Management Service

David Ubilava, Ph.D.

Agricultural and Resource Economics Phone: +61 2 9351 4686

The University of Sydney Fax: +61 2 9351 4953

R.D. Watt Building Room 105, Science Road Email: *****.*******@******.***.**

The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia URL: http://www.ubilava.com

Research and Teaching Interests

Agribusiness Management and Marketing, Applied Econometrics, Climate Dynamics,

Nonlinear Time Series Modelling and Forecasting, Price Analysis

Education

Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, Purdue University (USA), 2010

M.S. in Agricultural Economics, Purdue University (USA), 2006

B.S. in Economics, Georgian State Agrarian University (Georgia), 2003

Experience

Lecturer (Assistant Professor): May, 2012 present

Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, The University of Sydney

Post-Doctoral Research Associate: July, 2010 April, 2012

Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University

Graduate Research Assistant: August, 2005 June, 2010

Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University

Research

Refereed Journal Articles

(1) Ubilava, D. and C.G. Helmers (2013). Forecasting ENSO with a Smooth Transition

Autoregressive Model. Environmental Modelling & Software 40, 181 190.

(2) Ubilava, D. (2012). El Ni o, La Ni a, and World Co ee Price Dynamics. Agricultural

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Economics 43(1), 17 26.

(3) Ubilava, D. (2012). Modeling Nonlinearities in the U.S. Soybean-to-Corn Price Ratio: A

Smooth Transition Autoregression Approach. Agribusiness: an International Journal

28(1), 29 41.

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(4) Ubilava, D. and M.T. Holt (2012). El Ni o Southern Oscillation and its E ects on

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World Vegetable Oil Prices: Assessing Asymmetries using Smooth Transition Models.

Australian Journal of Agricuotural and Resource Economics (accepted).

(5) Ubilava, D., B.J. Barnett, K.H. Coble, and A. Harri (2011). The SURE Program and

Its Interaction with Other Federal Farm Programs. Journal of Agricultural and

Resource Economics 36(3), 630 648.

(6) Ubilava, D., K.A. Foster, J.L. Lusk, and T. Nilsson (2011). Di erences in Consumer

Preferences when Facing Branded versus Non-branded Choices. Journal of Consumer

Behaviour 10(2), 61 70.

(7) Ubilava, D., K.A. Foster, J.L. Lusk, and T. Nilsson (2010). E ects of Income and Social

Awareness on Consumer WTP for Social Product Attributes. Technological Forecasting

and Social Change 77(4), 587 593.

(8) Ubilava, D. and K.A. Foster (2009). Quality certi cation vs. product traceability:

Consumer preferences for informational attributes of pork in Georgia. Food Policy

34(3), 305 310.

Other Refereed Publications

(1) Dismukes, R., K.H. Coble, D. Ubilava, J.C. Cooper, C. Arriola, et al. (Sept. 2011).

Alternatives to a State-Based ACRE Program: Expected Payments Under a National,

Crop District, or County Base. USDA Economic Research Service.

Manuscripts in Review

(1) Tack, J.B. and D. Ubilava. The E ect of El Ni o Southern Oscillation on U.S. Corn

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Production and Downside Risk. (in rst review).

Research in Progress

(1) Ubilava, D. El Ni o Southern Oscillation and Primary Commodity Prices: Causal

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Inferences from Smooth Transition Models.

(2) Ubilava, D., K.H. Coble, R. Dismukes, and B.J. Barnett. Shallow Loss vs. Deep Loss

Programs: An Assessment of Expected Payments and Downside Risk.

(3) Ubilava, D. and M. Holt. Price Transmission in World Wheat Markets and El Ni o

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Southern Oscillation.

Other Publications

(1) Dismukes, R., C. Arriola, K. Coble, and D. Ubilava (Mar. 2012). Switching the Payment

Trigger for an Area-Based Revenue Program Could Increase Participation. USDA

Economic Research Service.

(2) Coble, K.H., J.C. Miller, B.J. Barnett, and D. Ubilava (Oct. 2010). Alternative Farm

Policy Scenarios for the 2012 Farm Bill. A Report for the American Farm Bureau

Federation.

Last updated: December, 2012

(3) Coble, K.H., J.C. Miller, B.J. Barnett, and D. Ubilava (Sept. 2010). Review of Federal

Crop Insurance Program Experience and Participation. A Report for the American

Farm Bureau Federation.

Proceedings

(1) Kuethe, T., D. Ubilava, B. Delbecq, and K.A. Foster (2008). Evaluating Changes in

Voter Preference Using Prediction Market Prices: The Case of the 2008 US Democratic

Presidential Nomination . In: 7th Workshop on e-Business. Paris, France.

(2) Ubilava, D. (2006). The Importance of Marketing Tools for Accessing Markets by

Agribusiness Firms of Newly Emerged Market Economy Countries. Journal of Food

Distribution Research 37(1), 190.

Selected Presentations and Posters

( Presenting Author, Poster)

(1) Coble, K.H., D. Ubilava, R. Dismukes, and B.J. Barnett (Mar. 2012). Evaluating the

Risk Reduction of Shallow Loss versus Wrapped Farm Policy. 2012 Annual Meeting of

the SCC-76 Economics and Management of Risk in Agriculture and Natural

Resources Group. Pensacola Beach, FL.

(2) Tack, J.B. and D. Ubilava (Feb. 2012). The E ect of the El Ni o Southern Oscillation

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on U.S. Corn Production and Downside Risk. Southern Agricultural Economics

Association 2012 Annual Meeting. Birmingham, AL.

(3) Tack, J.B. and D. Ubilava (Mar. 2012). The E ect of the El Ni o Southern Oscillation

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on U.S. Corn Production and Downside Risk. 2012 Annual Meeting of the SCC-76

Economics and Management of Risk in Agriculture and Natural Resources Group.

Pensacola Beach, FL.

(4) Villoria, N.B. and D. Ubilava (Aug. 2012). The E ects of El Ni o Southern Oscillation

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on World Agriculture . Agricultural & Applied Economics Association 2012 Annual

Meeting. Seattle, WA.

(5) Ubilava, D. and C.G. Helmers (July 2011). The ENSO Impact on Predicting World

Cocoa Prices. Agricultural & Applied Economics Association 2011 Annual Meeting.

Pittsburgh, PA.

(6) Ubilava, D. and M.T. Holt (July 2009). Nonlinearities in World Major Vegetable Oil

Prices: El Ni o E ects. Agricultural & Applied Economics Association 2009 Annual

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Meeting. Milwaukee, WI.

(7) Ubilava, D. (Feb. 2008). Analysis of the Soybean-to-Corn Price Ratio and its Impact on

Farmers Planting Decision-Making in Indiana. Southern Agricultural Economics

Association 2008 Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX.

(8) Ubilava, D. and J.T. Akridge (June 2008). Management of Agribusiness Services:

Precision Service O erings and Pro tability of Retail Crop Input Dealers . International

Food and Agribusiness Management Association 18t h Annual World Forum &

Symposium. Monterey, CA.

Last updated: December, 2012

(9) Ubilava, D., K.A. Foster, J.L. Lusk, and T. Nilsson (July 2008). Di erences in U.S.

Consumer Preferences for Certi ed Pork Chops when Facing Branded vs. non-Branded

Choices. Agricultural & Applied Economics Association 2008 Annual Meeting. Orlando,

FL.

(10) Ubilava, D., K.A. Foster, J.L. Lusk, and T. Nilsson (June 2008). E ects of Income and

Social Awareness on Heterogeneous Consumers WTP for Informational Attributes.

Western Agricultural Economics Association 2008 Annual Meeting. Big Sky, MT.

(11) Ubilava, D. and K.A. Foster (Feb. 2007). Targeting Consumers by Store the Basis of

Increased Sales with Less Advertising. Southern Agricultural Economics Association

2007 Annual Meeting. Mobile, AL.

(12) Ubilava, D. and K.A. Foster (June 2007). Value of the Trust of Georgian Pork

Consumers: Analysis of the in-Store Stated Choice Experiment . International Food and

Agribusiness Management Association 17t h Annual World Forum & Symposium.

Parma, Italy.

(13) Ubilava, D. and K.A. Foster (June 2006). Consumer Consciousness on Meat Products

Incentive for Higher Quality Production and Basis for Marked-Up Pricing [Case of

Georgia (Country)]. International Food and Agribusiness Management Association 16t h

Annual World Forum & Symposium. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Awards

(2009) AAEA Student Travel Grant

(2008) AAEA Student Travel Grant

(2008) WAEA Student Travel Grant

(2006) IAMA Student Case Study Competition (2nd Place)

(2006) IAMA Student Travel Grant

(2005-2009) Edmund S. Muskie Doctorate Fellowship

Professional Service

Refereeing Service

Agribusiness: an International Journal; Agricultural Economics; American Journal of

Agricultural Economics; Applied Economics Perspectives and Policy; Environmental

Management; International Food and Agribusiness Management Review; Oxford Bulletin of

Economics and Statistics

Committee Service

(2008-2009) AAEA Graduate Student Section chair

(2007-2008) AAEA Graduate Student Section chair-elect

(2007-2008) Purdue Agricultural Student and Curriculum Relations Committee member

(2006-2008) Departmental Seminars Series Committee member

Last updated: December, 2012

(2006-2007) Purdue University Department of Agricultural Economics Graduate Student

Organization president

Organized Symposia

Open Source for Academics: An Introduction to LaTeX and R. Southern Agricultural

Economics Association 42nd Annual Meeting, February 6-9, 2010, Orlando, FL.

Student Adviser Match: Path to the Successful Career. Agricultural and Applied

Economics Association 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, Milwaukee, WI.

Professional Membership

Agricultural & Applied Economics Association

Agricultural Economics Society

American Economic Association

Australian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society

Computer Skills

MS O ce, R, SAS, MATLAB, L TEX, HTML

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Language Skills

English ( uent), Russian ( uent), Georgian (native)

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