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School of Economic Sciences | WSU Faculty

Douglas L. Young

Professor

EDUCATION

  • 1976 Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Oregon State University
  • 1968, B.A., Economics, University of Oregon

FIELDS OF INTEREST

Production Economics, Agricultural Economic Development

EMPLOYMENT

  • 1976-2009 – Asst., Assoc. and Prof. of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Wash. State Univ., Pullman.
  • 1974-75 – Project Economist, USAID-Oregon State Univ. Weed Control Project, Brazil.
  • 1970-73 and 1975-76 – Graduate Fellow and Research Assistant, Oregon State University.
  • 1968-70 – U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, Livestock Economist, UN-FAO Project, Kenya.

SELECTED HONORS AND SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS

  • Phi Beta Kappa, University of Oregon and Phi Kappa Phi, Oregon State University
  • Editor, Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, July 1988-December 1991
  • Visiting Professor, North Carolina State University, August 1989-June 1990
  • Member, National Academy Sciences Committee on Long-Run Soil and Water Conserv. Policy, 1990-93
  • Recipient (with coauthors), Soil and Water Conserv. Society, Merit Award for Outstanding Service, 1992
  • Witness, Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress, 1992
  • Member, Editorial Council, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1992-94
  • President, Western Agricultural Economics Association, 1993-94
  • Recipient, Award for Outstanding Article in J. of Agric. and Applied Economics, 1994
  • Member, Washington State Advisory Committee, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1995-2009
  • Visiting Scholar, Okanogan University College, British Columbia, Canada, July 1996-June 1997
  • Featured Speaker, Canadian Federation of Agriculture, 1997
  • Selected Presenter, European Federation of Information Technology in Agriculture, 1997, 2001, and 2005
  • R.M. Wade Featured Teacher, College of Ag. and Home Ec., Washington State Univ., 1999 and 2000
  • Recipient, Distinguished Scholar of the Western Agricultural Economics Association, 2003
  • Co-recipient, Washington State University College of Agriculture Team Excellence Award, 2003
  • Visiting Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta, August 2003-July 2004
  • Lifetime Achievement Award, Dept. Crop & Soil Sciences, WSU, 2009
  • Keynote Speaker, Western Agricultural Economics Association, 2009

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Western Agricultural Economics Assoc.

RESEARCH SPECIALIZATION AREAS

  • Economics of protecting soil, water, and air quality
  • International agricultural development
  • Economics of agricultural pest management
  • Risk management in agriculture
  • Economics of sustainable agriculture

RESEARCH RECORD

Dr. Young is the author or coauthor of 78 journal articles, 26 book chapters, and over 280 other items. A complete listing is available upon request. While at Washington State University, he has served as chair for 38 graduate students, and received over $1.9 million in grant funding for research.

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CONTACT INFO

E-mail address:
dlyoung@wsu.edu
Office Location:
Hulbert 105B
Office Phone:
(509) 335-1400

Office Hours:
By appointment

(schedule appt by email).