Research  

Journal Publications

• Augustin, J., Gopinath, M., Karali, B., & Rao, Y. (2025). Joint Prediction of US Rice Yields and Methane Emissions: A Machine Learning Approach. IEEE Access.

• Augustin, J., J. Lopez, E. Leiva and R. Bakhtavoryan. “A Case Study of Cattle Prices in Nicaragua.” Journal of Applied Business and Economics (JABE), April 6, 2021.

Work in Progress

• Augustin et al. (2024). Causal Links between Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in the U.S.: A Sectoral Analysis.

• Augustin et al. (2024). Measuring the Impact of Net Metering Policy on Residential GHG Emissions in the U.S.: A Difference-in-Difference Analysis.

• Augustin, J. & Rao, Y. (2024). Beyond Calamity: Unraveling the Impacts of Billion-Dollar Disasters on Energy Consumption in the U.S. [R&R at Applied Energy]

• Jameson Augustin & Berna Karali (2023). Climate Change or COVID-19? Uncovering the Main Catalyst of Lumber Prices. Working paper.

• Augustin, J. & Liu, Y. “Understanding Risk in Cotton Operations and Hedging against it Using Commodities Futures”. Extension paper.

Conference Proceedings

• Augustin, J., Gopinath, M. and Karali, B. “Leveraging Remote Sensing and Machine Learning to Predict U.S. County-Level Rice Yield: The Role of GHG Emissions” Paper presented at the 2024 Southern Economic Association Conference, Washington, DC, November 23, 2024.

• Augustin, J., Karali, B., Ferreira, S. and Filipski, M. “Measuring the Impact of Net Metering Policy on Residential GHG Emissions in the U.S.: A Difference-in-Difference Analysis” Paper presented at the 2024 Southeastern Workshop on Energy & Environmental Economics and Policy, Atlanta, GA, November 1, 2024. 

• Augustin, J., and Karali, B. “Climate Change or COVID-19? Uncovering the Main Catalyst of Lumber Price Surge.” Paper presented at the 2023 International Society of Forest Resource Economics (ISFRE) Conference, Houston, TX, May 15-17, 2023.

• Augustin, J., and J.A. Lopez. “A Hedonic Analysis of Cattle Prices in Nicaragua.” Contribution to the Track Session proposal “Cattle Prices, Transaction Efficiencies, Production Challenges, and Technologies in Latin America” at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, July 31-August 2, 2022. Presenter: Dr. Jose Lopez.

• Augustin, J., J. Lopez, E. Leiva and R. Bakhtavoryan. “A Case Study of Cattle Prices in Nicaragua.” Paper     

presented at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Irving, TX, February 6- 9, 2021.

Virtual Meeting.

Posters

• Kagele, R., Landry, C. and Augustin, J. “Environmental Valuation of Coastal-Related Amenities in Glynn County, Georgia.” Poster presented at the 2024 Southern Agricultural Economic Association Conference, Atlanta, GA, February 6, 2024.

• Augustin, J. & Liu, Y. “Understanding Risk in Cotton Operations and Hedging against it Using Commodities Futures.” Poster presented at the 2022 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference, Omaha, NE, March 30, 2022. 

• Augustin, J., J. Lopez, E. Leiva and R. Bakhtavoryan. “A Case Study of Cattle Prices in Nicaragua.” Poster presented at the 2021 Federation Research Symposium, Denton, TX, April 9, 2021. Virtual Meeting.

• Augustin, J., J. Lopez, E. Leiva and R. Bakhtavoryan. “A Hedonic Analysis of Cattle Prices in Nicaragua.” Poster accepted for presentation at the 2021 Annual Research Symposium, Texas A&M-University, Commerce, TX, April 16, 2021. Cancelled due to COVID-19.

Other Publications: Theses & Capstone Projects

• Augustin, J. 2021. A Hedonic Analysis of Cattle Prices in Nicaragua. M.S. thesis, Texas A&M- Commerce University, Texas.

• Augustin, J. 2019. Analysis of sustainability indicators in three coffee production systems. B.Sc. capstone project, Zamorano University, Honduras.