “Heterogeneity in Canadian Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Chicken Raised with Varying Levels of Antibiotic Use".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
Mike von Massow (Advisor)
John Cranfield (Co-Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
This defence took place on May 21, 2020. The title of Crystal’s presentation is: “Effectiveness of Alternative Approaches to Menu Labelling in Ontario Restaurants: An eye tracking analysis".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
Mike von Massow (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Jose Nuna-Ledsma (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
This defence took place on December 19, 2019 at 8:30 am in Room 101, JD MachLachlan. The title of Aditya’s presentation is: " Technical Efficiency and Factor Substitution in the Canadian Manufacturing Industry".
Examination Committee
Yu Na Lee (Chair)
Alfons Weersink External)
John Cranfield (Committee Member)
Getu Hailu (Committee Member)
Please join us in congratulating our students for their success in the Poster and Policy Brief competitions at the 14th Annual Canadian Agri-Food Policy Conference held by the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (CAES) in Ottawa on January 25 and 26.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Alfons Weersink, professor in OAC’s Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics for having been named a fellow in the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA).