Anastasia Thayer

Assistant Professor of Agribusiness
Agricultural Sciences Department

Office: 237 McAdams Hall
Phone: 864-656-4079

Email: awthaye@clemson.edu

Educational Background

PhD Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University 2018

M.S. Resource Economics
University of Alaska Fairbanks 2015

B.A. Economics, Environmental Studies
Wellesley College 2012

Courses Taught

AGRB 4080 Quantitative Agribusiness Analysis II
AGRB 4090 Commodity Futures Markets
AGRB 4600 Agricultural Finance
AGRB 8090 Commodity Market Analysis

Profile

Dr. Thayer an agricultural economist with an interest in natural resource and farm management. She uses econometrics, mathematical programming, and simulation to answer research questions related to livestock economics and relevant for Southeast producers.

Publications

Fei, C. J., McCarl, B. A., Thayer, A. W., Vargas, A., & Yang, Y. (2025). Differences in Arid Region Water Values Across Sectors: A Discussion of Potential Water Market Activity and Trading Barriers in South Central Texas. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 61(1), e70001.

Thayer, A. W., Sun, P., Tejeda, H. A., & Kim, M. K. (2025). Exploring the Impact of China’s Retaliatory Tariffs on US Soybean Exports with Machine Learning Techniques. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1-19.

Berg, N. L., Thayer, A. W., Silva, F. D. F., Vassalos, M., Wang, Z., & Smith, N. B. (2025). The relationship between commodity diversification and the adoption of technological innovations for Southeast beef cattle producers. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 1-19.

Berg, N. L., Thayer, A. W., Fischer, M., & Feuz, D. (2024). Feeder Cattle Basis in the Western United States Over the Last Decade. In Western Economics Forum (Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 18-36).

Thayer, A. W., Benavidez, J. R., & Anderson, D. P. (2024). Exploring the Impact of Fed Cattle Grade on Transaction Type. Journal of the ASFMRA, 2024, 141-146.

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