Faculty Area
Faculty Expertise
- Applied Economics
- Behavioral Research
- Economics
- Food and Agricultural Economics
Contact
Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
607.255.2086
Website
Biography
David R. Just received his PhD (2001) and MS (1999) degrees in agricultural and resource economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BA (1998) in economics from Brigham Young University. He is the Susan Eckert Lynch Professor of Science and Business in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management and the area coordinator for applied economics and policy in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.
Selected Publications
- Caputo, Vincenzina; Just, David. "Adjustments, evidence and political tensions in the US Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program"Nature Food. (2025)
- Okello, Julius; Just, David; Verschoor, Arjan; Mulwa, Chalmers; Xie, Mingcong; et al. "Behavioral Interventions in Informal Seed Systems to Nudge Delivery and Sustainable Demand for Quality Seed of Sweetpotato"Agricultural Systems. 229 (2025): 104421
- Chang, Hung-Hao; Just, David; Zilberman, David. "How do farmers respond to Workers' compensation insurance premiums, hazards, and claim contagion? Empirical evidence from Taiwan". 47.2 (2025): 774-800
- Just, David; Gabrielyan, Gnel. "On Nudging and Psychological Reactance"Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. 47.4 (2025): 1600 – 1620
- Just, David; Messer, Kent. "The Behavioral Revolution in Agricultural and Resource Economics: A Perspective on the Past and the Future"Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. (forthcoming).
- Just, David; Jiao, Jie. "Using Multiple Methods to Improve Validity"European Review of Agricultural Economics. (2025)
- Haws, Adrian; Just, David; Price, Joseph. "Who (actually) gets the farm? Intergenerational farm succession in the United States"American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 107.1 (2025): 3-26
Awards and Honors
- Outstanding Journal Article (2016) American Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Award for Outstanding Public Service through Economics (2016) Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association
- Quality of Research Discovery Award for “The Welfare Impacts of Commodity Price Volatility: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia.” (2013) Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
- Quality of Research Discovery Award, for “The Flat-Rate Pricing Paradox: Conflicting Effects of ‘All-You-Can-Eat’ Buffet Pricing.” (2011) European Association of Agricultural Economics
Recent Courses
- AEM 5480 - From Labels to Lab-Grown Meat: Consumer Behavior and the Food Industry
Academic Degrees
- PhD University Of California, Berkeley, 2001
- MS University Of California, Berkeley, 1999
- BA Brigham Young University, Provo, 1998