Transportation Sector from the Perspective of an Agricultural Economist

摘要

I am very honored to be a recipient of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association's Lifetime Achievement Award and to be included among current and prior recipients of this award. When Dr. Cramer telephoned to inform that I was one of this year'saward winners, he indicated I might view presentations "of earlier award recipients" in the Journal (JAAE) to gain perspective on a topic for my address or I could discuss agricultural transportation, my research orientation for 25 years. After viewingearlier addresses by recipients over recent years, I was most impressed with the presentations and the mountain of wisdom that had been offered regarding our profession and related matters. It was at this point I decided to talk about transportation rather than repeat many of the notions offered by earlier recipients. Accordingly, my presentation will focus on transportation economics from the perspective of an agricultural economist. I view myself as an agricultural economist who has focused much of myresearch career on transportation issues that have affected agriculture.