Faculty Member Information Saleem Shaik About Dr. Shaik Dr. Shaik's research is in the area of agricultural policy analyses, agricultural risk management and production economics utilizing quantitative analytical tools. He teaches undergraduate and graduate course in Agriculture finance. Selected Publications (Journal Articles and Book Chapters): Saleem Shaik, Keith Coble, Thomas O. Knight, Alan E. Baquet, and George F.Patrick, “Crop Revenue and Yield Insurance Demand: A Subjective Probability Approach” forthcoming in December 2008 issue of Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. Saleem Shaik, Keith Coble, Darren Hudson, Terry Hanson, Corey Miller, and Stephen H. Sempier. “Willingness to Pay for a Potential Trout Aquaculture" forthcoming in April 2008 issue of Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. Terrill R. Hanson, Saleem Shaik, Keith H. Coble, Seanicaa Edwards, and J. Corey Miller, “Identifying Risk Factors Affecting Weather- and Disease-Related Losses in the U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish Industry.” forthcoming in April 2008 issue of Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. Shaik, Saleem., B.J. Barnett, K.H. Coble, J.C. Miller, and T. Hanson. “Insurability Conditions and Livestock Disease Insurance” in Livestock Insurance Products International Conference and Forum: Discovery of Ideas and Issues. Koontz S.R. and D.L. Hoag, eds., pp. 53-67. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, 2006. Coble, K.H., T.R. Hanson, S.H. Sempier, Saleem Shaik, and J.C. Miller. “Investigating the Feasibility of Livestock Disease Insurance: A Case Study in Aquaculture” in Livestock Insurance Products International Conference and Forum: Discovery of Ideas and Issues. Koontz S.R. and D.L. Hoag, eds., pp. 252-271. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, 2006. Atwood, Joseph, James Robinson-Cox and Saleem Shaik. “A Direct Test of Yield Switching Fraud in the Federal Crop Insurance Program” American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Vol. 88, No 2 (May 2006) pp: 365–381. Shaik, Saleem, Joseph Atwood and Glenn Helmers. “The Evolution of Farm Programs and their Contribution to Agricultural Land Values.” Principal Paper” American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Vol. 87, No 5 (Dec 2005) pp: 1190-1197. Working Papers Shaik, Saleem. “Does Crop Insurance Program Contribute to Agriculture Land Values, 1989-2006?" Shaik, Saleem, Joseph Atwood and Glenn Helmers. “Historical Contribution of Farm Program Payments, Farm Returns and Off-farm Income to Land Values, 1940-2006.” Shaik, Saleem and Sanjoy Bhattacharjee. (Senior authorship is shared.) “Multilevel Modeling of Crop Yields to Test for Normality.” Zhen Xu, Wen Tu and Shaik, Saleem. “Southeast Asian Agriculture Returns to Scale: Inferences from Stochastic Frontier Analysis.” Professional Accomplishments Co-chair of selected paper process for the annual American Agricultural Economic Association (AAEA) meetings, 2007 and 2006 J. B. Hassler Outstanding Researcher Award, 1999 Education PhD (Agricultural Economics), University of Nebraska, Lincoln MS/BS (Agricultural Economics), APAU, INDIA St John’s Church High School, INDIA Office Address Morrill Hall 221D Fargo, ND 58105-5636 Contact Information Office: (701) 231-7459 Fax: (701) 231-7400 Email Address saleem.shaik@ndsu.edu