EXPERIENCE
Rao V. Nagubadi
11/2001-Present: Post-doctoral Fellow (Forest Economics)
School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
- Research Projects: US-Canada softwood lumber dispute; Productivity growth and technical change in forest products industry; Determinants of timberland use by ownership and forest type; Urbanization and its impact on timberland use; Foreign direct investment in forest products industry.
10/1999-11/2001: Forester (Forest Economics)
Portland Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, 1221 SW Yamhill St. Suite 200, Portland, OR 97205, USA
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Projects: Financial Evaluation of Ecosystem Management Activities for West Side (FEEMA); Software development, testing, verification, and Spreadsheet applications; Software for financial analysis of pruning in Douglas-fir (DFPRUNE) and ponderosa pine (PPPRUNE); New methodology for valuing logs in a forest stand.
08/1999-10/1999: Post Doctoral Research Associate (Forest Economics)
Mississippi State University, Department of Forestry, PO Box 9681, Mississippi State, MS 39762-9681, USA
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Research projects: Market integration analysis of southern timber markets; land-use valuation; comparison of SAF and non-SAF forestry consultants; impact of pulpwood/sawtimber price differentials on rotation length; landowner and wildlife survey.
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Other responsibilities include: developing new research grant proposals; assisting in data analysis and manuscript preparation for other projects; non-research related projects; advising and/or assisting graduate students with their research; and other tasks as assigned.
08/1996-07/1999: Graduate Research Assistant
Mississippi State University, Department of Forestry, PO Box 9681, Mississippi State, MS 39762-9681, USA
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Stumpage price analysis, hardwood supply demand econometric analysis, market integration studies using cointegration analysis; analyzed data, prepared three research papers and presented at Southern Forest Economics Workgroup annual conferences. A paper on market integration of hardwood stumpage markets was also presented in June, 1999, at the Sixth Conference on Environmental Economics at Ulvon, Sweden.
01/1994-04/1996: Graduate Research Assistant
Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics, 1145 Krannert Bldg.,
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1145, USA
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Research projects: Forestry program participation behavior of nonindustrial private forest landowners using probit analysis, economic analysis of tillage systems of corn and soybean, rural development in America, agricultural development in Africa; prepared several papers, reports, presented in seminars, and published a refereed journal article in the Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
04/1985-01/1993: Scientist (Agricultural Economics)
Indian Council of Agricultural Research for NEH Region, Umroi Road, Umiam, Meghalaya,
India
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Surveyed literature in a completely new region, formulated four research projects: marketing of commercial crops in Meghalaya; Socio-economic components of farming systems in Meghalaya; Growth trends in agriculture in North Eastern India; and economic analysis of farming systems research project; conducted surveys and interviews; collected and analyzed data; prepared and published 18 research journal articles, 8 book chapters, and presented 14 papers in seminars/conferences/symposia.
02/1981-03/1985: Agricultural Extension Officer
Department of Agriculture, Government of Andhra Pradesh (India), Vakadu, Chimakurthi, AP,
India
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Farm Manager, Agricultural extension, Training and visits, management of pest and disease problems of crops (rice, tobacco, peanut, coconut, etc)
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