Novakovic, Andrew Milovan
E. V. Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics
My interests and expertise are in understanding the economics of agricultural and food product markets, with a particular focus on dairy foods. This includes the economics of market coordination and pricing, the operation of food processing and marketing firms, and the economic regulation of marketing and pricing activities.
research
research and scholarship focus
Under the rubric of the Program on Dairy Markets and Policy, the applied research program of our group is closely integrated with our extension program. It encompasses a broad array of subjects, emphasizing the economics of marketing activities, market coordination, market pricing, and federal and state pricing programs. Methodologies
primary investigator of
research areas
- applied economics | collaborative research area (CALS)
- dairy science | collaborative research area (CALS)
- food system and/or policy | collaborative research area (CALS)
- international | Research Area
submitted impact statement
- Cornell Program on Dairy Markets and Policy | 2006 Impact statement
- Cornell Program on Dairy Markets and Policy | 2005 Impact statement
- Cornell Program on Dairy Markets and Policy | 2004 Impact statement
affiliations
head of
- Cornell Program on Dairy Markets and Policy (CPDMP) | applied research and extension education program
faculty appointment in
- Applied Economics and Management (AEM) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Applied Economics and Management | graduate field
other Cornell affiliations
- Northeast Dairy Foods Research Center | extension program unit
teaching
teaching focus
The economics of agricultural markets in general and dairy product markets in particular. The history, development, and analysis of agricultural, dairy and food policy.
teaches
- AEM 1101 - Introduction to Applied Economics and Management (M 01:25:PM-02:15:PM) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 1101 - Introduction to Applied Economics and Management (W 01:25:PM-02:15:PM) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 4310 - Agriculture and Food Policy (MW 02:55:PM-04:10:PM) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 4970 - Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 4980 - Supervised Teaching Experience (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 7000 - Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 7900 - Graduate-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 8900 - Master's Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 9900 - Doctoral-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 1102 - Personal Evaluation/Development (W 02:30:PM-03:20:PM) | spring 2009 class
- AEM 3460 - Dairy Markets and Policy (TR 08:40:AM-09:55:AM) | spring 2009 class
- AEM 4970 - Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- AEM 6980 - Supervised Graduate Teaching Experience (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- AEM 7000 - Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- AEM 7900 - Graduate-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- AEM 8900 - Master's Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- AEM 9900 - Doctoral-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- AEM 1101 - Introduction to Applied Economics and Management (W 01:25:PM-02:15:PM) | fall 2008 class
- AEM 4310 - Agriculture and Food Policy (MW 02:55:PM-04:10:PM) | fall 2008 class
service
outreach focus
My program works at a national level, selecting projects and topics that typically are of interest in the Northeast as well as broad national interest. It aims to assist decision-makers in production agriculture and food processing as well as inform and assist policy-makers at both state and federal levels.
background
educational background
- Ph.D., Purdue University, 1979
- M.S., Purdue University, 1976
- B.S., University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 1974
awards and distinctions
- American Agricultural Economics Association Group Extension Award, 1984
- American Agricultural Economics Association Group Extension Award, 1987
- Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Distinguished Extension Program Award, 1999
publications
selected publications (listing in progress)
- Bishop, P. M., and A. M. Novakovic. 1999. The implications of trade liberalization for federal milk marketing orders. Research Bulletin 97-1, Department of Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics, Cornell University (revised).
- Pratt, James E., Phillip M. Bishop, Eric M. Erba, Andrew M. Novakovic, and Mark W. Stephenson. 1998. Normative estimates of class I prices across U.S. milk markets. Research Bulletin 98-5, Department of Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics, Cornell University.
- Doyon, M. A., and Andrew M. Novakovic. 1997. An application of experimental economics to agricultural policies: The case of U.S. dairy deregulation on farm level markets. Research Bulletin 97-11, Department of Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics, Cornell University.
- Zhou, Meng, and Andrew M. Novakovic. 1996. Exporting to China: Possibilities and challenges for US dairy industry. Agribusiness 12(1):1-13.
- Weersink, Alfons, Charles Nicholson, Peter H. Cougler, and Andrew Novakovic. 1995. Comparative evaluation of farm inputs and services networks in New York and Ontario. Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing 7(3):65-88.
- Emerick, Paula A., Andrew M. Novakovic, and Lois Schertz Willett. 1994. Examining changes in dairy product price relationships due to increasing price volatility. Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management, Chicago, April 18-19, edited by B. Wade Brorsen.
Keywords: agricultural economics, agricultural marketing, agricultural policy, agricultural trade, dairy markets, dairy policy, dairy processing