University of Tennessee at Martin
Hendrix Chair of Excellence in Free Enterprise · Associate Professor of Economics
Applied microeconomist working in consumer behavior, industrial organization, resource economics, and regional development. Research is built on primary data (e.g., surveys, sensory panels, and behavioral experiments) with a particular focus on food and beverage markets.
Research
My work organizes around four topic areas, each grounded in original data collection and robust econometric analysis.
Willingness to pay, quality signaling, and how origin, reputation, and labeling shape demand in food and beverage markets.
Externalities, property rights, and the economics of natural-resource use, from antimicrobial stewardship to climate-vulnerable farming systems.
Income inequality, institutions, and the drivers of growth and opportunity across rural and regional economies.
Games-based pedagogy, experiential and study-abroad learning, and the measurement of teaching effectiveness in economics.
Delmond & McCluskey · Journal of Wine Economics, 20(3), 268–285.
Anthony R. Delmond · Kendall Hunt Publishers.
Delmond, Mehlhorn & Nanney · Applied Economics Education and Extension (formerly AETR).
Berry, Delmond, Morin Chassé, Strandholm & Shogren · Ecological Economics, 198.
Delmond & Ahmed · Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 46(3), 490–508.
Muhammad, Delmond & Nti · British Food Journal, 123(13), 362–383.
Rai, Bajgai, Rabgyal, Katwal & Delmond · Sustainability, 14(4).
Delmond, McCluskey, Rogova & Yormirzoev · Food Policy, 78, 91–100.
Delmond, McCluskey & Winfree · Routledge Handbook of Agricultural Economics, Ch. 7, 96–107.
A gravity model of trade, estimated via PPML, linking migration flows to imported-beer demand by country of origin.
In Progresswith D. Rourke & R. Joyner · How CSR messaging shapes consumer engagement and response across social-media channels.
Under Reviewwith A. Richards, T. Looney, J. Mehlhorn & B. Cole · Whether seniority on Congressional agricultural committees translates into measurable district-level farm-sector outcomes.
In Progresswith Duck, Mehlhorn & Morris · A retention study on classroom games as a content-delivery method.
In Progresswith T. Johnson · Gini- and Lorenz-based analysis of income inequality across Tennessee counties and its structural correlates.
In ProgressTeaching & Pedagogy
I put economics into students' hands with real data and real markets: pricing surveys, sensory panels, classroom games, and semester-long fieldwork abroad.
My teaching spans applied microeconomics, econometrics, and the economics of food and drink, along with the semester-long study abroad programs I run in Siena and other travel programs. I spearheaded the revitalization of UT Martin's Entrepreneurship Minor to open it to students across every discipline, and I advise the economics Quiz Bowl teams that compete at the SAEA and AAEA annual meetings. This work feeds my scholarship of teaching and learning, where I study the impact and outcomes of various pedagogical strategies and classroom activities.
Applied Research & Consulting
I founded and direct EBIL, a faculty-led applied research and consulting unit in UTM's College of Business that trains student analysts and produces economic evidence for the region.
IMPLAN-based input–output analysis quantifying Dyersburg State Community College's economic footprint across the regional economy.
Counterfactual evaluation and a nonprofit-sector footprint analysis assessing the organization's regional economic contribution.
A locally constructed consumer price index built from primary price collection, adapting BLS methodology to a small-city context.
Professional Service
Programs & Students
Faculty-led travel programs and academic competition teams that take students from the classroom into the field.
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