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Ribera, Luis

Professor and Extension Specialist

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Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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lribera@tamu.edu

1 979 845 3070

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Agricultural & Food Policy Center

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Dr. Ribera's research expertise includes applying risk analysis and econometric tools on business management and economic analysis.His current work focuses on economic feasibility studies of biofuels using different technologies and feedstock, food safety, and horticulture production. Dr. Ribera has coordinated several workshops on food safety and horticulture production with emphasis on local/organic small acreage fruits and vegetable production.

education and training

Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University at Qatar - (Doha, Qatar) 2005
M.S. in Agricultural Economics, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville - (Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States) 2000
B.S. in Agricultural Economics, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville - (Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States) 1998

selected publications

Academic Articles17

Ribera, L. A., & Fischer, B. (2022). Analysis of agricultural trade promotion and facilitation in the 2018 Farm Bill. APPLIED ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES AND POLICY. 44(3), 1168-1176.

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Calil, Y., Ribera, L. A., Anderson, D. P., & Filho, W. K. (2022). Purebred Nellore Prices in Brazil: Morphological, Genetic, Physical, and Market Factors in Auctions. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS. 47(3), 529-543.
Chavez, D. E., Palma, M. A., Byrne, D. H., Hall, C. R., & Ribera, L. A. (2020). Willingness to Pay for Rose Attributes: Helping Provide Consumer Orientation to Breeding Programs. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS. 52(1), 1-15.
Palma, M. A., Segovia, M. S., Kassas, B., Ribera, L. A., & Hall, C. R. (2018). Self-control: Knowledge or perishable resource?. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR & ORGANIZATION. 145, 80-94.
Zapata, S. D., Ribera, L. A., & Palma, M. A. (2017). EFFECT OF PRODUCTION PARAMETERS ON THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF A BIOFUEL ENTERPRISE. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS. 49(3), 347-362.

Chapters1

Ribera, L. A., & Bryant, H. (2016). Economic Issues for Sugarcane as a Biofuel Feedstock. COMPENDIUM OF BIOENERGY PLANTS: SUGARCANE. 51-62.

Conference Papers4

Enciso, J., Jifon, J., Ribera, L., & Ganjegunte, G. K. (2015). Water use efficiency of energy sorghum in South Texas. Joint ASABE/IA Irrigation Symposium 2015: Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Irrigation. 663-673.
Enciso, J., Garza, A., Nelson, S., Ribera, L., Landivar, J., Fernandez, C., & Enciso-Siller, J. (2014). An internet program for managing irrigation. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2014, ASABE 2014. 5, 3238-3244.
Enciso, J., Jifon, J., Ribera, L., Landivar, J., Lopez, R., & Enciso-Siller, J. (2014). Water use efficiency of energy sorghum in Texas. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2014, ASABE 2014. 5, 3245-3251.
Ribera, L. A., & Landivar, J. A. (1999). Economic feasibility of variable rate application systems for cotton. Proceedings of the 1999 Beltwide Cotton Conference, January, 1999, Orlando, Florida, USA. 247-248.