Chen Zhen
Director of Graduate Studies & GA Athletic Association Professor in Food Choice, Obesity & Health
Agricultural & Applied Economics
Areas of expertise
Applied EconomicsEconometricsPublic Health and Health ServicesPhysical Geography and Environmental GeoscienceOther EconomicsBanking, Finance and Investment
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Economics, General
North Carolina State University, NC, United States (2006)
Master of Science, Applied Economics
Montana State University – Bozeman, MT, United States (2001)
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, General
University of Colorado at Denver, CO, United States (1999)
Awards and Honors
- Student Career Success Influencer Award 2022 (2023)
- Best Economics Paper in Food Safety and Nutrition (2023)
Scholarly Works
- US Demand for Tobacco Products in a System Framework, HEALTH ECONOMICS, (2017).
- Advertising, Habit Formation, and US Tobacco Product Demand, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, (2016).
- Identifying the effect of shelf nutrition labels on consumer purchases: results of a natural experiment and consumer survey, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, (2018).
- Does point-of-sale nutrition information improve the nutritional quality of food choices?, ECONOMICS & HUMAN BIOLOGY, (2019).
- The role of food preferences in determining diet quality for Tanzanian consumers, JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, (2022).
Contact
Mailing Address
312-E Conner Hall
147 Cedar St.
Athens, GA 30602 0000
Shipping Address
312-E Conner Hall
147 Cedar St.
Athens, GA 30602 0000
Stories
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Agricultural and Applied EconomicsImpact of food nutrition labels on retail pricing and consumer purchasing
