Zhengfei Guan teaches agricultural finance. His research interests are in the areas of finance, production and environmental economics, and applied econometrics. His current research focuses on risk and uncertainty in a structurally changing agriculture, with particular emphasis on biofuel production and climate change. His funded projects investigate farm land use decision, and investment and energy use of greenhouse firms.
Professional Interests
- Portfolio risk and risk pricing
- Risk preferences and perceptions
- Land use decision under uncertainty
- Investment decision and technology adoption
- Agricultural and rural credit
- Firm performance measurement
Selected Publications
Guan, Z., S.C. Kumbhakar, R.J. Myers, and A. Oude Lansink (2009). “Measuring Excess Capital Capacity in Agricultural Production.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 91: 765-776.
Xu, Z., Z. Guan, T.S. Jayne, and R. Black (2009). "Factors Influencing the Profitability of Fertilizer Use on Maize in Zambia." Agricultural Economics 40: 437 - 446.
Guan, Z. and A. Oude Lansink (2006). “The Source of Productivity Growth in Dutch Agriculture: A Perspective from Finance.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 88: 644-656.
Guan, Z., A. Oude Lansink, M. van Ittersum, and A. Wossink (2006). “Integrating Agronomic Principles into Production Function Specification: A Dichotomy of Growth Inputs and Facilitating Inputs.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 88: 203-214.
Guan, Z., A. Oude Lansink, A. Wossink, and R. Huirne (2005). “Damage Abating Inputs: A Comparison of Conventional and Organic Farming Systems.” European Review of Agricultural Economics 32: 167-189.
Guan, Z. (2005). Econometric Analysis of Agricultural Production: New Primal Perspectives. Wageningen, Netherlands: Ponsen & Looijen BV.
Guan, Z. and A. Oude Lansink (2003). “Input Disposability and Efficiency in Dutch Arable Farming.” Journal of Agricultural Economics 54: 467-478.
Funded Research Projects
- Ethanol or Conservation? Designing and Pricing Conservation Contracts with Real Options
- Energy efficiency and CO2 emissions in Michigan greenhouse operations
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