Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo
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Briefly:Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo is an economist in the Resource and
Rural Economics Division. He currently works on the adoption and
diffusion of agricultural technologies, agricultural biotechnology,
and economics of biofuel production.
Background:While at ERS (since 1990), Jorge has authored or coauthored 35
articles in refereed journals, 22 USDA publications, 6 book
chapters, 7 miscellaneous publications, and has presented more than
60 Selected Papers at professional meetings. Jorge has also worked
as a consultant to the Industry Department of The World Bank and as
a manager in an integrated oil company.
Education:Ph.D. in Operations Research/Agricultural Economics, and
Master in Chemical Engineering, from the University of Delaware.
M.A. in Energy and Resources from the University of California at
Berkeley. B.S. in Industrial Engineering from UNI.
Professional Affiliations:Member of the American Agricultural Economics Association,
Western Agricultural Economics Association, and Northeastern
Agricultural Economics Association. Former member of the Editorial
Board of the Agricultural and Resource Economics Review and the
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Received the 2005 Outstanding Journal Article of the Year Award
of the Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
Served in the Committee on the Impact of Biotechnology on Farm
Economics and Sustainability sponsored by the National Research
Council (NRC) appointed by the National Academies (2009-2010).
Received the 2011 Agricultural & Applied Economics
Association's (AAEA) Outstanding Choices Article
Award.
Selected Publications:Selected Journal Articles
Zilberman, D., S. E. Sexton, M. Marra, and J. Fernandez-Cornejo.
"The Economic Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops."
Choices 25(2)(2nd Quarter 2010).
Fernandez-Cornejo, J. and R.E. Just, "Researchability of Modern
Agricultural Input Markets with Growing Concentration,"
American Journal of Agricultural Economics (proceedings)
89(4)(2007):1269-1275.
Fernandez-Cornejo, J., C. Hendricks, and A. Mishra. "Technology
Adoption and Off-farm Household Income: The Case of
Herbicide-Tolerant Soybeans." Journal of Agricultural and
Applied Economics37(3)(December 2005): 549-563.
Nehring, R., J. Fernandez-Cornejo, and D. Banker. "Off-Farm
Labor and the Structure of U.S. Agriculture: The Case of
Corn/Soybean Farms. Applied Economics 37(2005):
633-649.
Alexander, C., J. Fernandez-Cornejo, and R. Goodhue. "Effects of
the GM Controversy on Iowa Corn-Soybean Farmers' Acreage Allocation
Decisions." Journal of Agricultural and Resource
Economics. 28(3)(2003): 580-595.
Fernandez-Cornejo, J., C. Klotz-Ingram, and S. Jans. "Farm-Level
Effects of Adopting Herbicide-Tolerant Soybeans in the U.S.A."
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
34(1)(2002): 149-163.
Fernandez-Cornejo, J., C. Alexander, and R. Goodhue. "Dynamic
Diffusion with Disadoption: The Case of Crop Biotechnology in the
U.S.A." Agricultural and Resource Economics Review.
31(1)(2002): 112-126.
Fernandez-Cornejo, J., M. Caswell, and C. Klotz-Ingram. "Seeds
of Change: From Hybrids to Genetically Modified Foods."
Choices(Millennium issue, 4th quarter of 1999): 18-22.
Fernandez-Cornejo, J. and J. Ferrioli. "The Environmental
Effects of Adopting IPM Techniques: The Case of Peach Producers."
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
31(3)(December 1999): 551-564.
Fernandez-Cornejo, J., S. Jans, and M. Smith. "Issues in the
Economics of Pesticide Use in Agriculture: A Review of the
Empirical Evidence." Review of Agricultural Economics.
20(2)(1998): 462-88.
Ollinger, M. and J. Fernandez-Cornejo. "Sunk Costs and
Regulation in the U.S. Pesticide Industry." International
Journal of Industrial Organization, 16 (1998): 139-68.
Fernandez-Cornejo, J., C. Greene, R. Penn, and D. Newton.
"Organic Vegetable Production in the U.S.: Certified Growers and
their Practices." American Journal of Alternative
Agriculture. 13 (2)(1998): 69-78.
Fernandez-Cornejo, J. "Environmental and Economic Consequences
of Technology Adoption: IPM in Viticulture." Agricultural
Economics. 18 (1998): 145-55.
Fernandez-Cornejo, Jorge and C. Richard Shumway. "Research and
Productivity in Mexican Agriculture." American Journal of
Agricultural Economics. 79 (3)(1997): 738-53.
Fernandez-Cornejo, J. and S. Jans. "Quality-Adjusted Price and
Quantity Indices for Pesticides." American Journal of
Agricultural Economics. 77 (3)(1995): 645-59.
Selected Book Chapters
Fernandez-Cornejo, J., C. Klotz-Ingram, R. Heimlich, M. Soule,
W. McBride, and S. Jans. "Economic and Environmental Impacts of
Herbicide-Tolerant and Bt Crops in the United States." The
Economic and Environmental Impacts Agbiotech: A Global
Perspective. Edited by Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes. Kleuwer
Academic/Plenum Publishers. New York, NY. 2003, pp. 63-88.
Alexander, C., J. Fernandez-Cornejo, and R.E. Goodhue.
"Determinants of GMO Use: Survey of Iowa Maize-Soybean Farmers'
Acreage Allocation." Market Development for Genetically
Modified Foods. Edited by V. Santaniello, R.E. Evenson, and D.
Zilberman. ABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK. 2002, pp. 127-139.
Fernandez-Cornejo, J. and Yvon Pho. "Induced Innovation and the
Economics of Herbicide Use." Economics of Pesticides,
Sustainable Food Production, and Organic Food Markets. Vol. 4
of Series: "Advances in the Economics of Environmental Resources."
Edited by D. Hall and J. Moffitt. Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford,
UK. 2002, pp. 37-54.
Fernandez-Cornejo, J., C. Klotz-Ingram, and S. Jans. "Farm-Level
Effects of Adopting Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S.A."
Transitions in Agrobiotech: Economics of Strategy and
Policy. Edited by W.L. Lesser. Proceedings of the 1999 NC-165
Conference presented in Washington DC, June 24-25, 1999. Food
Marketing Research Center, U. of Connecticut and Dept. Res. Econ.,
U. of Massachusets (Amherst). 2000, pp. 57-72.
Ollinger, M. and J. Fernandez-Cornejo. "Regulation and its
Economic Consequences." Insect Pest Management: Techniques for
Environmental Protection. Edited by J.E. Rechcigl. Boca Raton,
FL: Lewis Publishers. 1999.
Selected USDA Reports
Fernandez-Cornejo, J. with contributions from A. Mishra, R.
Nehring, C. Hendricks, A. Gregory, and M. Southern. Off-Farm Income, Technology Adoption and Farm
Economic Performance, Economic Research Report, ERR-36,
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Feb.
2007.
Fernandez-Cornejo, J. and M. Caswell.
The First Decade of Genetically Engineered Crops in the United
States. Economic Information Bulletin No. 11. U.S. Dept.
of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. Washington, D.C. April
2006.
Fernandez-Cornejo, J.
The Seed Industry in U.S. Agriculture. Agricultural
Information Bulletin No. 786, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic
Research Service, February 2003.
Price, G. K., W. Lin, and J. Fernandez-Cornejo.
Size and Distribution of Market Benefits From Adopting Biotech
Crops. Technical Bulletin No. 1906. U.S. Dept. of
Agriculture, Economic Research Service, November 2003.
Fernandez-Cornejo, J. and W.D. McBride.
Adoption of Bioengineered Crops. Agricultural Economic
Report No. 810. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research
Service, May 2002.