George Norton
George W. Norton is an American agricultural economist . He is a professor at Virginia Tech University .
Life
Norton first studied agricultural economics at Cornell University ( BS , 1971) and then went to Colombia for two years with the Peace Corps . On his return, he completed an MS (1975) at Cornell and then received his doctorate from the University of Minnesota (1979). He has been with Virginia Tech since 1980.
job
Norton's research areas are international agricultural development, evaluation of agricultural research , and integrated pest management . He has done research in Latin America , Africa and Asia .
Publications (selection)
- with Jeffrey Alwang and William A. Masters : Economics of Agricultural Development. World Food Systems and Resource Use (= Routledge Textbooks in Environmental and Agricultural Economics. Vol. 1). Routledge, New York NY et al. 2006, ISBN 0-415-77045-9 (2nd edition, ibid 2010, ISBN 978-0-415-49424-3 ).
- Leah C. M Cuyno and Agnes Rola: Economic analysis of environmental benefits of integrated pest management: a Philippine case study. In: Agricultural Economics. Vol. 25, No. 1/2, 2001, ISSN 0169-5150 , pp. 227-233, doi : 10.1016 / S0169-5150 (01) 00080-9 .
- with Julian M. Alston , Philip G. Pardey (eds.): Science Under Scarcity. Principles and Practice for Agricultural Research Evaluation and Priority Setting. Cornell University Press, Ithaca NY et al. 1995, ISBN 0-8014-2937-4 .
- with Jeffrey S. Davis: Evaluating Returns to Agricultural Research: A Review. In: American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Vol. 63, No. 4, 1981, ISSN 0002-9092 , pp. 685-699.
- with Mesfin Bezuneh and Brady J. Deaton: Food Aid Impacts in Rural Kenya. In: American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Vol. 70, No. 1, 1988, pp. 181-191.
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| SURNAME | Norton, George |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Norton, George W. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American agricultural economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |