Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics
315 Conner Hall
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA. 30602-7509

Phone: 706-542-0740
Email: cescalante@agecon.uga.edu

Academic Background

• Doctor of Philosophy, Agricultural Economics, University of Illinois, 2001
• Master of Science, Agricultural Economics, University of Guelph, ON, Canada, 1996
• Exchange Scholar, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan, 1984
• Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines, 1983

Research Interests

• Agricultural Finance: Analysis of lenders' risk rating systems and risk management strategies; application of migration framework to farm credit risk analysis
• Agribusiness Management: Analysis of farmers' financial structure decisions and business strategies for financial growth, risk management and debt repayment
• Risk Management: Alternative behavioral modifications of expected utility-mean variance framework; myopic loss aversion studies.

Extension/Outreach Activities

• Farm financial management, including farm business planning, record-keeping, financial analysis

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