Mark Manfredo is a professor in the Morrison School of Agribusiness at the W. P. Carey School of Business.
His research focuses on commodity price analysis and agribusiness risk management, with particular emphasis on futures and options markets and price forecasting. His work has appeared in leading applied economics and agribusiness journals including the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Energy Economics, and Agribusiness: An International Journal as well leading business journals such as the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, Journal of Supply Chain Management, and Journal of Business Logistics.
Professor Manfredo served as the Director of the Morrison School of Agribusiness and as the Associate Dean for the W. P. Carey School of Business for the ASU Polytechnic Campus from 2013 to 2020. He also served as the co-chairman of the NCCC-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management (2007-2011), and is currently a member of the editorial review board at Agribusiness: An International Journal. At Arizona State University, he teaches courses in commodity futures and options markets, risk management, and agribusiness finance at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and is a Faculty Honors Advisor for Barrett, The Honors College.
In 2007, he received ASU’s Faculty Achievement Award for Teaching/Instruction Excellence by the Office of the Provost, and was also presented with the Western Agricultural Economics Association Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award that same year.
He currently serves on the board of directors of the Arizona Food Marketing Alliance (AFMA).
Education
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1999
Financial Performance of Food and Agribusiness Enterprises
Hedging Strategies
Risk Management
Volatility Forecasting
Value-at-Risk
Publications
Select Publications
Lewis, K.E., Altman, I., Manfredo, M.R., and Sanders, D.R. “Risk Premiums and Forward Basis: Evidence from the Soybean Oil Market,” Agribusiness: An International Journal 31(2015): 388-398.
Manfredo, M.R., Sanders, D.R., and Scott, W.D. "Analyst’s Earnings Estimates for Publicly Traded Food Companies: How Good Are They." Agribusiness: An International Journal (2011): 261-279.
Sanders, D.R., Manfredo, M.R. and Boris, K. “Evaluating Information in Multiple Horizon Forecasts: The DOE's Energy Price Forecasts,” Energy Economics 31(2009): 189-196.
Sanders, D.R. and Manfredo, M.R. “Forecast Encompassing as the Necessary Condition for Futures Market Efficiency: Fluid Milk Futures,” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 87(2005): 610-620.
Richards, T.J., Manfredo, M.R., and Sanders, D.R. “Pricing Weather Derivatives,” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 86(2004): 1005-1017.
W. P. Carey School of Business Dean's Council of 100
Honorary State FFA Degree, Arizona Association FFA, 2016
Western Agricultural Economics Association (WAEA) Outstanding Master’s Thesis (Honorable Mention), Jeremy Pagaran, 2014, Title: “Innovative Insurance Products in Food Safety: Pricing Revenue Insurance in the Fresh Spinach Industry.” (Served as thesis committee chair).
Western Agricultural Economics Association (WAEA) Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award (less than 10 years of service) – 2007.
Editorships
Editorial Review Board:
Agribusiness: An International Journal
Work History
Arizona State University: 1999-present
Board
Arizona Food Marketing Alliance (AFMA)
Executive Education Courses
Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) Management Academy, January 29th to February 1st, 2018. ASU @ Thunderbird Executive Education. Delivered at ASU in partnership with Purdue University Center for Food and Agricultural Business. Co-Faculty Lead.
Arizona Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budget (OSPB) / State of Arizona General Accounting Office (GAO). Executive Education program entitled “Adding Value by Boosting Financial Acumen.” September 16th and 23rd, 2016. Faculty Lead.
Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Center for Growing Talent Emerging Leaders Program, ASU @ Thunderbird Executive Education. March 6th – 10th, 2016. Co-Faculty Lead.
