Rafael Bakhtavoryan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of AgriBusiness

A Conversation with Dr. Bakhtavoryan

What has been your favorite course to teach?

My favorite class to teach has been Agricultural Economics. This is a very interesting class to teach since many different agricultural majors take it. As such, it presents a unique challenge for me to make this class appealing and useful to students with various backgrounds.  

Educational Background

• Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, 2011
• M.S., Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, 2004
• B.S., Accounting and Audit, Armenian Agricultural Academy, 2001

Awards and Honors

• Chuck Arize Junior Faculty Award, 2020

Research Interests

• Applied Consumer Demand Analysis

Professional Organizations

• Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
• Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Selected Publications

• R. Bakhtavoryan, Cheng, G, O. Capps, Jr., and S. Dharmasena. “A Household-Level Demand System Analysis of Nuts in the United States.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 51, 2022:283-310.
• R. Bakhtavoryan and V. Hovhannisyan. “Quantifying the Structure of Residential Water Demand in the United States: A Generalized Exact Affine Stone Index Demand Framework.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2021:1-18.
• R. Bakhtavoryan, V. Hovhannisyan, S. Devadoss, and J.A. Lopez. “An Empirical Evaluation of Egg Demand in the United States.” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 53, 2021:280-300.