EDUCATION:

• Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, January 2001, Areas of specialization:  Agricultural Finance and Development Economics

• M.S., Agricultural Economics, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, May 1996

• Exchange Scholar, International Christian University, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, June 1984

• A.B., Economics, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines, March 1983

AREAS OF INTEREST:

• Farm Financial Management:  Development of financial decision-making tools for farm management, planning and record keeping; farm-level analysis of portfolio decisions, business growth patterns, debt repayment and risk management strategies, farmland control arrangements; assessment of financial and economic feasibility of non-traditional agribusiness venture projects

• Agricultural Credit:  Analysis of lenders' risk rating systems, loan packaging and risk management practices; application of migration framework to agricultural finance

• Risk and Information Theory:  Alternative risk behavioral specifications for the expected utility-mean variance framework using location-scale parameter condition; asymmetric risk balancing behavior of farm decision-makers; application of prospect theory and myopic loss aversion concepts in understanding farmers' business decisions

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

• Editorial Council member, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2003-2006

• Editor, The Georgia Economic Issues Newsletter, commencing in January 2003

• International Outreach:  Northern Coordinator of the Farmer-to-Farmer Outreach Program of the Partners of the Americas for the partnership of University of Georgia and Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil

• Research Associate, Center for Farm and Rural Business Finance, University of Illinois, 1998-2001

• Product Manager, Special Lending and Guarantee Programs, Retail Banking Group, Far East Bank and Trust Company (FEBTC), Manila, Philippines, 1988-1994

• Senior Staff Assistant, Far East Venture Capital Corporation, Corporate Planning Group and Subsidiaries, FEBTC, 1985-1988

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• Major Professor, 2006 Outstanding Master's Thesis Award (Mark M. Byrd) given by the Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA), Orlando, FL.

• University of Georgia Research Foundation (Competitive) Grant for Junior Faculty Members, 2002-2003.

• Outstanding Journal Article Award given by the American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA) at the 2001 Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL for the manuscript "Lease Pricing for Farm Real Estate" (with co-authors P. J. Barry, L. M. Moss and N. L. Sotomayor) published in the Review of Agricultural Economics.

• Inducted to the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Urbana-Champaign Chapter

• Inducted to the Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society, awarded Graduate Fellowship Recognition Certificate for exemplary academic achievement in 1998, 1999 and 2000.

• SODEN Scholarship Award as one of ten outstanding graduate students in the Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph in 1995.

• Best Production Economics Paper (Strength) Award for "The Cost of Production Formula for Agricultural Price Supports:  A Review of the Theory of Subjective Costs,"  University of Guelph, 1994.

• Honorable Mention and Finalist, Economics Departmental Award, Ateneo de Manila University, 1983.

• University Scholar (1979-1983) and Recipient of Six Incentive Awards for Academic Excellence (1980-1983), Philippine Coconut Producers Federation (COCOFED).

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

• Byrd, M.M., C. L. Escalante, E.G. Fonsah, and M.E. Wetzstein. "Financial Efficiency of Methyl Bromide Alternatives for Georgia's Bell Pepper Industries." Journal of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers 69 (2006) forthcoming.

• Escalante, C.L., R. Brooks, J.E. Epperson, and F.E. Stegelin. "Credit Risk Assessment and Racial Minority Lending at the Farm Service Agency." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics (April 2006) forthcoming.

• Escalante, C.L. "Good Growing:  Why Organic Farming Works by Leslie A. Duram (Invited Book Review)." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, forthcoming.

• Turvey, C.G., C.L. Escalante, and W. Nganje. "Developments in Portfolio Management and Risk Programming Techniques for Agriculture." Agricultural Finance Review, Special Issue, forthcoming.

• Mullen, J.D., C.L. Escalante, G. Hoogenboom, and Y.Yu. "Determinants of Irrigation Farmers' Crop Choice and Acreage Allocation Decisions: Opportunities for Extension Service Delivery." Journal of Extension 43,5 (October 2005), available online http://www.joe.org/joe/2005october/rb3.shtml.

• Escalante, C.L., P.J. Barry, T.A. Park, and E. Demir. "Farm-Level and Macroeconomic Determinants of Farm Credit Risk Migration Rates." Agricultural Finance Review 64,2 (Fall 2004): 135-149.

• Nelson, C. H. and C. L. Escalante. "Toward Exploring the Location-Scale Condition: A Constant Relative Risk Aversion Location-Scale Objective Function." European Review of Agricultural Economics 31, 3 (September 2004) 273-287.

• Rejesus, R.M., C.L. Escalante, and M.H. Cross “Share Tenancy, Ownership Structure and Prevented Planting Claims in Crop Insurance.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 87,1 (February 2005): 180-193.

• Brooks, R. L., C. L. Escalante, J.E. Epperson, and F.E. Stegelin. “The Racial Minority Lending Situation at the Farm Service Agency.” AgLender (March 2004): 8-9.

• Flanders, A., F. C. White, and C. L. Escalante. “Equilibrium of Land Values from Agricultural and General Economic Factors for Cropland and Pasture Capitalization in Georgia.” Journal of Agribusiness 22,1(Spring 2004) 49-60.

• Escalante, C.L. and P.J. Barry. “Growth-Enhancing Capital and Operating Plans of Small and Large Grain Farms.” Journal of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers 67(2004): 41-48.

• Escalante, C.L., W. Florkowski, G. Landry, Jr., and P.I. Boumtje. "Alternative Demand for University Outreach Services from Georgia's Golf Industry." Review of Agricultural Economics 26,1(Spring/Summer 2004) 118-131.

• Escalante, C.L. and P. J. Barry. "Farmland Leasing Decisions and Successful Debt Repayment Strategies." Journal of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers 66(2003) 9-18.

• Escalante, C.L. and P.J. Barry. "Determinants of the Strength of Strategic Adjustments in Farm Capital Structure." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 35,1(April 2003) 67-78.

• Barry, P.J., C.L. Escalante, and L. M. Moss. "Rental Spreads for Share Versus Cash Leases in Illinois." Agricultural Finance Review 62,2(Fall 2002):149-161.

• Barry, P. J., C.L. Escalante, and P.N. Ellinger. "Credit Risk Migration Analysis of Farm Businesses."  Agricultural Finance Review 62,1(Spring 2002):1-11.

• Escalante, C. L. and P. J. Barry. "Business Growth Strategies of Illinois Grain Farms." Agricultural Finance Review 62,1(Spring 2002):69-79.

• Escalante, C. L. and P. J. Barry. "Risk Balancing in an Integrated Farm Risk Management Plan." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 33,3(December 2001):413-429.

• Escalante, C. L. "Enhancing Debt Payment Capacity Under Greater Production and Income Risk." Journal of Agricultural Lending 15,1(Fall 2001):10-17.

• Barry, P.J., C. L. Escalante, and S. K. Bard. "Economic Risk and the Structural Characteristics of Farm Businesses." Agricultural Finance Review 61,1(Spring 2001):73-86.

• Barry, P. J., C. L. Escalante, and P.N. Ellinger. "Living with High Loan-Deposit Ratios at Agricultural Banks." Journal of Agricultural Lending 13,3(Spring 2000):12-15.

• Barry, P. J., L. M. Moss, N. L. Sotomayor, and C. L. Escalante. "Lease Pricing for Farm Real Estate." Review of Agricultural Economics 22,1(Spring/Summer 2000):2-16.

• Barry, P. J. and C. L. Escalante. "Structural Changes in Agricultural Banking." Journal of Agricultural Lending 12,1(Fall 1998):22-28.

LINKS:

                  Complete Resume  (pdf file)  

                Miscellaneous: For My Family

               Family Christmas Newsletter

Updated on:

02/07/2006 10:07 PM