Associate Professor
AND
Graduate
Program Director
Department of Agricultural, Food & Resource Economics
Tel: (732) 932-9155, ext. 213; Fax: (732) 932-8887
Email: Bhuyan@aesop.rutgers.edu
Education
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics University of
Connecticut
M.S. Agricultural Economics University of
Connecticut
M.S. Agricultural Economics University of
Nebraska-Lincoln
M.Sc. Rural-regional
Dev. Plang. Asian
B.Sc. (distinction) Agriculture Assam Agricultural University,
Research
Most of my research work is applied, empirical in nature, and focuses on three
major areas: (i) the industrial organization of food
industries (studying structure, conduct, and performance of the food marketing
system in terms of strategic firm behavior and rapid agricultural
industrialization, and their impact on farmers, agribusiness firms, and
consumers), (ii) the economics of cooperatives (studying cooperative marketing strategies and cooperative
performance, organizational behavior, and the role of cooperatives in community
economic development), and to a much lesser extent (iii) food marketing
and consumer behavior
and how it impacts the food system.
Industrial Relevance
Analysis of strategies, structure, performance, and
competitiveness of industries; assist public/government agencies to assess
market competitiveness, and develop strategies for economic development;
conducting market research to solve marketing-related issues.
Teaching
My teaching interests are aligned with and complemented by my research
interests and expertise. I currently
teach both undergraduate and graduate courses in the fields of food marketing,
marketing research, and industrial organization. In addition, I have non-classroom teaching
responsibilities, such as student advising and supervising cooperative
education students.
In my continued efforts to become a better teacher,
I regularly attend teaching workshops and seminars, and use different forms of
emerging technology for teaching and learning.
For instance, I am incorporating a dual-learning mode (i.e., in-class
plus on-line) for students in my undergraduate classes using eCompanion®.
Overall, I am very committed to teaching and I plan to continue this
very fulfilling aspect of the academia.
I am also
a faculty associate of
Graduate Courses
Industrial
Organization of the Food Industries (16:395:504)
Agribusiness
Marketing Research (16:395:510)
Undergraduate
Courses
Economics of Food
Marketing System (11:373:331)
Agribusiness
Marketing Research (11:373:465)
Selected Publications *
Journal articles (refereed only)
Bhuyan, S. 2005. "Does vertical integration effect market power? Evidence from
Bhuyan,
S. 2005. "An
empirical evaluation of factors determining vertical mergers in
Govindasamy, R., DeCongelio,
M. and S. Bhuyan, 2005. "Characteristics of
frequent buyers of organic produce in the
Stewart, H., N. Blisard, D. Jolliffe, and S. Bhuyan, 2005/06.
"Food away from home: Do other demands compete with our desire to
be healthy?" Journal of Agricultural and Resource
Economics (forthcoming).
Bhuyan, S., H. Stewart, and R. Govindasamy. 2003. "Satisfaction evaluation of
food-away-from-home choices by consumers." Jr. of Food Distribution
Research, 35(1): 7-12.
Bhuyan,
S. 2002. "Impact of vertical mergers
on industry profitability: An empirical evaluation." Rev.
of Industrial Organization. 20: 61-79.
Bhuyan, S. and F. L. Leistritz, 2001.
"An examination of characteristics and
determinants of success of cooperatives in the non-agricultural sectors."
Journal of Cooperation, 16: 46-62.
Bhuyan,
S. 2000. "Corporate
political activities and oligopoly welfare loss." Rev. of
Industrial Organization, (17): 411-426.
Bhuyan, S. and F. L. Leistritz, 2000.
"Cooperatives in non-agricultural sectors: A potential community
development tool." Journal of Community Development Society, 31 (1):
89-111.
Bhuyan, S. and R. A. Lopez, 1998. "Oligopoly power and allocative
efficiency in the
Bhuyan, S. and R. A. Lopez, 1998. "What
determines welfare losses from oligopoly power in the food and tobacco
industries?" Agricultural & Resource Economics Review, (October):
258-265.
Lopez, R. A. and
Bhuyan, S. and R. A. Lopez, 1997. "Oligopoly power in the food and tobacco industries."
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 79 (August): 1035-43.
Published Books
Bhuyan, S., H. Demaine, and K. E. Weber,
1990. "Market regulation or
regulated market? The case of
Book chapters
Bhuyan, S. and R. A. Lopez, 2006. “Oligopoly power and allocative
efficiency in U.S. food and tobacco manufacturing industries.” in Harry
M. Kaiser and Nobuhiro Suzuki (eds.) New Empirical
Industrial Organization and the Food System, Chap. 5, Peter Lang Publishing:
Ithaca, NY (forthcoming).
Royer, J. S. and S. Bhuyan, 1994.
"Market incentives for cooperative forward integration into
processing activities," in Ronald W. Cotterill
(ed.) Competitive Strategy Analysis for Agricultural Marketing Cooperatives,
Chap. 3, pp. 35-57, Westview Press, Boulder, CO.
Bhuyan, S., K.E. Weber, and K.C. Talukdar, 1993.
"Impact of regulations on Dhing Regulated
Market in Assam, India." in K. C. Talukdar and B. C. Bhowmick
(eds.) Marketing of Perishable Products, Chapter 21, pp. 207-230, New Delhi:
B.R. Publishing Corp.
Book reviews
K.C. Talukdar and S. Bhuyan, 2004. Review of M.
Hubbard (ed.) (2003). Developing Agricultural Trade:
New Roles for Government in Poor Countries.
Bhuyan,
S. 2002. Review of Bhalla, G. S. and Gurmail Singh
(eds.) (2001). Indian
Agriculture: Four Decades of Development.
Bhuyan,
S. 2000. Review of Belonax, Joseph J., Jr. (1999). Food marketing,
Research Reports
Stewart,
H., N. Blissard, S. Bhuyan, and R. M. Nayga, Jr.. 2004. “The Demand for Food Away From Home:
Full-service or Fast Food?” Agricultural Economic
Report 829, ERS/USDA, January.
Bhuyan, S., R. VanVranken, B. Henehan, R. Poorbaugh, B. Onyango, F. Hossain, and R. Govindasamy. 2001. "An
analysis of the performance of fruit & vegetable marketing cooperatives in
the Northeast." NJAES Report no. P-02804-1-2001. Dept. of Agricultural, Food
& Resource Economics,
Bhuyan,
S. 2000. "Corporate
political activities and oligopoly welfare loss." NE-165 Reprint Series No. 92,
Onyango, B. and S. Bhuyan, 2000.
"A supply response analysis of the fruits and vegetables sectors in
Onyango,
B. and S. Bhuyan, 2000. "A situation analysis
of production and consumption of fruits and vegetables in the
Bhuyan, S. and R. A. Lopez. 1998. "What
determines welfare losses from oligopoly power in the food and tobacco
industries?" NE-165 Reprint Series
No. 70,
Bhuyan, S. and F. Olson. 1998.
"Potential role of non-agricultural cooperatives in rural
development: A report on focus group studies conducted in rural
Bhuyan, S., F. L. Leistritz, and D. W.
Cobia, 1998. "Non-agricultural cooperatives in the
Bhuyan,
S. 1997. "Availability
and market potential of non-agricultural businesses in the Northern Plains
states," Ag. Econ. Research Report No.
371, Dept. of Agricultural Economics,
Bhuyan, S., 1996. "Potential
applications for shared-services cooperatives in
Bhuyan, S., 1996. "Trade analysis of retail and service industries in
Bhuyan, S. and F. L. Leistritz, 1996.
"Economic impacts of cooperatives in North Dakota, 1996," AE
Series Reports 96009, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State
University, Fargo, ND, December.
Bhuyan, S., D. C. Cobia, and F. L. Leistritz,
1996. "Availability and
market potential of non-agricultural businesses in
Professional Presentations
Bhuyan, S., 2005. "Role of Cooperatives in Economic Development: What
Have We Learned So Far?" presented at the organized symposium "Role of
Cooperatives in Rural Economic Development: Myth or Reality?" Annual AAEA meetings,
Bhuyan, S., 2005. "Impact of
Brand Advertising on Food Consumed Away From Home." selected Paper, AAEA
Annual meetings,
Bhuyan,
S. 2005. "Brand Awareness and Impact of Advertising on the Food Away From
Home Market." the Danish Institute of Food & Resource Economics, the
Royal Veterinary & Agricultural University (KVL),
Asirvatham, J. and S. Bhuyan.
2004. "Economic Impact of
Vertical Coordination: A Multi-stage, Multi-player Analysis." A short paper presented at the Annual AAEA
meetings,
Bhuyan, S., 2004. "Farm
Subsidies and Trade Negotiations: A
Bhuyan,
S. 2004. "The ‘People’
Factor In Cooperatives: Does Members' (Negative) Attitude Affect Their
Participation?" Paper presented at
the Principal Paper session (Session organizer: Professor Ellen Goddard,
University of Alberta) entitled "What's Happening in the Cooperative
Sector?" at the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (CAES) annual
meetings, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, June 20-23.
Bhuyan, S. and A. Rodríguez. 2004. "Agribusiness Firms in the Political
Process: Rent Seeking and Quid Pro Quo " selected paper presented at the
Annual NAREA meetings, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, June 20-23.
Peart, C. and S. Bhuyan. 2004. "Health Awareness and Food Consumption:
An Analysis of Food-Away-From-Home (FAFH) Behavior by African
Americans." Selected paper
presented at the Annual NAREA meetings,
Bhuyan,
S. 2003. "What Determines Vertical
Mergers in
Bhuyan, S., 2003. "Cooperative
Success and Members' Attitude and Behavior:
An Empirical Evaluation from the
Bhuyan, S., H. Stewart, R. Govindasamy, 2002. " Satisfaction Evaluation of Food-away-from-home
Choices by Consumers." selected paper, Research Report in the Annual
Conference of the Food Distribution Research Society, October 27-30,
Bhuyan, S., R. Govindasamy, A. Adelaja, and F. Hossain.
2002. "An empirical
evaluation of consumer characteristics and satisfaction with the
food-away-from-home choices." Paper
presented at the symposium "Consumer Behavior, Market Organizations, and
Supply Chain Management in the Food Away from Home Market." AAEA Annual meetings,
Bhuyan,
S., F. Hossain, A. Naseem,
and C. Pray. 2002. "Market
structure and innovation in ag-biotechnology." Selected paper, AAEA Annual meetings,
Asirvatham, J., S. Bhuyan. 2002.
"Economic impact of vertical coordination: A multi-stage,
multi-player analysis under alternative market structures." Selected paper, NAREA meetings,
Hossain, F. and S. Bhuyan, 2001.
"Industry structure, efficiency, technology, and productivity:
Evidence from the U.S. Food Manufacturing Industries." Seminar presented at the Dept. of Agric.,
Food & Resource Econ.,
Govindasamy, R.,
M. DeCongelio, S. Bhuyan, 2001. "Characteristics of frequent buyers of organic
produce in the
Bhuyan,
S. 2001. "Impact of vertical mergers on industry profitability: An
empirical evaluation." Selected paper, American Agricultural Economics Association,
Bhuyan,
S. 2001. "Determining farming and member characteristics
that influence member Satisfaction: An aid to cooperative managers." paper
presented at the organized symposium "Farmer-owned cooperatives:
Management and Rural Impacts."
American Agricultural Economics Association,
Bhuyan,
S. 2001. "Impact of vertical mergers on industry
profitability." Selected paper, Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics
Association,
Bhuyan,
S. 2001. "An examination of management issues in fruit and vegetable
marketing cooperatives in the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Region." Selected paper, Northeast
Agricultural and Resource Economics Association,
Bhuyan,
S. 2001. "Grower issues in fruit
and vegetable cooperatives."
Invited presentation at the Vegetable Integrated Crop Management
Twilight Meeting, Graiff Farms,
Bhuyan,
S. 2001. "Corporate
political activities and oligopoly welfare loss in the
Bhuyan,
S. 2000. "Impact of vertical
integration on market performance." selected paper, conference on
Mathematics and Computers in Business and Economics, organized by the World
Scientific Engineering Society,
Bhuyan,
S. 2000. "An examination of member
and non-member issues in fruit and vegetable marketing cooperatives in the
Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Region." selected paper, Annual meetings of the NCR-194 Research
Group,
Bhuyan,
S. 2000. "Vertical integration and
market performance in the
Bhuyan,
S. 2000. "Vertical
integration and market performance in the
Bhuyan,
S. 2000. "Grower issues in fruit
and vegetable marketing cooperatives in the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast
Hossain, F. and S. Bhuyan, 2000.
"A stochastic frontier analysis of technical
progress and efficiency in the
Hossain, F. and S. Bhuyan, 2000.
"An analysis of technical progress and efficiency in the
Hossain, F. and S. Bhuyan, 2000.
"An analysis of technical progress and efficiency in the U.S. food
manufacturing industries." paper presented at the conference
"American Consumer in the Changing Food System," organized by ERS/USDA,
Washington, D.C., May 4-5.
Electronic Publications
Most of
the conference papers and research reports and some journal articles are also
available in electronic format in one of the following sources or in both. They are (i) SSEP
and SSRN: The Social Science Electronic Publishing, Inc. (SSEP) and
Social Science Research Network (SSRN), homepage http://papers.ssrn.com, and (ii) Research
in Agricultural and Applied Economics (http://agecon.lib.umn.edu).
*Please contact Dr. Bhuyan for a
detailed publication list.
Useful Economics Web
Links:
Ø National Bureau of Economic Research
Ø ERS/USDA
Ø AAEA
Ø USDA
(This
page last updated: October 2005)