Harry M. Kaiser

Biography

Harry M. Kaiser is the Gellert Family Professor Emeritus in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, part of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. He has written 160 refereed journal articles, six books, 17 book chapters and more than 200 research bulletins, received $8 million in research grants and is a fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Kaiser retired on June 30, 2026, but remains active in research.

In 2005, Kaiser was elected president of the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association. He received the Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, the highest honor given to its alumni. He also received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, the university’s highest alumni honor, and the Outstanding Alumni Award from the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota in 2009. In 2025, Kaiser received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service.

Education

PhD University Of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 1985
MS University Of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 1981
BA University Of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, 1979

Research

• Zhou, Pei; Zhang, Yuqing; Kaiser, Harry; Gomez, Miguel. "On-package claims are imperfect signals of overall nutritional quality"Nature Food. (2026)
• Zhou, Pei; Zheng, Yuqing; Kaiser, Harry; Gomez, Miguel; Wang, Lingxiao; Dong, Diansheng. "The Impact of Electronic Benefit Transfer on Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program"Agricultural Economics. 57.2 (2026): e70109
• Zhao, Jianqiang; Barrett, Christopher; Zheng, Yuqing; Kaiser, Harry. "The incidence of grocery taxes in US food and factor markets"American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 108.5 (2026): 1324-1348
• Tomek, William; Kaiser, Harry; Streletskaya, Nadia. Agricultural Product Prices. Cornell University Press. 6th edition (2026)
• Nouve, Yawotse; Zheng, Yuqing; Zhao, Shuoli; Kaiser, Harry; Dong, Diansheng. "Disaggregated Substitution Patterns Between Plant-Based and Animal Meats: Evidence from U.S. Household Purchases"Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. 48.2 (2026): 312-323
• Dai, Bingyan; Gomez, Miguel; Kaiser, Harry. "Reconfiguring Fresh Produce Supply Chains in Response to Drought Risk: Evidence From the U.S. Broccoli Market"Agribusiness. (forthcoming).
• Li, Tongzhe; Paul, Laura; Messer, Kent; Kaiser, Harry. "It's All Relative: Consistent Marginal Effects with Willingness to Pay and Willingness to Accept Framing in Experimental Auctions"Applied Economics. 56.45 (2024): 5329–5341
• Wang, Lingxiao; Zheng, Yuqing; Kaiser, Harry. "Do Taxes on Groceries Increase Body Weight and Restaurant Food Expenditures? Theory and Evidence from the PSID Data"Food Policy. 118 (2023): 102476
• Sano, Yuki; Sato, Takeshi; Kawasaki, Kentaro; Suzuki, Nobuhiro; Kaiser, Harry. "Estimating the degree of market power in the vegetable market in Japan"Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 51.1 (2022): 20-44

Awards

• Outstanding Journal Article of the Year, Canadian J. of Agricultural Economics (2009) Canadian Agricultural Economics Association
• Outstanding Achievement Award (2009) University of Minnesota
• Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award (2006) University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire