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NATHALIE LAVOIE

Department of Resource University of Massachusetts Amherst 80 Campus Center Way Amherst, MA 01003 Phone: (413) 545-5713 Fax: (413) 545-5853 [email protected]

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis, CA. Fall 2001. Dissertation: Discrimination in the Context of Vertical Differentiation: An Application to Canadian Wheat Exports. Advisor: Professor Richard Sexton.

M.Sc., Agricultural Economics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. Fall 1996. Thesis: Viability of a Voluntary Price Pool Within a Cash . Advisors: Professors Murray Fulton and James Vercammen.

B.Sc., Agricultural Economics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, Spring 1994.

FIELDS OF

Industrial Organization, International , Agricultural Markets, .

EMPLOYMENT AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor, Department of Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 09/08 – current. Visiting Scholar, Institut National de Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Laboratoire Montpelliérain d’Économie Théorique et Appliquée (LAMETA), Université de Montpellier 1, Montpellier, France, 01/12-06/12. Assistant Professor, Department of Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 09/01 – 08/08. Instructor, Department of Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 08/00 – 08/01. Visiting Scholar, Institut National de Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Midi-Pyrénée School of Economics, Université des Sciences Sociales of Toulouse, France, 11/98 – 06/99. Research Assistant for Professor Richard Sexton, UC Davis, Davis, CA, 1/97-9/98.

RESEARCH AWARDS

 Honorable Mention, Outstanding Journal Article for the American Journal of Agricultural Economics (2005): “Price Discrimination in the Context of Vertical Differentiation: An Application to Canadian Wheat Exports.” Nathalie Lavoie Page 2

 Outstanding Published Research in Agricultural Economics – Western Agricultural Economics Association (2000) for journal article: “Asymmetric Grading Error and Adverse Selection: Lemons in the California Prune Industry.”  Outstanding Master Thesis Award – Canadian Agricultural Economics and Farm Management Society (1997): “Viability of a Voluntary Price Pool Within a Cash Market.”  First Place, Paper Presentation – Annual Meeting, American Agricultural Economics Association (San Diego, 1994): “The Impact of the U.S. Export Enhancement Program on the Exports of Canadian Durum to the U.S.”  First Place, Paper Presentation Competition – Ag-Challenge ’94 (Saskatoon, Canada, 1994): “The Impact of the U.S. Export Enhancement Program on the Exports of Canadian Durum to the U.S.”

TEACHING AWARD

 Lilly Teaching Fellowship, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2002-2003 Academic Year): University-wide selection process with eight faculty members chosen annually.

ACADEMIC HONORS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

 Jastro Shields Research Award (1998), University of California, Davis.  Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Doctoral Fellowship (1996-2000)  Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Master Fellowship (1994-1996)  J.M. Fisher Graduation Award (1994), McGill University.  Eliza M. Jones Scholarship (1992-1994), McGill University.  J.W. McConnell Award (1993-1994), McGill University.  Keith Gilmore Foundation Scholarship (1993-1994), McGill University.  Eliza M. Jones Scholarship (1991-1992), McGill University.

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Handbook Chapter

Sexton, R.J. and N. Lavoie, 2001. “ Processing and : An Approach,” in: Gardner, B. and G.C. Rausser, eds. Handbook of Agricultural Economics, North-Holland, Amsterdam, p. 863-932.

Refereed Journal Articles

Joseph, S., N. Lavoie, and J.A. Caswell, In Press. “Implementing COOL: Comparative Effects of Different Labeling Schemes.” .

C. Rojas, N. Lavoie and S. Wang, 2012. “Buyer Market Power and Vertically Differentiated Retailers.” Journal of Agricultural and Food Industrial Organization, 10 (1). DOI: 10.1515/1542-0485.1338

McEvoy, D.M., S. Brandt, N. Lavoie, and S. Anders, 2009. “The Effects of ITQ Management on Fishermen’s Welfare When the Processing Sector is Imperfectly Nathalie Lavoie Page 3

Competitive.” Land Economics, 85(3): 470-484. (Note: Second authorship is shared equally between Brandt and Lavoie.)

Volpe III, R.J. and N. Lavoie, 2008. “The Impact of Wal-Mart Supercenters on Grocery in New England.” Review of Agricultural Economics, 30(1): 4-26.

Lavoie, N. and Q. Liu, 2007. “Pricing-to-Market: Price Discrimination or Product Differentiation?” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 89(3):571-581.

Lavoie, N., 2005. “Price Discrimination in the Context of Vertical Differentiation: An Application to Canadian Wheat Exports.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 87(4):835-854.

Lavoie, N., 2005. “Price Behavior in a Dynamic : Washington Processing Potatoes – A Comment.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 87(3): 796-801.

Chalfant, J.A., J.S. James, N. Lavoie, and R.J. Sexton, 2000. “Grading Error Reduces Grower Incentives to Increase Prune Quality.” California , 54(6):66-71.

Chalfant, J.A., J.S. James, N. Lavoie, and R.J. Sexton, 1999. “Asymmetric Grading Error and Adverse Selection: Lemons in the California Prune Industry.” Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 24(1):57-79.

Giannakas, K., R. Gray, and N. Lavoie, 1999. “The Impact of Protein Increments on Blending Revenues in the Canadian Wheat Industry.” International Advances in Economics Research, 5(1):121-136.

Lavoie, N., 1994. “The Impact of the U.S. Export Enhancement Program on the Exports of Canadian Durum to the U.S.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 76(5):1280- 1287.

Article Submitted

Grolleau, G., L. Ibanez, and N. Lavoie. “Corporate Social Responsibility: Why it May Not Always be a Panacea. The Case of Cause-Related Products.”

Articles in Preparation

“Effects of Technological Change on Vertical Product Differentiation in the Presence of Buyer and Seller Market Power.” With C. Bauner and C. Rojas.

“COOL Effects of on U.S. Shrimp Trade.” With S. Joseph and J.A. Caswell.

“On the Labeling of Cause-Related Products.” With L. Ibanez and G. Grolleau.

Working Papers

Wang, S.-S., C. Rojas, and N. Lavoie, 2010. “Buyer Market Power and Vertically Differentiated Retailers.” University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Resource Economics, Working Paper No.2010-1, February 2010. Nathalie Lavoie Page 4

Joseph, S., N. Lavoie, and J.A. Caswell, 2009. “Partial Implementation of COOL: Economic Effects in the U.S. Seafood Industry.” University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Resource Economics, Working Paper No. 2009-7, December 2009.

McEvoy, D.M., S. Brandt, N. Lavoie, and S. Anders, 2007. “The Effects of ITQ Management on Fishermen’s Welfare When the Processing Sector is Imperfectly Competitive.” University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, Working Paper No. 2007-3, March 2007. (Note: Second authorship is shared equally between Brandt and Lavoie.)

Volpe III, R.J. and N. Lavoie. “The Impact of Wal-Mart Supercenters on Grocery Prices in New England.” University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, Working Paper No. 2006-8, October 2006.

Lass, D.A., N. Lavoie, and T.R. Fetter. “Market Power in Direct Marketing of Fresh Produce: Community Supported Agriculture Farms.” University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, Working Paper No. 2005-2, January 2005.

Lavoie, N. and Q. Liu. “Pricing-to-Market: Price Discrimination or Product Differentiation?”  University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, Working Paper No. 2004-11, December 2004.  Food System Research Group, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Working Paper FSWP2004-03, November 2004.

Lavoie, N. “The Impact of Reforming Wheat Importing State-Trading Enterprises on the Quality of Wheat Imported.” University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, Working Paper No. 2003-12, December 2003.

Lavoie, N. “Price Discrimination in the Context of Vertical Differentiation: An Application to Canadian Wheat Exports.” Food Marketing Policy Center, Research Report No. 70, October 2002.

SELECTED PAPER AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS AND SEMINARS

Grolleau, G., L. Ibanez, and N. Lavoie. “Corporate Social Responsibility: Why it May Not Always be a Panacea. The Case of Cause-Related Products.” 134th European Association of Agricultural (EAAE) Seminar on "Labels on Sustainability: An Issue for Consumers, Producers, Policy Makers, and NGOs", Paris, France. March 21-22, 2013

Joseph, S., N. Lavoie, and J.A. Caswell. “COOL Effects of U.S. Shrimp Trade.” Agricultural and Association, Washington DC. August 4-6, 2013

Rojas, C., N. Lavoie, S.-S. Wang. “Buyer Market Power and Vertically Differentiated Retailers.” Agricultural and Food Industrial Organization (AFIO) seminar, Toulouse School of Economics, Toulouse, France, June 4, 2012.

Rojas, C., N. Lavoie, S.-S. Wang. “Buyer Market Power and Vertically Differentiated Retailers.” Presented in french to Working Group PERENE, LAMETA, Université de Montpellier 1, Montpellier, France, April 27, 2012.

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Wang, S.-S., C. Rojas, and N. Lavoie. “Local Buyer Market Power and Horizontally Differentiated Manufacturers.” 8th Annual International Industrial Organization Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 14-16, 2010.

Wang, S.-S., N. Lavoie, and C. Rojas. "Countervailing Power and Vertically Differentiated Retailers in the Food Supply Chain." Selected Poster, 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA), Milwaukee, WI, July 26-28.

Joseph, S., N. Lavoie, and J.A. Caswell. “COOL Effects on U.S. Shrimp Trade: An Empirical Analysis.” Selected Paper, 2009 Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (NAREA), Burlington, VT, June 7-9.

Joseph, S., N. Lavoie, and J.A. Caswell. “Implication of COOL on U.S. Shrimp Trade.” Selected Paper, NEC-63/FAMPS Spring 2009 Conference, San Diego, CA, February 1-3.

Joseph, S. and N. Lavoie. “The Effectiveness of COOL in the U.S. Seafood Industry.”  Selected Paper, 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA), Orlando, Florida, July 27-29. http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/6260/2/469751a.pdf  Selected Paper, 2008 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (CAES) and Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (NAREA), Quebec City, QC, June 29 – July 2.

McEvoy, D.M., S. Brandt, N. Lavoie, and S. Anders. “The Effects of ITQ Management on Fishermen’s Welfare in the Presence of an Imperfectly Competitive Processing Sector.” Selected Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, American Agricultural Economics Association, Long Beach, CA, July 23-26, 2006.

Volpe, R.J. and N. Lavoie. “The Impact of Wal-Mart Supercenters on Grocery Prices in New England.” Selected Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, American Agricultural Economics Association, Providence, RI, July 24-27, 2005. Selected paper 132663 listed on http://agecon.lib.umn.edu/.

Rotaru, A. and N. Lavoie. “Do Brick-and-Clicks Price Discriminate?” Selected Paper presented at the International Industrial Organization Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 8- 9, 2005.

Lavoie, N. and Q. Liu. “Pricing-To-Market: Price Discrimination or Product Differentiation?”  Seminar presented at the Département d’Économie Agroalimentaire et des Sciences de la Consommation, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, March 26, 2004.  Seminar presented at the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, October 15, 2004.  Selected Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, American Agricultural Economics Association, Denver, CO, August 1-4, 2004. Selected paper 14385 listed on http://agecon.lib.umn.edu/.  Selected Paper presented the Second Biennial Conference of the Food System Research Group, Madison, WI, June 16-17, 2005.

Lass, D.A., N. Lavoie, and T.R. Fetter. “Market Power in Direct Marketing of Fresh Produce: Community Supported Agriculture Farms.” Selected Paper presented at the Nathalie Lavoie Page 6

Annual Meeting, American Agricultural Economics Association, Denver, CO, August 1- 4, 2004. Selected paper 14633 listed on http://agecon.lib.umn.edu/.

Lavoie, N. and S. Naidu. “Pricing-To-Market Using Disaggregated Data: Evidence from Canadian Wheat Exports.” Selected Paper presented at the Joint CAES-NAREA meetings in Halifax, NS, June 20-23, 2004.

Lavoie, N. “The Impact of Reforming Wheat Importing State-Trading Enterprises on the Quality of Wheat Imported.”  Seminar presented at the Department of Environmental and Economics, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, October 22, 2003.  Seminar presented at the Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, September 12, 2003.  Selected Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, American Agricultural Economics Association, Montreal, PQ, Canada, July 27-30, 2003. Selected paper 9404 listed on http://agecon.lib.umn.edu/.  Selected Paper presented at the International Conference on “Agriculture and Policy Reform and the WTO: Where Are We Heading?” Capri, Italy, June 23-26, 2003.

Lavoie, N. “Use of the Personal Response System (PRS) in a Large-Lecture Course.” A presentation as part of the symposium “Teaching with Technology to Engage and Enhance Learning.” Teaching, Learning and Communications Section, Annual Meeting, American Agricultural Economics Association, Montreal, Québec, Canada, July 27-30, 2003.

Lavoie, N. “An Empirical Evaluation of the Canadian Wheat Board’s Ability to Price Discriminate in Bread Wheat Exports.” Selected Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, American Agricultural Economics Association, Long Beach, CA, July 28-31, 2002. Selected paper 4586 listed on http://agecon.lib.umn.edu/.

Lavoie, N. “Price Discrimination in the Context of Vertical Differentiation: An Application to Canadian Wheat Exports.”  Selected Paper presented at the Fifth INRA-IDEI Conference on “Industrial Organization and the Food Processing Industry,” Toulouse, France, June 14-15, 2002.  Seminar presented at the Canadian Wheat Board, Winnipeg, Canada, November 21, 2001.  Seminar presented at the Department of and Agricultural Economics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, November 22, 2001.

Lavoie, N. “Price Discrimination in the Context of Vertical Differentiation: A Modeling Approach for Wheat Exports,” Selected Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, American Agricultural Economics Association, Chicago, IL, August 2001. Selected paper 2735 listed on http://agecon.lib.umn.edu/.

Chalfant, J.A., J.S. James, N. Lavoie, and R.J. Sexton. “Asymmetric Grading Error and Adverse Selection: Lemons in the California Prune Industry,” Selected Paper presented at the Third INRA-IDEI Conference on “Industrial Organization and the Food Processing Industry,” Toulouse, France, November 1998.

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Chalfant, J.A., J.S. James, N. Lavoie, and R.J. Sexton. “The Essence of Lemons in the California Prune Industry,” Selected Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, American Agricultural Economics Association, Salt Lake City, August 1998.

Giannakas, K., R. Gray, and N. Lavoie. “The Impact of the Number, Size and Price Structure of Protein Increments on Blending Rents in the Canadian Wheat Industry.” Selected Paper presented at the Forty-Forth International Atlantic Economic Conference, Philadelphia, October 1997.

Giannakas, K., R. Gray, and N. Lavoie. “The Economics of Blending No.1 CWRS Wheat for Protein.” Selected Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Agricultural Economics and Farm Management Society, Lethbridge, AB, Canada, July 1995.

GRANT AWARDS

University of Massachusetts, Office of Faculty Development, Flex Grant. Grant award period: 12/15/2009 – 06/30/10. Award: $500.

Food Marketing Policy Research Center, Grant 21. By Ronald W. Cotterill (University of Connecticut) and Christian Rojas, Nathalie Lavoie, Julie Caswell, and Daniel Lass (University of Massachusetts). Grant Proposal and award under the Special Grant Program of the Cooperative State Research, , and Extension , United States Department of Agriculture. Total grant for the Center at the University of Connecticut for FY2010: $373,000. Subcontract to the University of Massachusetts (Christian Rojas, Nathalie Lavoie, Julie Caswell, and Daniel Lass) $67,000.

Food Marketing Policy Research Center, Grant 20. By Ronald W. Cotterill (University of Connecticut) and Julie A. Caswell, Nathalie Lavoie, Daniel Lass, and Christian Rojas (University of Massachusetts). Grant Proposal and award under the Special Grant Program of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture. Total grant for the Center at the University of Connecticut for FY2009: $373,000. Subcontract to the University of Massachusetts (Julie Caswell, Nathalie Lavoie, Daniel Lass, and Christian Rojas) $67,000.

Food Marketing Policy Research Center, Grant 19. By Ronald W. Cotterill (University of Connecticut) and Julie A. Caswell, Nathalie Lavoie, Daniel Lass, and Christian Rojas (University of Massachusetts). Grant Proposal and award under the Special Grant Program of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Total grant for the Center at the University of Connecticut for FY2007: $398,000. Subcontract to the University of Massachusetts (Julie Caswell, Nathalie Lavoie, Daniel Lass, and Christian Rojas) $60,000.

Incorporating Buyer Market Power and Product Differentiation in the Food Supply Chain. By Nathalie Lavoie (P.I.), Christian Rojas, Dan Lass, and Julie Caswell. Grant proposal and award under the National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program of the United States Department of Agriculture. Grant award period: 01/01/08 – 31/12/09. Award: $168,789 (indirect costs: $33,758).

Allegations of Dumping and Unfair Trade: Testing the Canadian Wheat Board Pricing Practices. By Nathalie Lavoie (P.I.). Grant proposal and award under the Research Grant Program of the Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC. Grant award period: 06/01/2007 – 05/31/08. Award: $4000. Nathalie Lavoie Page 8

Food Marketing Policy Research Center, Grant 18. By Ronald W. Cotterill (University of Connecticut) and Julie A. Caswell, Nathalie Lavoie, Daniel Lass, and Christian Rojas (University of Massachusetts). Grant Proposal and award under the Special Grant Program of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Total grant for the Center at the University of Connecticut for FY2006: $460,000. Subcontract to the University of Massachusetts (Julie Caswell, Nathalie Lavoie, Daniel Lass, and Christian Rojas) $85,000.

Food Marketing Policy Research Center, Grant 17. By Ronald W. Cotterill (University of Connecticut) and Julie A. Caswell, Nathalie Lavoie, and Daniel Lass (University of Massachusetts). Grant Proposal and award under the Special Grant Program of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Total grant for the Center at the University of Connecticut for FY2005: $460,000. Subcontract to the University of Massachusetts (Julie Caswell, Nathalie Lavoie, and Daniel Lass): $85,000.

Pricing-to-Market Findings: Price Discrimination or Product Differentiation? By Nathalie Lavoie (P.I.) and Qihong Liu. Grant proposal and award from the Food System Research Group, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Grant award period: 10/01/04 – 9/30/05. Award: $19,974.

Food Marketing Policy Research Center, Grant 16. By Ronald W. Cotterill (University of Connecticut), and Julie A. Caswell, Nathalie Lavoie, and Daniel Lass (University of Massachusetts). Grant Proposal and award under the Special Grant Program of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Total grant for the Center at the University of Connecticut for FY2004: $460,000. Subcontract to the University of Massachusetts (Julie Caswell, Nathalie Lavoie, and Daniel Lass) $85,000.

Food Marketing Policy Research Center, Grant 15. By Ronald W. Cotterill (University of Connecticut), and Julie A. Caswell, Nathalie Lavoie, and Daniel Lass (University of Massachusetts). Grant Proposal and award under the Special Grant Program of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Total grant for the Center at the University of Connecticut for FY2003: $460,000. Subcontract to the University of Massachusetts (Julie Caswell, Nathalie Lavoie, and Daniel Lass) $85,000.

Assessing Market Power in the U.S. Butter and Margarine Industry Using a Brand-Level Demand Analysis. By Nathalie Lavoie, Richard Rogers, and Daniel Lass. Awarded by the Food System Research Group, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Fall 2002. Award: $14,500.

Food Marketing Policy Research Center, Grant 14. By Ronald W. Cotterill (University of Connecticut) and Richard T. Rogers, Julie A. Caswell, and Nathalie Lavoie (University of Massachusetts). Grant Proposal and award under the Special Grant Program of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Total grant for the Center at the University of Connecticut for FY2002: $460,000. Subcontract to the University of Massachusetts (Richard Rogers, Julie Caswell, and Nathalie Lavoie) $85,000.

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The Impact of the Reform of Wheat-Importing State Trading Enterprises on the Source and Quality of Imports. By Nathalie Lavoie. Faculty Research Grant, University of Massachusetts. Grant Award Period: 02/01/02 to 1/31/03. Award: $7,600.

Food Marketing Policy Research Center, Grant 13. By Ronald W. Cotterill (University of Connecticut) and Richard T. Rogers, Julie A. Caswell, and Nathalie Lavoie (University of Massachusetts). Grant Proposal and award under the Special Grant Program of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Total grant for the Center at the University of Connecticut for FY2001: $460,000. Subcontract to the University of Massachusetts (Richard Rogers, Julie Caswell, and Nathalie Lavoie) $85,000.

Food Marketing Policy Research Center, Grant 12. By Ronald W. Cotterill (University of Connecticut) and Richard T. Rogers, Julie A. Caswell, and Nathalie Lavoie (University of Massachusetts). Grant Proposal and award under the Special Grant Program of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Total grant for the Center at the University of Connecticut for FY2000: $374,200. Subcontract to the University of Massachusetts (Richard Rogers, Julie Caswell, and Nathalie Lavoie) $85,000.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Undergraduate Courses:

Introduction to Resource Economics (RESEC 102): An introductory course in microeconomics, where the formation of markets and prices is studied. We examine how consumers and producers make economic decisions and seek to understand how economic markets work. We also examine what markets do well and what they do poorly, as well as what can be done to correct market failures). Taught in the Spring semesters of 2002 – 2005, 2007 – 2011, 2013, and Fall semester 2008.

Price Theory (RESEC 305): Junior level course in intermediate microeconomics examining the theories behind curves, and how prices are determined under various market structures and competitive strategies. Taught in the Fall semesters of 2000 and 2001.

Industrial Organization in Resource Economics (RESEC 452): Junior/senior level course examining markets, their structure, the strategies used by firms involved in the markets, and the overall economic performance of markets. Topics include competition, market power, , product differentiation and advertising, barriers to entry and exit, mergers, firm rivalry, competitive strategies including price and non-price strategies, and market performance. (http://courses.umass.edu/resec452/) Taught in the Fall semesters of 2004-2008, and 2010- 2013.

Graduate Courses:

Industrial Organization I in Resource Economics (RESEC 732): A master’s level course studying the theory of industrial organization with empirical applications in agricultural and resource economics. Topics include and performance, price discrimination, product differentiation, vertical control, cartel formation and sustainability, mergers, strategic behavior and firm organizations. Some of the applied topics include tradeable pollution emission permits, environmental quality, biotechnology, intellectual property rights, Nathalie Lavoie Page 10

agricultural cooperatives, marketing boards, marketing orders, branding, and advertising. Taught in the Spring semesters of 2001 through 2005.

Industrial Organization II in Resource Economics (RESEC 797M): This course develops advanced applications of industrial organization and strategic management theory to marketing issues in the U.S. food system including the agricultural commodity, food manufacturing, food distribution, and resource industries. It also focuses on programs that regulate these industries. Taught jointly with Julie Caswell and Qihong Liu in the Fall semester of 2003, taught jointly with Julie Caswell and Sven Anders in the Fall semester of 2005.

Graduate Research Supervised:

Casaceli, Jaclyn. Models of Vertical Differentiation and their Use in the Agricultural Economics Literature. M.S. Field Essay, 25 pages.

Joseph, Siny, 2009. Three Essays on Product Differentiation and Trade. Ph.D. Dissertation, 121 pages.

Volpe, Richard J., III, 2005. The Impact of Wal-Mart Supercenters on Grocery Prices in New England. M.S. Thesis, 106 pages.

Rotaru, Andreea, 2003. Price Discrimination and E-Commerce: A Case Study of the Drugstore Industry. M.S. thesis, 159 pages.

Committee Member on Graduate Research:

Tiwary, Ruchita, 2011. Determinants of Cost Pass Through Rates: A study of the U.S. Beer Industry. M.S. Thesis, 54 pages.

Li, Chunxiang. Market Power and the Effect of the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact on Milk Price in the U.S. Northeast. Ph.D. Dissertation, 106 pages.

Dolan, Megan, 2007. The Impact of the Organics Mainstream Movement: A Case Study of New England Organic Produce Prices. M.S. Thesis, 99 pages.

Erdem, Seda, 2004. Economic Tools for Effective Reduction of Foodborne Safety Risk. M.S. Thesis, 146 pages.

Fouaysi, Hassan, 2003. Motivations for Implementing Quality Management Systems: A Case Study of Fresh-Cut Produce. M.S. Thesis, 107 pages.

Lambert, Matthew, 2003. Supply Response for U.S. Cranberry Producers: 1965-2001. M.S. Thesis, 124 pages.

Palmer, Matthew, 2002. A Brand-Level Demand Model For the U.S. Butter Industry with Implications for Market Power Assessment. M.S. Thesis, 80 pages.

Honors’ Thesis Supervised:

Salemme, Michael, 2001. The Impact of Jerry Garcia’s Death on Grateful Dead Album Sales. Commonwealth College Honors’ Thesis, 30 pages. Nathalie Lavoie Page 11

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:

Committees:

 Member, American Agricultural Economics Association Outstanding Master Thesis Award Committee, 2007 – 2009.  Member, Select Papers and Symposia Committee, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, 2006 and 2007.  Member, M.Sc. Thesis Award Subcommittee of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Association, 2002 and 2004.

Professional Meetings and Conferences:  Reviewer, American Agricultural Economics Association Selected Paper Abstracts (2001 – 2005, 2008 – 2011 Annual Meetings)  Discussant, Second Biennial Conference of the Food System Research Group, Madison, WI, June 16-17, 2005.  Moderator, session on “Strategic Pricing Between Food Manufacturers and Retailers” at the Second Biennial Conference of the Food System Research Group, Madison, WI, June 16-17, 2005.  Moderator, session on “Issues in Trade” at the Joint CAES-NAREA meetings in Halifax, NS, June 20-23, 2004.  Judge, Selected Poster session at the 2003 AAEA Annual Meeting in Montreal, Québec, Canada, July 27-30.  Moderator, session on Empirical Analysis of Market Power in Downstream Industries. Annual Meeting, American Agricultural Economics Association, Long Beach, CA, July 28-31, 2002.  Topic Leader for the “Industrial Organization/Supply Management” section of the Selected Papers for the 2002 American Agricultural Economics Association, Annual Meeting, Long Beach, July 28-31, 2002.  Discussion Facilitator, “The Economics of Assurance and Traceability in the U.S. Food System”, A working conference organized by the Food and Agricultural Marketing Policy section of the American Agricultural Economics Association in partnership with ERS- USDA and AMS-USDA, January 10-11, 2002, Washington, DC.  Reviewer, American Agricultural Economics Association Selected Poster Abstracts (2001 and 2002 Annual Meetings)

Other Professional Service:  Panel member, USDA NIFA FY2013 AFRI AERC Markets, Trade, and the Environment Panel, Washington, DC, 2013.  Reviewer, USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Small Business Innovation Research Program Marketing and Trade.  Reviewer, 2007 Folsom Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.  Reviewer, Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station Proposal, 2005.

Ad Hoc Reviewer for:

Agribusiness: An International Journal Agricultural Economics Nathalie Lavoie Page 12

American Journal of Agricultural Economics Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics Current Agriculture, Food and Resource Issues European Journal of Agricultural Economics Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization Review of Agricultural Economics

UNIVERSITY SERVICE:

Department of Resource Economics:  Graduate Program Director, 2008 – current.  Graduate Program Committee Member, 2000 – 2007.  Seminar Committee Chair, 2005 – 2007.  Seminar Committee Co-chair, 2000 – 2005.  Social Director, 2001 – 2008.  Faculty Search Committee Chair, 2008-2009.  Faculty Search Committee Member, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2008-2009.  Post-Doctoral Researcher Search Committee Member, 2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2007-2008.

University of Massachusetts Amherst:  Discussion co-facilitator, Personal Response System Community of Practice Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Academic Year 2007-2008.  Presenter, “Teaching With Clickers: How to Write Effective PRS Questions.” Center for Teaching Workshop, March 5, 2008.  Presenter, “Teaching With Clickers: Using Personal Response Systems (clickers) and PRS Software.” Center for Teaching Workshop, November 13, 2007.  Panelist, “Getting Started as a Teacher, Scholar and UMass Citizen.” Welcoming Program for New Faculty at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, September 9, 2005.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

 American Agricultural Economics Association  Canadian Agricultural Economics Association  Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association

LANGUAGES

Fluent in spoken and written French and English