Staff Biographical Page: Biing-Hwan Lin

Briefly

Biing-Hwan Lin joined ERS in 1991 to conduct research on agricultural pesticide use. Currently, Lin is in the Diet, Safety, and Health Economics Branch of the Food Economics Division. He conducts research on food consumption, diet, and health, with a focus on low-income populations. He is an expert on USDA’s food consumption survey data.

Background

Before joining ERS, Lin was an Associate Professor at the University of Idaho and an Assistant Professor at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. His past research areas include fishery management, international trade, and food demand.

Education

Lin holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from Oregon State University, an M.S. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from Oregon State University, and a B.S. in Agricultural Economics from the National Taiwan University, Taiwan.

Publications

ERS publications by this author

Selected Publications

Lin, B., C. Huang, and S. French. "Factors Associated with Women’s and Children’s Body Mass Index by Income Status," International Journal of Obesity, 28(2):536-42, February 2004.

Yen, S., B. Lin, D. Smallwood, and M. Andrews. "Demand for Nonalcoholic Beverages: The Case of Low-Income Households," Agribusiness: An International Journal, 20(3):309-22, Summer 2004.

Lin, B., and S. Yen. "U.S. Potato Consumption: Looking Ahead to 2020," Journal of Food Products Marketing, 10(2):49-65, 2004.

French, S., B. Lin, and J. Guthrie. "National Trends in Soft Drink Consumption Among Children and Adolescents Aged 6 - 17 Years: Prevalence, Amounts and Sources, 1977/78 through 1994/98," Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 103(10):1326-31, October 2003.

Yen, S., B. Lin, and D. Smallwood. "Quasi and Simulated Likelihood Approaches to Censored Demand Systems: Food Consumption by Food Stamp Recipients in the United States," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 85(2):458-78, May 2003.

Yen, S., and B. Lin. "Beverage Consumption Among U.S. Children and Adolescents: Full-Information and Quasi Maximum-Likelihood Estimation of a Censored System," European Review of Agricultural Economics, 29(1):85-103, August 2002.

Guthrie, J., and B. Lin. "Role of Food Prepared Away From Home in the American Diets, 1977-78 Versus 1994-96: Changes and Consequences," Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 34(3): 140-150, May-June 2002.

Fox, M., W. Hamilton, and B. Lin. Effects of Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs on Nutrition and Health: Volume 3, Literature Review, USDA, ERS, FANRR-19-3, October 2004.

Lin, B., J. Variyam, J. Allshouse, and J. Cromartie. Food and Agricultural Commodity Consumption in the United States: Looking Ahead to 2020, USDA, ERS, AER No. 820, February 2003.

Logan, C., M. Fox, and B. Lin. Effects of Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs on Nutrition and Health: Volume 2, Data Sources, USDA, ERS, FANRR-19-2, September 2002.

Huang, K., and B. Lin. Estimation of Demand and Nutrient Elasticities from Household Survey Data, USDA, ERS, TB No. 1887, August 2000.

Lin, B., J. Guthrie, and E. Frazao. Away-From-Home Foods Increasingly Important to Quality of American Diet, USDA, ERS, AIB No. 749, January 1999.