Professor, Agribusiness Department,
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

(805) 756-5020
jsjames@calpoly.edu

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Fields of Interest
Dr. James teaches Agricultural Economics (AGB 212) and Food and Fiber Marketing (AGB 301). Her research interests include the measurement of potential for technological spillovers, agricultural productivity, and returns to research; empirical investigations of consumer preferences for specific quality attributes, such as pasteurization levels of milk or other technologies used in food production; policy issues related to commodity marketing boards; and analyzing the effects of agricultural policies on different qualities of products. Dr. James is also a Microsoft Excel enthusiast, and is always looking for new ways to use Excel to analyze data and convey information.