Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics
 
Name
Rakhal Sarker
Position
Associate Professor
Specialization
Exchange Rate Variability and Trade; Economics of Trade Disputes;
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Office
Room 318
Phone Number
ext. 52173
Profile
Born and raised in Bangladesh , Rakhal completed his B.Sc. Agr. Econ. and M. Sc. at the Bangladesh Agricultural University then came to Canada for higher studies leading to a Ph. D. Besides academics, he enjoys music, sports and the splendid Canadian outdoors.
Research Interests
Exchange rate variability and trade, economics of trade disputes, economics of agri-food safety-net programs, data nonstationarity and generic advertising, regionalism and agri-food trade, biotechnology and non-market valuation.
Teaching Interests
Agricultural and Food Policy, Cost Benefit Analysis.
Education

B. Sc. Agric. Econ. (Honours): Bangladesh Agricultural University, 1980

M.Sc. Agric. Econ (Marketing): Bangladesh Agricultural University, 1982

Ph. D. University of Guelph 1991.

Select Publications

Jayasinghe, S. and R. Sarker (2008). Effects of Regional Trade Agreements on Trade in Agri-Food Products: Evidence from Gravity Modeling Using Disaggregated Data. Review of Agricultural Economics, 30 (1): 61-81.

Ahmed, I., B. Deaton, R. Sarker and T. Veerani (2008). Wetland Ownership and Management in a Common Property Resource Setting: A Case Study of Hakaluki Haor in Bangladesh. Ecological Economics (in press).

 Sarker, R. and S. Jayasinghe (2007). Regional Trade Agreements and Trade in Agri-Food Products: Evidence for the European Union from Gravity Modeling Using Disaggregate Data. Agricultural Economics, 37 (1): 93-104.

Sarker, R. and Y. Surry (2006). Product Differentiation and Trade in Agri-Food Products: Taking Stock and Looking Forward. Journal of International Agricultural Trade and Development, 2 (1): 39-78 .

Sarker, R. and Y. Surry.  August 2004.   The Fast Decay Process and Alternative Count Data Models in Recretional Demand Analysis.   American Journal of Agricultural of Agricultural Economics, 86 (3):  701-715.

Falah, G., M. Hoy and R. Sarker. 2000. A Satisfaction with Coexistence in Selected Mixed Arab-Jewish Cities in Israel : By Choice or by Default? @ Urban Studies, 37 (4): 775-796.

Weersink, A., S. Clark, C. Turvey and R. Sarker. 1999. "The Effect of Agricultural Policy on Farm Land Values." Land Economics, 75 (3): 425-439.

Sarker, R. and Y. Surry. 1998. "Economic Value of Big Game Hunting: The Case of Moose Hunting in Ontario." Journal of Forest Economics, 4(1): 29-60.

Meilke, K., R. Sarker and D. LeRoy. 1998. "The Potential for Increased Trade in Milk and Dairy Products between Canada and the United States under Trade Liberalization." Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 46(2): 149-169.
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