Guanming Shi
Renk Agribusiness Chair, Professor and Department Chair
(608) 262-8966
433 Taylor Hall
427 Lorch St.
Madison, WI 53706
- Interests
- Applied microeconomics, intellectual property rights and industrial organization, and production economics
- Office Hours
- By appointment
I focus on the economics of industrial organization in the U.S and China. Much of my research focuses on firms' strategic behavior under imperfect competition including pricing, product offering, and intellectual property protection, with applications to biotechnology and innovation in the genetically modified seed industry. I am also interested in the adoption, profitability and impact of genetically modified crops, and emerging issues related to environment and development in developing economy.
- Courses
- AAE 635: Applied Microeconomic Theory
- AAE 540: Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Technology
- AAE 771: Theory to Practice: Fundamentals of Resource and Energy Demand Analysis
- AAE 720: Seminar in Quantitative and Applied Economics
- AAE 723: Professional Development Seminar
- AAE 724: Practicum for Applied Economists
- Education
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Ph.D., Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 2005
M.S., Community Development and Applied Economics, University of Vermont, 1999
B.S., International Finance, Fudan University, 1995