My research focuses on pricing and labour relations in the broader context of agricultural economics. My work often speaks to other subfields of economics such as development; food and nutrition policy; retail pricing; natural resource management, and trade.

Current appointment

Assistant Professor of Food Industry Economics and Management.

Research interests

  • Retail Pricing
  • Industrial Organization
  • Contract Theory
  • Labor Economics

Currently working on

  • Incentive Alignment and Effort Provision in Multitask Contracts. Working Paper
    • Revise and Resubmit
  • Matching and Local Labor Market Size in Mexico. Working Paper
    • Reject and Resubmit.
  • Comparing portion cap rules and taxes as regulatory alternatives. Working Paper
    • Theory Section Published - American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
    • Empirical Section -Revise and Resubmit.
  • How do multi-product sellers approximate complex pricing mechanisms.
  • The relationship between informal agreements and sustainable practices in farmland rentals.

Education

Ph.D. Agricultural Economics. Purdue University, IN, USA.

Contact information

jnuno [at] uoguelph [dot] ca
50 Stone Road East.
J.D. MacLachlan Building
Office 307
Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1