Dr. Konstantinos Giannakas - Grants and Contracts

“Center for Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization – Policy Research Group.” United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Policy Research Centers Award (Principal Investigator), April 2012-April 2014, $766,166.

"EU Food Industry Dynamics and Methodological Advances." European Commission, Research Directorate, Directorate E, Framework Programme 6 (with K. Mattas, K. Karantininis, Z. Kresimir, A. Oude Lansink, F. Pirscher, P. Stoneman, and V. Tzouvelekas), January 2007-March 2010, € 950,076 (~ $1.4 million).

"Market and Welfare Effects of Country-Of-Origin- Labeling (COOL) for Specialty Crops.” USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) (Cooperative Agreements), September 2005-December 2009, $27,000.

"Preparing Women for Leadership in the Food Industry through Training in Agricultural and Food Industrial Organization.” USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) (with A. Azzam, J. Royer, S. Scofield, and A. Yiannaka), September 2005- August 2007, $128,000.

“The Economics of Purity Thresholds in Biotech Labeling Laws.” Economics and Management of Agrobiotechnology Center, University of Missouri-Columbia, June 2004-April 2005, $10,000.

“The Market Potential of a Second Generation GM, High Oleic Soybean Oil.” United Soybean Board (with A. Yiannaka), September 2003-August 2004, $18,816.

“Accounting for Observability, Uncertainty and Payment Mechanism in Agricultural Conservation Program Compliance.” USDA, ERS (Cooperative Agreement), September 2002-December 2003, $25,000.

“Information Asymmetries and Consumption Decisions in Organic Food Product Markets.” Food System Research Group (FSRG), University of Wisconsin-Madison, January-August 2002, $10,452.

“(Non)Compliance with Agricultural Conservation Programs: Theory and Evidence.” USDA, ERS (Cooperative Agreement), September 2000- December 2001, $20,000.

“Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights: Developing Countries, Biotechnology, and the TRIPs Agreement.” International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), June 2001, $1,000.

“Biotechnology and Industry Concentration.” IFPRI, June 2001, $1,000.

“Intellectual Property Rights under Costly and Imperfect Enforcement.” IFPRI, June 2000-March 2001, $10,000.

“Consumption Effects of Genetic Modification: What If Consumers Are Right?” IFPRI (with M. Fulton), June 2000-March 2001, $5,000.

“The Effects of Biotechnology on Concentration and Structure in the Agricultural Inputs Industry.” Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (with M. Fulton), December 1999-April 2000, C$12,000.

“Technical Efficiency, Technological Change and Output Growth of Wheat Farms in Saskatchewan.” Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (with R. Schoney and V. Tzouvelekas), June-December 1999, C$25,000.

Research Travel Grants

Research Travel Grant, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, February 2005, $800.
Research Travel Grant, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, February 2003, $800.
Research Travel Grant, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, February 2002, $800.
Research Travel Grant, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, February 2001, $800.
Research Travel Grant, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, September 1999, $800.