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Zhengfei Guan's 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 creditFirm 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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