Meeting in Austin, TX, August 1-3, 2021. Paper (if selected) will be submitted for peer-reviewed publication at AgEcon Search by May 20, 2021.

2020 Swagata “Ban” Banerjee and Gary Stratton. “The Challenges of Establishing an International Academic Exchange Program.” Paper presented at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, February 4, 2020.

2019 Swagata “Ban” Banerjee and Gary Stratton. “Launching an Academic Exchange Program with an International University: A Case Study on South-Central University for Nationalities in Wuhan, China.” Workshop conducted at the 99th Southwestern Economics Association Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, November 1, 2019.

2019 Gary Stratton and Swagata “Ban” Banerjee. “The Role Institutions of Higher Learning Play in Developing a Regional Innovative Culture.” Paper presented at the Southwestern Economics Association Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, November 1, 2019.

2018 Swagata “Ban” Banerjee and Gary Stratton. “Innovation in the Business of Agriculture with Forecasting of Irrigation Water Demand.” Paper presented at the 98th Southwestern Economics Association Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, October 12, 2018.

2018 Gary Stratton, John Schweingrouber, Donald Sutcliffe, and Swagata “Ban” Banerjee, “Frankfort Innovation Index: Measuring the Capital City’s Innovativeness.” Paper presented at the Southwestern Economics Association Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, October 12, 2018.

Recent (Full-Length) Peer-Reviewed Scientific Research Publications:

2021 Buddhi Gyawali, Aman Bhatta, Richard Cristan, George Antonious, Swagata Banerjee, Krishna P. Paudel, Sandesh Shrestha, Bijay Pokhrel. “Effect of Land Use Change on Sediment Yield in a Rural Watershed in Kentucky, USA.” In review with Water. Third submission made on January 11, 2021.

2021 Swagata “Ban” Banerjee and Gary R. Stratton. “The Future of International Exchange and Such Programs Post-COVID: A Case Study.” Paper in preparation for submission for peer-reviewed publication at AgEcon Search by May 20, 2021 and for presentation at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) and Western Agricultural Economics Association (WAEA) Joint Meeting in Austin, TX, August 1-3, 2021.

2020 Marshawn Thomas, Buddhi Gyawali, Kirk Pomper, Marion Simon, Brandon May, and Swagata Banerjee, “Economic Analysis of a Gasification System for Converting Waste to Energy: A Case Study in Kentucky with Enterprise Budgeting.” Southwestern Journal of Economics Vol. XIII, No. 1, April 2020.

2019-21 Buddhi Gyawali, Jean Rosny, Marion Simon, and Swagata “Ban” Banerjee, “Adoption of Computer-Based Technology in Agriculture: Opportunities and Barriers in Kentucky.” In preparation for the Journal of Extension.

2019-21 Gary Stratton and Swagata “Ban” Banerjee. “The Role Institutions of Higher Learning Play in Developing a Regional Innovative Culture.” In preparation for publication consideration.

2018-20 Gary Stratton, John Schweingrouber, Donald Sutcliffe, and Swagata “Ban” Banerjee,