cv – Leonard-Allen Quaye

Leonard-Allen Quaye

LeoAllen@spu.edu | Seattle Pacific University

Current Position

Assistant Professor of Economics · College of Business & Technology, Seattle Pacific University

Peer-Reviewed Journals

Quaye, L.-A., and G. Kostandini. 2026. “Impact of Formal Household Land Ownership on Farm Productivity and Agriculture as a Primary Occupation of Youth in Ghana.” Agribusiness 0: e70134. doi.org/10.1002/agr.70134

Working Papers

Exploring the Dynamics of the El Niño Southern Oscillation and Food Commodity Prices. Investigates the impact of ENSO on five major commodity prices (1980–2022) using STAR and STVECM models to capture nonlinear price dynamics.

Down the Mississippi: How Barge Rates Affect Corn Basis. Uses a Spatial Durbin Model with weekly data (2014–2024) to examine how barge freight rates and spillover effects shape corn basis along the Mississippi River.

Policy Papers

Gupta, A. and Quaye, L.-A., “Cost-benefit Analysis of WFP’s Food Assistance for Assets projects: Evidence from Rwanda and Zimbabwe.” UN World Food Programme. April 5, 2022.

Teaching Experience

Instructor of Record | Seattle Pacific University
ECN 2102: Principles of Microeconomics (Spring 2026, Fall 2026)
ECN 3201: Intermediate Microeconomics (Winter 2026, 2027)
BUS 2700: Statistics for Business and Economics (Spring 2026, Winter 2026, Fall 2025)
ECN 3202: Intermediate Macroeconomics (Fall 2025, 2026)

Instructor of Record | Virginia Tech
AAEC 1006: Macroeconomic Principles: Economics of the Food and Fiber System (Spring 2025)

Teaching Assistant | Virginia Tech
AAEC 5946 Econometric Theory & Practice (Fall 2024) · AAEC 5904 Project and Report (Summer 2024, 2023) · AAEC 5484/4484 Applied Economic Forecasting (Spring 2024) · AAEC 5014 Applied Economic Analytics (Fall 2023) · AAEC 1006 Co-instructor (Spring 2023, Fall 2022) · AAEC 5804 Fundamentals of Econometrics (Spring 2021) · AAEC 5024 Mathematical Programming for Economists (Fall 2020)

Teaching Assistant | University of Georgia, Athens
AAEC 3690 Agribusiness Finance, Lab Sessions (Fall 2019)

Teaching Assistant | University of Ghana, Legon
AGEC 212 Macroeconomics (Spring 2018) · AGEC 211 Microeconomics (Fall 2017)

Oral Presentations

Transportation Disruptions and Corn Basis Volatility along the Mississippi River. AAEA Meeting, Denver, CO, 07/2025.

An Analysis of Corn Basis Volatility Along the Mississippi. Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management, Chicago, IL, 04/2025.

Exploring the Dynamics of Food Commodity Prices and Weather Anomalies using a STAR model. Virginia Association of Economists Annual Meeting, Lexington, VA, 04/2024 — Best Paper Award.

Exploring the Dynamics of Food Commodity Prices and Weather Anomalies using a STAR model. Southern Agricultural Economics Association Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 02/2024.

Skills

R Python Stata SQL LaTeX

Full CV available here.

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Kostandini. 2026. "Impact of Formal Household Land Ownership on Farm Productivity and Agriculture as a Primary Occupation of Youth in Ghana." <em>Agribusiness</em> 0: e70134. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.70134" style="color:#1a2744;" target="_blank">doi.org/10.1002/agr.70134</a></div> </div> </div> <div style="margin-top:24px; border-top:2px solid #1a2744; padding-top:12px;"> <div style="font-size:1rem; font-weight:700; color:#1a2744; margin-bottom:10px;">Working Papers</div> <div style="font-size:0.88rem; color:#444; line-height:1.8;"> <div style="margin-bottom:10px;"><strong>Exploring the Dynamics of the El Niño Southern Oscillation and Food Commodity Prices.</strong> Investigates the impact of ENSO on five major commodity prices (1980–2022) using STAR and STVECM models to capture nonlinear price dynamics.</div> <div style="margin-bottom:10px;"><strong>Down the Mississippi: How Barge Rates Affect Corn Basis.</strong> Uses a Spatial Durbin Model with weekly data (2014–2024) to examine how barge freight rates and spillover effects shape corn basis along the Mississippi River.</div> </div> </div> <div style="margin-top:24px; border-top:2px solid #1a2744; padding-top:12px;"> <div style="font-size:1rem; font-weight:700; color:#1a2744; margin-bottom:10px;">Policy Papers</div> <div style="font-size:0.88rem; color:#444; line-height:2;"> <div style="margin-bottom:8px;">Gupta, A. and Quaye, L.-A., "Cost-benefit Analysis of WFP's Food Assistance for Assets projects: Evidence from Rwanda and Zimbabwe." UN World Food Programme. April 5, 2022.</div> </div> </div> <div style="margin-top:24px; border-top:2px solid #1a2744; padding-top:12px;"> <div style="font-size:1rem; font-weight:700; color:#1a2744; margin-bottom:10px;">Teaching Experience</div> <div style="font-size:0.88rem; color:#444; line-height:1.8;"> <div style="margin-bottom:10px;"><strong>Instructor of Record | Seattle Pacific University</strong><br>ECN 2102: Principles of Microeconomics (Spring 2026, Fall 2026)<br>ECN 3201: Intermediate Microeconomics (Winter 2026, 2027)<br>BUS 2700: Statistics for Business and Economics (Spring 2026, Winter 2026, Fall 2025)<br>ECN 3202: Intermediate Macroeconomics (Fall 2025, 2026)</div> <div style="margin-bottom:10px;"><strong>Instructor of Record | Virginia Tech</strong><br>AAEC 1006: Macroeconomic Principles: Economics of the Food and Fiber System (Spring 2025)</div> <div style="margin-bottom:10px;"><strong>Teaching Assistant | Virginia Tech</strong><br>AAEC 5946 Econometric Theory & Practice (Fall 2024) · AAEC 5904 Project and Report (Summer 2024, 2023) · AAEC 5484/4484 Applied Economic Forecasting (Spring 2024) · AAEC 5014 Applied Economic Analytics (Fall 2023) · AAEC 1006 Co-instructor (Spring 2023, Fall 2022) · AAEC 5804 Fundamentals of Econometrics (Spring 2021) · AAEC 5024 Mathematical Programming for Economists (Fall 2020)</div> <div style="margin-bottom:10px;"><strong>Teaching Assistant | University of Georgia, Athens</strong><br>AAEC 3690 Agribusiness Finance, Lab Sessions (Fall 2019)</div> <div style="margin-bottom:10px;"><strong>Teaching Assistant | University of Ghana, Legon</strong><br>AGEC 212 Macroeconomics (Spring 2018) · AGEC 211 Microeconomics (Fall 2017)</div> </div> </div> <div style="margin-top:24px; border-top:2px solid #1a2744; padding-top:12px;"> <div style="font-size:1rem; font-weight:700; color:#1a2744; margin-bottom:10px;">Oral Presentations</div> <div style="font-size:0.88rem; color:#444; line-height:2;"> <div style="margin-bottom:8px;">Transportation Disruptions and Corn Basis Volatility along the Mississippi River. AAEA Meeting, Denver, CO, 07/2025.</div> <div style="margin-bottom:8px;">An Analysis of Corn Basis Volatility Along the Mississippi. Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management, Chicago, IL, 04/2025.</div> <div style="margin-bottom:8px;">Exploring the Dynamics of Food Commodity Prices and Weather Anomalies using a STAR model. Virginia Association of Economists Annual Meeting, Lexington, VA, 04/2024 — <strong>Best Paper Award</strong>.</div> <div style="margin-bottom:8px;">Exploring the Dynamics of Food Commodity Prices and Weather Anomalies using a STAR model. Southern Agricultural Economics Association Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 02/2024.</div> </div> </div> <div style="margin-top:24px; border-top:2px solid #1a2744; padding-top:12px;"> <div style="font-size:1rem; font-weight:700; color:#1a2744; margin-bottom:10px;">Skills</div> <div style="display:flex; gap:8px; flex-wrap:wrap;"> <span style="background:#1a2744; color:white; font-size:0.8rem; padding:4px 12px; border-radius:4px;">R</span> <span style="background:#1a2744; color:white; font-size:0.8rem; padding:4px 12px; border-radius:4px;">Python</span> <span style="background:#1a2744; color:white; font-size:0.8rem; padding:4px 12px; border-radius:4px;">Stata</span> <span style="background:#1a2744; color:white; font-size:0.8rem; padding:4px 12px; border-radius:4px;">SQL</span> <span style="background:#1a2744; color:white; font-size:0.8rem; padding:4px 12px; border-radius:4px;">LaTeX</span> </div> </div> <div style="margin-top:24px; border-top:2px solid #1a2744; padding-top:12px; font-size:0.85rem; color:#666;"> Full CV available <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aArGhH-Q_eJu1kGiisBi25a0dQ5PbGLQ/view?usp=drive_link" style="color:#1a2744;" target="_blank">here</a>. </div> </div>