Briefly
Xiao Dong is a Research Agricultural Economist in the Food Markets Branch of the Food Economics Division at USDA, Economic Research Service. His research investigates consumer demand, food marketing, industrial organization, food retail, food manufacturing, and retailer/producer strategies.
Selected Publications
Dong, X. 2022. “Lack of Local Price Response in National Retail Chains from Very Large, Localized Demand Peaks – Evidence from College Move-ins and Instant Noodles,” Economics Letters 213:110384.
Zeballos, E., and X. Dong. 2021. “The Effect of Recessions and COVID-19 on Food Sales,” Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy: 1–14.
Dong, X. 2021. “Baby-Cut Carrots as Convenience Incentives – Quality-Based Price Discrimination on Retail Fresh-Cut Produce,” Applied Economics Letters: 1–4
Dong, X., and G.M. Astill. 2021. “The short- and long-term costs of a severe drought on retail peanut butter prices and consumers,” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 53(2): 259–279.
Dong, X., and H.A. Klaiber. 2021. “Local brand entry and incumbent variety response: evidence from the ice cream market,” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 50(2):1–19.
Dong, X., and H.A. Klaiber. 2019. “Consumer stockpiling in response to the U.S. EISA ‘light bulb ban,’” Energy Economics 81:566–576.
Dong, X., J. Trembly, and D. Bayless. 2017. “Techno-economic analysis of hydraulic fracking flowback and produced water treatment in supercritical water reactor,” Energy 133: 777–783.