Colin Carter
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Colin A. Carter is Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Davis
. His research/teaching interests include international trade
, futures markets, and commodity markets
.
Colin is an Albertan. He was born and raised on a grain farm in Sexsmith, Alberta
, Canada
. He obtained a BA in Economics and an MS in Agricultural Economics from the University of Alberta
. He then studied at University of California, Berkeley
where he completed a MA in Economics and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics in 1980. From 1980 to 1986, he held the position of Assistant Professor in Agricultural Economics at the University of Manitoba
. He is now a professor at UC Davis.
Colin has published more than 130 research papers, and has authored or edited 15 books. He has published in the areas of international trade, commodity markets, agricultural policy, futures and options markets, the economics of China’s agriculture, and the economics of agricultural biotechnology. Colin has received a number of professional awards for Quality of Research Discovery; for Quality of Communication, and for Distinguished Policy Contribution. 2001, he won the American Agricultural Economics Association
(AAEA) award for “Outstanding Essay for the 21st Century" for Will China Become a Major Force in World Food Markets?, co-authored with Scott Rozelle. Colin Carter was named Fellow of AAEA in 2000 in recognition of his contributions to the field of agricultural economics.
Colin has written a textbook on Futures and Options Markets and teaches a UC Davis undergraduate class on futures & options markets and a graduate class on international commodity trade.
Since 1985, he has travelled extensively to China, studying China’s domestic commodity markets and China's participation in the international agricultural market. In 1988, with Professor Funing Zhong from Nanjing Agricultural University
, he published one of the first books to explain the economic effects of the decollectivization of China’s agriculture.
Colin has taken an active role in national and international professional societies. From 1986-89, he held a 3-year fellowship in international food systems from the Kellogg Foundation. Colin served as chair of the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics from 1998 to 2001. He is currently Chair of the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics.
Colin Carter has extensive litigation experience as an economics expert witness, dealing with the following commodities: wheat, corn, barley, rice, orange juice, hogs, cattle, onions, strawberries, tomatoes, and potatoes. He has worked on a number of legal cases involving the economics of commodity markets and he has testified in court and in front of domestic and international trade tribunals. Colin has worked on a number of international antidumping cases as an expert witness. He has written a number of economic reports for litigation purposes and has been deposed numerous times as an economics expert. Often, his analysis involves estimating economic damages or measuring the market impacts of international commodity trade. He has also testified on the economics of state-trading monopolies such as the Canadian Wheat Board
.
University of California, Davis
The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment...
. His research/teaching interests include international trade
International trade
International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories. In most countries, such trade represents a significant share of gross domestic product...
, futures markets, and commodity markets
Commodity markets
Commodity markets are markets where raw or primary products are exchanged. These raw commodities are traded on regulated commodities exchanges, in which they are bought and sold in standardized contracts....
.
Colin is an Albertan. He was born and raised on a grain farm in Sexsmith, Alberta
Sexsmith, Alberta
Sexsmith is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 2, north of the city of Grande Prairie.Sexsmith is located in the Peace River Country region of Alberta, and as such sits in one of the most fertile growing areas in the province...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He obtained a BA in Economics and an MS in Agricultural Economics from the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
. He then studied at University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
where he completed a MA in Economics and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics in 1980. From 1980 to 1986, he held the position of Assistant Professor in Agricultural Economics at the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
. He is now a professor at UC Davis.
Colin has published more than 130 research papers, and has authored or edited 15 books. He has published in the areas of international trade, commodity markets, agricultural policy, futures and options markets, the economics of China’s agriculture, and the economics of agricultural biotechnology. Colin has received a number of professional awards for Quality of Research Discovery; for Quality of Communication, and for Distinguished Policy Contribution. 2001, he won the American Agricultural Economics Association
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association
The Agricultural & Applied Economics Association is a professional association for those interested in the field of agricultural and applied economics. AAEA members work for academic departments, government agencies, NGOs, think tanks, and in the private sector, and focus on a combination of...
(AAEA) award for “Outstanding Essay for the 21st Century" for Will China Become a Major Force in World Food Markets?, co-authored with Scott Rozelle. Colin Carter was named Fellow of AAEA in 2000 in recognition of his contributions to the field of agricultural economics.
Colin has written a textbook on Futures and Options Markets and teaches a UC Davis undergraduate class on futures & options markets and a graduate class on international commodity trade.
Since 1985, he has travelled extensively to China, studying China’s domestic commodity markets and China's participation in the international agricultural market. In 1988, with Professor Funing Zhong from Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing Agricultural University, NAU, is a public university located in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. It offers courses in agricultural and sciences.-Introduction:...
, he published one of the first books to explain the economic effects of the decollectivization of China’s agriculture.
Colin has taken an active role in national and international professional societies. From 1986-89, he held a 3-year fellowship in international food systems from the Kellogg Foundation. Colin served as chair of the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics from 1998 to 2001. He is currently Chair of the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics.
Colin Carter has extensive litigation experience as an economics expert witness, dealing with the following commodities: wheat, corn, barley, rice, orange juice, hogs, cattle, onions, strawberries, tomatoes, and potatoes. He has worked on a number of legal cases involving the economics of commodity markets and he has testified in court and in front of domestic and international trade tribunals. Colin has worked on a number of international antidumping cases as an expert witness. He has written a number of economic reports for litigation purposes and has been deposed numerous times as an economics expert. Often, his analysis involves estimating economic damages or measuring the market impacts of international commodity trade. He has also testified on the economics of state-trading monopolies such as the Canadian Wheat Board
Canadian Wheat Board
The Canadian Wheat Board was established by the Parliament of Canada on 5 July 1935 as a mandatory producer marketing system for wheat and barley in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and a small part of British Columbia...
.
External links
- Colin A. Carter Official page at University of California, Davis