Guanming Shi
· Renk Agribusiness Chair and ProfessorUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison · Agricultural and Applied Economics
Active 1999–2026
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About
Guanming Shi is Renk Agribusiness Chair and Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics. His research focuses on the economics of industrial organization in the U.S. and China, with particular emphasis on firms' strategic behavior under imperfect competition, including pricing, product offering, collusion, and intellectual property protection. His work has applications in biotechnology and innovation, especially within the genetically modified seed industry. Additionally, he is interested in the adoption, profitability, and impact of new technology, as well as emerging issues related to environment and development in developing economies. Dr. Shi holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, a Master's in Community Development and Applied Economics from the University of Vermont, and a Bachelor's in International Finance from Fudan University.
Research topics
- Economics
- Econometrics
- Computer Science
- Business
- Microeconomics
- Geography
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Agricultural economics
- Demographic economics
Selected publications
Overuse or underuse? An observation of pesticide use in China
The Science of The Total Environment · 2015-08-22 · 178 citations
articleProductivity effect and overuse of pesticide in crop production in China
Journal of Integrative Agriculture · 2015-09-01 · 99 citations
articleOpen accessChinese farmers are often accused of overusing pesticides that play a crucial role in enhancing crop yield by reducing losses to crop pests. Pesticide overuse has caused a series of negative health and environmental externalities. This paper quantifies the productivity effect and the optimal amount of pesticides in rice, cotton and maize production in China from the economic perspective. Using survey data collected in 2012 and 2013, both Cobb-Douglas and Weibull damage control specifications are…
Does Internet use improve technical efficiency? Evidence from apple production in China
Technological Forecasting and Social Change · 2021 · 97 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingDo farmers misuse pesticides in crop production in China? Evidence from a farm household survey
Pest Management Science · 2019-01-11 · 59 citations
articleSenior authorBACKGROUND: In China, pesticide overuse and underuse have been studied. However, little empirical evidence has been provided for pesticide misuse. RESULTS: Using data from a farm household survey in 2016, we quantitatively analyzed Chinese farmers' pesticide misuse in the production of rice, apple, tea, and greenhouse vegetables. The results show that pesticide misuse is common in China. However, the misuse is found to be lower in rice production than in the production of apple, tea, and greenho…
Health effect of agricultural pesticide use in China: implications for the development of GM crops
Scientific Reports · 2016-10-10 · 44 citations
articleOpen accessIt is notable that the adoption of GM glyphosate-tolerant crops increases glyphosate use but reduces non-glyphosate herbicide use; and adoption of GM insect-resistant crops significantly reduces insecticide use. While the health hazard of pesticide use has been well documented, little literature evaluates the health effects of different pesticides related to GM crops in an integrated framework. This study aims to associate the uses of different pesticides related to GM crops with the blood chemi…
Frequent coauthors
- 53 shared
Jean‐Paul Chavas
University of Wisconsin–Madison
- 32 shared
Kyle W. Stiegert
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association
- 12 shared
Ruifa Hu
- 12 shared
Xingliang Ma
University of Saskatchewan
- 8 shared
Chao Zhang
Beijing Institute of Technology
- 6 shared
Cornelia Ilin
University of California, Berkeley
- 6 shared
Elizabeth Nolan
Institute of Child Health
- 5 shared
Qingbin Wang
Wuhan University
Education
- 2005
Ph.D., Agricultural and Applied Economics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 2002
M.S., Agricultural and Applied Economics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 1999
B.S., Agricultural and Applied Economics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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