Jack E. Houston
Professor / Chair, Strategic Planning & Development of African Studies Institute
312 Conner Hall
(706) 542-0755
jhouston@agecon.uga.edu

Education: Ph.D. - Washington State University

Current Research Interests: Agricultural market structure, Pricing and performance in feed grains, oilseeds, and related domestic and international sectors, Aquaculture, Resource demand and price analysis, Water quality and quantity conservation issues, Water Resources, Agricultural Market Structure and Analysis, Advanced Agricultural Development and Growth, Agricultural Prices, Environmental Economics, Commodity Markets, Consumer Demand Theory

Selected Publications:

“Seasonal Labor Constraints and Intra-Household Dynamics in the Female Farming Systems of Southern Cameroon”.Agricultural Economics, in press.

“Estimating Housing Quality of Poverty and Development Policy Analysis Using CWIQ”, with E.D. Fiadzp and D. Godwin. Social Indicators Research, 53:137-162.

“Housing Quality and Housing Development in Rural Ghana”. Agricultural Economics, in press.

“Labor Productivity in the African Household: TheFarm Household Model Revisited”. ,with R.L.Elad, A. Keeler, and D. Baker. American Journal of Agricultural Economics.

Regional Interests: East Africa