Tanner McCarty
Applied Economics (APEC)
Assistant Professor

Educational Background
PhD, Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, 2018 Dissertation
Three Essays on the Economics of Specialized Agricultural Products: Equilibrium Contract Structure under Uncertainty and Sunk Costs
MS, Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, 2014 Thesis
A Real Options Approach to Second Generation Biofuel Plant Investment
Biography
Agricultural Economics, Risk, Dynamic Optimization, Specialty Crops
Teaching Interests
Agricultural Economics, Risk, Dynamic Optimization, Specialty Crops
Research Interests
Agricultural Economics, Risk, Dynamic Optimization, Specialty Crops
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Packer, J., McCarty, T., Feuz, R., (2024). Mountain States Oilseeds: Can Contracts Enhance Safflower Seed Procurement?. Applied Economics Teaching Resources, 6:1, 13-29.
- Packer, J., Feuz, R., McCarty, T., (2024). Western Safflower Contracting Strategies. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/aae.2024.10
- Tewari, R., Zuo, N., Delmond, A., Hu, L., McCarty, T., Melhorn, J., Parrott, S., Penn, J., Schroeter, C., (2024). Curriculum Innovations to Meet Students' Needs in Applied Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Programs. Applied Economics Teaching Resources
- Westover, C., McCarty, T., Identifying the Correct Target Market: A Case Study for Renaissance Ag. Applied Economics Teaching Resources
- Lee, H., McCarty, T., Thayer, A., Larsen, R., (2022). Milner Ranch: Is the Grass Greener in Processing?. Applied Economic Teaching Resources
- Young, J., McCarty, T., (2022). Adapting Network Theory for Spatial Network Externalities in Agriculture: A Case Study on Hemp Cross-Pollination. American Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Stacanelli-Pires-Chagas-Scott, I., Scott, F., McCarty, T., Penn, C., Techno-economic Analysis of Various Phosphorus Abatement Technologies. Environmental Science & Technology
- McCarty, T., Sesmero, J., (2020). Contracting for Perennial Energy Crops and the Cost-Effectiveness of the Biomass Crop Assistance Program. Energy Policy, 112018.
- Gibbons, G., McCarty, T., (2020). System Design and Co-Product Streams: Does Technological Choice Matter for Aquaponic Profitability?. Journal of Agribusiness
- Van Orden, C., Willis, B., Bosworth, R.C, Larsen, R., McCarty, T., Kim, M., (2020). Weather Station Location and the Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Insurance Program . Choices , 35:Quarter 1
- McCarty, T., (2019). What Regional Economic Factors Drive Feedstock Cost for Cannabinoid Hemp Processors in the United States?. Journal of Agricultural Hemp Research, 1:1
- McCarty, T., Young, J., Hemp Production Network Effects: Are Producers Tipped Towards Sub-Optimal Varietal Selection by Their Neighbors?. Journal of Applied Farm Research
- McCarty, T.J, Sesmero, J.P, (2015). Uncertainty, Irreversibility, and Investment in Second-Generation Biofuels. Bioenergy Reserach, 8:2, 675-687.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Technical Reports
Research Reports
- McCarty, T., Wang, Z., Kim, M., Evans, J.P, (2022). The Economic Contribution of Utah's Energy and Mining Industries. Utah Department of Natural Resources
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Teaching
APEC 6140 - Decision Making and Strategy, Spring 2024
APEC 3010 - Agricultural Economics (DSS), Fall 2023
APEC 6140 - Decision Making and Strategy, Spring 2023
APEC 3010 - Introduction to Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Spring 2023
APEC 5020 - Strategic Firm Management, Spring 2023
APEC 3010 - Introduction to Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Fall 2022
APEC 6140 - Decision Making and Strategy, Spring 2022
APEC 3010 - Introduction to Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Spring 2022
APEC 3010 - Introduction to Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Spring 2022
APEC 3010 - Introduction to Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Fall 2021
APEC 1600 - Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions, Fall 2021
APEC 1600 - Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions, Summer 2021
APEC 6140 - Decision Making and Strategy, Spring 2021
APEC 3010 - Introduction to Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Spring 2021
APEC 5020 - Strategic Firm Management, Spring 2021
APEC 3010 - Introduction to Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Fall 2020
APEC 6140 - Decision Making and Strategy, Spring 2020
APEC 3010 - Introduction to Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Spring 2020
APEC 3010 - Introduction to Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Fall 2019
APEC 3010 - Introduction to Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Spring 2019
APEC 5020 - Strategic Firm Management, Spring 2019
APEC 3010 - Introduction to Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Fall 2018
Graduate Students Mentored
Chanden Westover, Applied Economics 2023
Jonathon Frost, Applied Economics 2023
Jameson Packer, Applied Economics 2022
Grace, Applied Economics, August 2018 - May 2020