Past Award Winners
Undergraduate Book Prize Awards
2006-2007
Becky McCorkle, University of Alberta
Ashleigh McLellan, University of Manitoba
R. Jerome Gonsalves, Nova Scotia Agriculture College
Geneviève Colombani-Lachapelle, Université Laval
Pablo Alvarez, University of British Columbia
2007-2008
Laura Polasek, University of Alberta
Matthew Hink, University of Manitoba
Jinbin Yang, Nova Scotia Agriculture College
Lisa Matheson, University of Guelph
Mr. Leigh Anderson, University of Saskatchewan
Patrick Gagnon, Université Laval
Sandy Lok, University of British Columbia
Jun Xiao, McGill University
2008-2009
Marie-Ève Lehoux, Université Laval
Maryella Maynard, Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Michael Van Den Bossche, University of Manitoba
Derek Tallon, University of Saskatchewan
Evan James Miller-Tait, University of Alberta
Vanessa Klages, University of Guelph
Joanna Christy, University of British Columbia
Laurence Côté, McGill University
Outstanding Masters Thesis Award
2006-2007
David Hebert: "Impacts de la liberalisation des echanges commerciaux sur l'industrie canadienne du poulet" written under the supervision of Jean-Philippe.Gervais, Laval University
Bryce Stewart: "Measures and Causes of Productivity Growth in Prairie Agriculture: 1940-2004", written under the supervision of Jim Unterschultz and Terry Veeman, University of Alberta
Honourable Mention: Geoffrey McCarney, "Management Decision in the Boreal Forest Considering Timber and Carbon Market Incentives" written under the supervision of Vic Adamowicz, University of Alberta
2007-2008
Kate Tsiplova, University of Guelph, "An Economic Analysis of the Effect of Risk and Uncertainty on Lake Huron Commercial Fishery Management Practices," supervised by Glenn Fox and Steve Crawford
Predrag Rajsic, University of Guelph, "Factors Contributing to Excessive Use of Nitrogen Fertilizer in Ontario," supervised by Alfons Weersink
2008-2009
Brian G. Innes from the University of Saskatchewan has been awarded the Outstanding Masters Thesis Award for his thesis, "Assuring Production-Derived Quality in Canadian Food Markets," supervised by Jill Hobbs.
Pamela Laughland from the University of Guelph has been awarded the Outstanding Masters Thesis Award for her thesis, "Innovation and Commercialization in the Canadian Bioproducts Industry," supervised by David Sparling and John Cranfield.
Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award
2007-2008
Richard Vyn, University of Guelph, "The Effects of Strict Agricultural Zoning on Farmland Values: The Case of Ontario's Greenbelt," supervised by Brady Deaton and Karl Meilke.
Honourable Mention: Lota Tamini, Université Laval, "Le rôle du paiement initial de la Commission canadienne du blé en information imparfaite et analyse des conséquences d'une réduction des tarifs et des subventions internes et à l'exportation - en présence d'un lien vertical entre les produits," supervised by Jean-Philippe Gervais and Bruno Larue.
Outstanding Journal Article Award
2006-2007
Kurkalova, L., C. Kling and J. Zhao "Green Subsidies in Agriculture: Estimating the Adoption Costs of Conservation Tillage from Observed Behaviour" Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 54:247-267. (June 2006 issue)
2007-2008
Goodwin, Barry K. and Ligia A. Vado. Public Responses to Agricultural Disasters: Rethinking the Role of Government. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 55(4): 399-417.
2008-2009
Maurice Doyon, Virginie Simard, Kent D. Messer, Lota D. Tamini and Harry M. Kaiser. 2008. An Experimental Analysis of Modifications to the Centralized Milk Quota Exchange System in Quebec. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 56(3): 295-312. (Sept 2008 Issue)
Article of Enduring Quality Award
2006-2007
Michele Veeman "Social Costs of Supply Restricting Marketing Boards" CJAE 30(1): 21-36. (1982).
2007-2008
Alvin Ulrich, William H. Furtan and Andrew Schmitz receive the Article of Enduring Quality Award for their article, "The Cost of a Licensing System Regulation: An Example from Canadian Prairie Agriculture," The Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 95, No. 1 (Feb., 1987), pp. 160-178.
2008-2009
Wiktor Adamowicz, Peter Boxall, Michael Williams, Jordan Louviere. 1998. Stated Preference Approaches for Measuring Passive Use Values: Choice Experiments and Contingent Valuation. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 80 (February 1998): 64-75.