Donald Liu

Donald Liu
Professor
[email protected]
317C Ruttan Hall
Education

Ph.D. Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 1985
M.S., Department of Agricultural Economics, California State University, Fresno, 1980
B.S., Department of Animal Husbandry, University of Chinese Culture, Taipei, Taiwan, 1975

Areas of Interest

Economic Education, Industrial Organization, Marketing Economics

Teaching

ApEc 1101: Principles of Microeconomics
ApEc 1101H: Principles of Microeconomics, Honors

Research

Within the general subject of agricultural marketing, my research focuses on three related areas:

(1) economic impact analyses of commodity promotion programs of the U.S. dairy and livestock industries,
(2) economic impact analyses of government price and market interventions in the U.S. dairy and livestock industries, and
(3) economic impact analyses of market structural and technical changes in the U.S. dairy and livestock industries.

Honors and Awards

National Award for Excellence in College and University Teaching in the Food and Agricultural Sciences (Regional Recipient): USDA, CSREES, 2007
Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award for More Than Ten Years’ Experience: American Agricultural Economics Association, 2006
Horace T. Morse Distinguished Teacher: University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education, 2006
Academy of Distinguished Teachers: University of Minnesota (inducted on 4/24/2006)
Senator: University of Minnesota Senate (2003~2005, 2009~present)
Honors Program Professor: University of Minnesota (2008~present)
Fellow: Digital Media Center, University of Minnesota, 2005~2006
COAFES Distinguished Teacher: College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences Teaching Award (Tenured Category), University of Minnesota, 2001
Teaching Award of Merit: National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agr., 2001
Outstanding Published Research (Honorable Mention): West. Agr. Econ. Assoc., 1994
Journal Article of the Year: Northeastern Agr. and Resource Econ. Association, 1991

Extension and Outreach

Former Executive Director, Minnesota Council on Economic Education: providing professional development programs for Minnesota K-12 teachers.

Publications