Dr Jeremy Franks
Lecturer in Farm Management
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Department of Agriculture, King George VI Building,University of Newcastle,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU
J.R.Franks@ncl.ac.uk |
Fax:(0191)222 7811 |
Tel:(0191)222 7428 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Peterborough |
| Marital Status | Single, no dependents |
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Degrees | |
| (1979-1982) | B.Sc. (Agric) Reading University |
| (1990-1991) | Dip. (Agric. Econ.) Reading University. Pass with distinction |
| (1991-1992) | M.Sc. (Agric. Econ.) Reading University |
| (1992-1995) | Ph.D (Agric. Econ.) The University of Manchester (awarded in 1996) |
Thesis submitted for Degrees |
| B.Sc. (Agric): The Structure and Growth of Cereal Roots and the Utilisation of Nitrogen and Water during the growing period. |
| Dip. (Agric. Econ): The Determinants of Agricultural Land Values |
| M.Sc.: A Vector Autoregression Analysis of Relative Prices in UK Agriculture |
| Ph.D.: Financial Stress in UK Agriculture: Definitions, Identification and Causes
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Previous Positions |
| (October 1995- July 1999): Research Associate with the Farm Business Unit, The University of Manchester
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Principle responsibilities |
| National Co-ordinator for a Special Study into the Economics of Milk Production 1996/97 (MAFF).
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| National Co-ordinator into the Economics of Mushroom Production 1997 (MAFF)
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| Write-up of the Dairy Enterprise Costs Survey (MAFF) |
Lecturing at Manchester: Undergraduate course (second and third year students)
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| Contributed to: 'The Economics of the European Community: The Common Agricultural Policy' (EQ2392)
presenting lectures on: The Agri-monetary System of the CAP; The GATT and the MacSharry Reforms, and aspects of The Political Economy of the EU.
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| Supervision of thesis presented by Master student |
Undergraduate courses |
| Second year: The Economics of the European Community and the Common Agricultural Policy,(EQ2392). |
| First year: Mathematical Methods (ES 110). |
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