Devin Serfas, PhD

Area of Study / Keywords

Agricultural Economics Production Economics Industrial Organization

About

I am an agricultural economist with an interest in topics related to agricultural policy, markets, and farm management. I grew up on a grain farm near Eston, Saskatchewan, so I am naturally interested in issues that affect farmers such as grain handling and transportation, grain marketing, investment in agricultural R&D, intellectual property and plant breeders’ rights, and agri-environmental policy.

Education

• PhD. in Agricultural and Resource Economics (2024), University of California, Davis
  • Dissertation: “Essays on Cropping Choice, Carbon Sequestration, and the Productivity of Saskatchewan Farms”
• MSc. in Agricultural Economics (2018), University of Saskatchewan
• BSc. in Agribusiness (2016, Honors and Great Distinction), University of Saskatchewan

For more information, please visit my personal website: About Me - Devin Serfas

Research

Research Areas:

• Agricultural Production Economics
• Agri-Environmental Policy
• Returns to Agricultural R&D
• Agricultural Marketing and Farm Management

Devin's Google Scholar Page

Alston, J. M., Pardey, P. G., Serfas, D. A., and Wang, S.

Annual Review of Resource Economics. 2023 May; 15 (1):471-493 10.1146/annurev-resource-111820-034312

Serfas, D., Gray, R., and Slade, P.

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2018 May; 66 (2):187-207 10.1111/cjag.12171