Scott Jeffrey

Area of Study / Keywords

Agricultural Economics

About

I am a professor emeritus in the Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology (REES). I was an Academic Faculty member in REES (formerly the Department of Rural Economy) from 1992-2026. My teaching and research program focused on problems related to agricultural production economics, including issues of risk and efficiency in agricultural production.  During my tenure in REES, I participated in and led projects examining farm level economics for a variety of issues/problems in the Canadian Prairie region, including examining  the economic/environmental tradeoffs associated with beef producer adoption of environmental stewardship practices, adoption of beneficial management practices (e.g., wetland restoration, establishment of buffer strips, rotational grazing), technical and economic efficiency in crop and livestock production, impact and effectiveness of public business risk management programs, and agricultural land use change. While I have retired from my academic position at the University of Alberta, I continue to hold a 50% administrative appointment as a Special Advisor in the Faculty Relations unit within the Office of the Provost & Vice-President (Academic).

I have a B.Sc.(Agr) in Animal Science and M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Guelph, and a PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University of Minnesota. Before coming to Edmonton, I was an Assistant Professor at the University of Manitoba for five years.

Research

Research Interests:

• Productive Efficiency in Canadian Agriculture
• Agricultural Risk Management
• Environmental Issues and Agricultural Production Management
• Farm Level Economics of Ecosystem Service Production

Teaching

Teaching History:

• Introductory Agricultural Economics
• Applied Quantitative Methods (Mathematical Programming and linear algebra)
• Agricultural Production Economics
• Agricultural Business Management

I am no longer accepting new graduate students.