Jeffrey Apland

Professor
332c Ruttan Hall
Department of Applied Economics
1994 Buford Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
japland@umn.edu
+1 612 625 1353

Subject Areas

Agribusiness
Production Economics

Education

Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, 1977
M.S. in Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, 1979
B.S. in Economics, Illinois State University, 1975

Areas of Interest

Agribusiness, Production Economics, Applied Mathematical Programming

Teaching

ApEc 3002: Applied Microeconomics – Managerial Economics, syllabus
ApEc 8202: Mathematical Optimization in Applied Economics, syllabus

Research

The general fields in which I conduct research are production economics, managerial economics and economic applications of mathematical programming. Much of the research has emphasized technology choices and risk analysis. Recent projects have focused on energy and environmental dimensions of agricultural production, including those related to biofuel feedstock production and water quality. The application of mathematical programming to economic problems at both the firm and sector levels is featured in some of my research.

Select Publications

Moon, Jin-Young, Solomon Folle, Jeffrey Apland and David Mulla. Environmental Impacts of Cellulosic Feedstock Production: A Case Study of a Cornbelt Aquifer. Selected Paper, AAEA Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, August 12-14, 2012.

Strock, Jeffrey, Denton Bruening, Jeffrey Apland and David Mulla. “Farm Nutrient Management Practices as Related to Water Quality in Two Geographically Diverse Watersheds in Minnesota.” Water, Air and Soil Pollution. 165(2005):211-231.

Apland, Jeffrey, Corbett Grainger and Jeffrey Strock. "Modeling Agricultural Production Considering Water Quality and Risk." Invited Paper; Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado; October 24-27, 2004.

Jonasson, Lars and Jeffrey Apland. “Frontier Technologies and Inefficiencies in Programming Sector Models: An Application to Swedish Agriculture.” European Review of Agricultural Economics. 24(1997): 109-131.

Apland, Jeffrey and Hans Andersson. "Optimal Location of Processing Plants: Sector Modeling Considerations and an Example." Review of Agricultural Economics. 18 (1996): 491-504.