Anton Bekkerman - Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Interests and Skills

Agricultural marketing

Agribusiness analysis and production economics

Risk management and agricultural policy

Applied econometrics

Spatio-temporal analysis

Multidisciplinary research

Expertise with SAS, R, LaTeX

Familiarity and experience with Java, C++, Linux/Unix, SQL

Teaching Experience

Agricultural marketing (AGEC 321)

Econometrics (ECNS 561)

Introduction to Macroeconomics (ECNS 202)

• AGBE 321: Economics of Agricultural Marketing

  • Course Notes and Syllabus

    Course Notes

    Syllabus

  • Homeworks

    HW 1		HW 1 Soln		Resume HW		HW 2
    HW 2 Soln		HW 3		HW 3 Soln		HW 4
    HW 4 Sol		Guest lecture reading		HW 5		HW 5 Sol
    HW 6		HW 6 Sol		HW 7		HW 7 Sol
    HW 8		HW 8 Sol

    Next due dates: (1) Homework 7, November 28
                                     (2) Homework 8, December 5

  • Handouts

    In-class Practice 1		Resume Guide		Sample Bad Resume
    Sample Good Resume		In-class Practice 2: EDM		Exam 1 Review
    Exam 1 Review Soln		Exam 2 Review		Exam 2 Review Sol
    Exam 3 Review		Exam 3 Review Sol

    Exam 3 Review Session: Monday, December 10, 5-6:15 p.m. (Linfield 406)

  • Grades, Anonymous Feedback

    Grades

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• ECNS 561: Econometrics I

  • Course Notes and Syllabus

    Course Notes

    Syllabus

  • Homework

    HW 1		HW 1 Sol		HW 1 SAS
    HW 2		HW 2 Sol		HW 2 SAS
    HW 3		HW 3 Data		HW 3 Sol
    HW 3 SAS		HW 4		HW 4 Data
    HW 4 Sol		HW 4 SAS		HW 5
    HW 5 Data

    Next due date: Homework 5, December 7, 9 a.m.

  • Handouts

    Joint Prob. (SAS)		Correl. (SAS)		CLT (SAS)
    Hypoth. test (SAS)		Exam 1 (Old)		OLS Bias (SAS)
    Exam 2 (Old)		Presentation Rubric		Modeling Hints
    Sample Presentation		Heteroskedasticity (SAS)		Project Partners
    Write-up Rubric		Presentation Order		Time Series (SAS)
    AutoCorr 1 (SAS)		AutoCorr 2 (SAS)		Exam 3 Review

  • SAS Lab Materials

    SAS lab notes		SAS lab code		Data: dt1
    Data: wheat 1		Data: wheat 2		IML guide
    SAS Lab Code

  • Grades, Anonymous Feedback

    Grades

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• Fall 2011

  • AGEC321: Economics of Agricultural Marketing

    Materials (zip file)

  • ECNS561: Econometrics I

    Materials (zip file)

• Spring 2011

  • AGEC315: Agriculture in an Emerging Economy

    Materials (zip file)

• Fall 2010

  • AGEC321: Economics of Agricultural Marketing

    Materials (zip file)

  • ECNS561: Econometrics I

    Materials (zip file)

• Fall 2009

  • AGEC321: Economics of Agricultural Marketing

    Materials (zip file)

  • ECNS202: Principles of Macroeconomics

    Materials (zip file)

• Selected Working Papers

  • The Changing Landscape of Northern Great Plains Wheat Marketing: Ethanol, Food Security, and Land Conservation
    Keywords: ethanol policies, grain market structure, oligopsony
    
    
    High-speed Internet Accessibility and the Demand for Locally-based Information Sources: Investigating Impacts in U.S. Public Libraries
    Keywords: Internet access, locally-based information
    (with G. Gilpin)
    
    
    Data-driven Identification of Spatio-Temporal Dependence Among Agricultural Markets
    Keywords: basis, spatio-temporal clustering, market linkages
    
    
    Characterizing Coal Power Plant Emission Effects on Education Access
    Keywords: power plant emissions, school attendance
    (with J. Morgan)

• Marketing Tools/Apps

  • WheatBasis.Montana.edu
    A wheat marketing tool developed to predict basis and cash prices at over 50 locations in Montana and Washington.