Maoyong Fan

Assistant Professor of Economics

Miller College of Business

Ball State University

 

Short CV

Research

Published Papers

1.      “Do Neighborhood Parks/Playgrounds Reduce Childhood Obesity?” (with Yanhong Jin), forthcoming  American Journal of Agricultural Economics [PDF]

2.       “Firm Market Value and Production Technology” (with Simon Firestone), International Journal of Industrial Organization, Volume 28, Issue 5, September 2010, pp. 434-440. [PDF]

3.      “Do Food Stamps Contribute to Obesity in Low-Income Women?  Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979,” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 92, Issue 4, July 2010, pp. 1165-1180. [PDF][Appendix]

4.      “Balancing Grower Protection Against Agency Concerns: An Economic Analysis of Contract Termination Damages” (with Myoungki Lee and Steven Wu), Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Volume 33, Number 2, August 2008, pp.154-168.[PDF]

Working Papers

1.       “Impacts of the Great Recession on Immigrant Agricultural Labor” (with Anita Pena) Under Review

2.      “How Does The Self-Perception of Weight Status Affect Weight-Loss Intentions and Behaviors of Us Adolescents?” (with Yahong Jin) Under Review

3.      “Obesity and Hyperbolic Discounting: Food Consumption, Physical Activity and Weight-Loss Intention” (with Yahong Jin) Under Review

4.      “Adverse and Selection Effects of Famine on Chronic Disease: Evidence from China’s Great Leap Forward Famine” (with Xuefeng Hu and Goron Liu).

Teaching

Survey of Economic Ideas

Survey of Economic Ideas (Independent Learning Course 880J & 881J)

Labor Economics

Health Economics and Policy

 

Contact

Miller College of Business
Whitinger Business Building, Room 201
2000 W. University Ave.
Muncie, IN 47306 

Phone: 765-285-5741

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