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Harry M. Kaiser (on leave)

Harry M. Kaiser (on leave)

  • Gellert Family Professor of Applied Economics and Management

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Faculty Area

Interdisciplinary Theme

Faculty Expertise

  • Food and Agricultural Economics
  • Behavioral Research
  • Advertising
  • Food Policy

Contact

Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management

607.255.1598

hmk2@cornell.edu

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Biography

Harry M. Kaiser teaches and conducts research in the areas of price analysis, marketing, and quantitative methods. He is the Gellert Family Professor and associate dean for academic affairs at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University. Kaiser has written 145 refereed journal articles, five books, 17 book chapters, and over 150 research bulletins, and received $8 million in research grants in these areas, and is a fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

In 2005, Kaiser was elected president of the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association. He received the highest award given to alumni of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire—the Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award. Kaiser also received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, which is the highest award conferred by the university to an alumnus. Kaiser received the Outstanding Alumni Award from the Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, in 2009.

Selected Publications

  • Tomek, William; Kaiser, Harry. Agricultural Product Prices. Cornell University Press. 5th edition (2014)
  • Kaiser, Harry; Riha, Susan; Wilks, Daniel; Rossiter, D; Sampath, R. "A Farm-Level Analysis of the Economic and Agronomic Impacts of Gradual Climate Warming"American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 75 (1993): 387-398
  • Zheng, Yuqing; McLaughlin, Edward; Kaiser, Harry. "Taxing Food and Beverages: Theory, Evidence, and Policy"American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 95.3 (2013): 705-723
  • Rickard, Bradley; Liaukonyte, Jura; Kaiser, Harry; Richards, Tim. "Consumer Response to Commodity-Specific and Broad-Based Promotion Programs for Fruits and Vegetables"American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 93.5 (2011): 1312-1327
  • Zheng, Yuqing; Bar, T; Kaiser, Harry. "Generic Advertising in an Asymmetric Cournot Oligopoly"American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 92.3 (2010): 740-754
  • Kanter, Christopher; Messer, Kent; Kaiser, Harry. "Does Production Labelling Stigmatize Conventional Milk?"American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 91 (2009): 1097-1109
  • Messer, Kent; Kaiser, Harry; Schulze, William. "The Problem with Generic Advertising: Parallelism and Possible Solutions from the Lab"American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 90 (2008): 540-552
  • Messer, Kent; Zarghamee, Homa; Kaiser, Harry; Schulze, William. "New Hope for the Voluntary Contributions Mechanism: The Effects of Framing and Context"Journal of Public Economics. 91 (2007): 1783-1799
  • Messer, K; Schmit, Todd; Kaiser, Harry. "Optimal Institutional Mechanisms for Funding Generic Advertising: An Experimental Analysis"American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 87.4 (2005): 1046-1060
  • Dong, Diansheng; Kaiser, Harry. "Coupon Redemption and Its Effect on Household Cheese Purchases"American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 87 (2005): 689-702

Awards and Honors

  • Outstanding Journal Article of the Year, Canadian J. of Agricultural Economics (2009) Canadian Agricultural Economics Association
  • Outstanding Achievement Award (2009) University of Minnesota
  • Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award (2006) University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Recent Courses

  • AEM 6400 - Analysis of Agricultural Markets
  • AEM 4150/AEM 5150 - Price Analysis

Academic Degrees

  • PhD University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 1985
  • MS University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 1981
  • BA University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, 1979

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