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® or
Sakai. 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)
Business
Research (16:395:510)
Undergraduate
Courses
Economics of Food
Marketing System (11:373:331)
Business Research
(11:373:465)
Selected
Publications *
Journal articles
(refereed only)
Bhuyan,
S. 2005.
"Does vertical integration effect market power? Evidence from U.S.
food manufacturing industries." Jr.
of Agric. and Appl. Econ. 37(1): 263-76.
Bhuyan,
S. 2005. "An empirical evaluation
of factors determining vertical mergers in U.S. food manufacturing
industries." Agribusiness: An
International Jr. 21(3): 429-45.
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 U.S. food and
tobacco manufacturing." Journal of
Agricultural Economics, (September): 434-442
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 S. Bhuyan, 1998.
"Determinants of allocative efficiency losses from oligopoly
power." Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 38, 1 (Spring): 25-45.
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 Assam,
India," HSD Monograph no. 19, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok,
Thailand, pp. xi+173. ISBN
9-74-820106-6.
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, Rutgers University. September
2001.
Bhuyan,
S. 2000. "Corporate political
activities and oligopoly welfare loss." NE-165 Reprint Series No. 92, Food
Marketing Policy Center, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. (previously published in the Rev. of
Industrial Organization, 17: 411-426).
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 Northeastern United States."
NJAES report no. P-02804-1-2000, Dept. of Agricultural, Food & Resource
Economics, Rutgers University, March.
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 North Dakota," Ag. Econ. Misc. Report
No. 178, Dept. of Agricultural Economics,
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 North Dakota," Ag. Econ. Research Report No. 360, Dept. of Agricultural
Economics,
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, Providence, RI, July 24-27.
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 U.S.
Mid-Atlantic Region." Invited Speaker, Euro-Conference on Agri-Food Cooperatives
in the New Millennium: Competition & Organization, supported by the
European Commission, at Bad Herrenalb, Germany, 12-16 June (conference chairs:
Dr. Kostas Karantininis of the Royal Veterinary & Agricultural Univ.,
Copenhagen, Denmark, and Dr. Jerker Nilsson of the Swedish Univ. of
Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden).
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, Long Beach, CA, July 29-31.
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,
Harrisburg, PA, June 9-11.
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, Chicago, IL, August 4-8.
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, Bar Harbor, ME, June 10-12.
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, Bar Harbor, ME, June 10-12.
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 U.S. food industries." Dept. of Agricultural and Applied Economics,
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
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 U.S. food industries." Dept. of Agricultural,
Food & Resource Economics,
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 U.S.
food industries." selected paper,
AAEA annual meetings,
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)