Dwight Sanders | Agricultural Programs | SIU

Dwight Sanders is a Professor in Agribusiness Economics. His industry experience includes production agriculture (cow-calf operation), commodity futures brokerage, as well as key positions with The Pillsbury Company and Darden Restaurants, Inc.

SPECIAL INTERESTS

Forecasting; forecast evaluation; risk management; hedging; futures and options markets; speculative impacts on commodity prices; development of new futures contracts; analysis of new markets for agricultural products.

CLASSES

• ABE 360: Agribusiness Management and Organization
• ABE 363: Commodity Price Risk Management
• ABE 460: Agricultural Price Analysis and Forecasting

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995.
• M.S. in Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995.
• B.S. in Economics, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, 1991

RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND AWARDS

• Sanders, D.R. and S.H. Irwin. "A Reappraisal of Investing in Commodity Futures Markets." Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. 34(2012):515-530.
• Irwin, S.H. and D.R. Sanders. "Financialization and Structural Change in Commodity Futures Markets." Agricultural and Applied Economics. 44(2012):371-396.
• Sanders, D.R., I. Altman, and G.A. Apgar. "Determinants of Profitability in Niche Swine Production." Journal of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. 75(2012): 68-79.
• Irwin, S.H., and D.R. Sanders. "Testing the 'Masters Hypothesis' in Commodity Futures Markets." Energy Economics. 34(2012):256-269.
• Sanders, D.R. and S.H. Irwin. "New Evidence on the Impact of Index Funds in U.S. Grain Futures Markets." Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics. 59(2011):519-532.
• Sanders, D.R. and S.H. Irwin. "The Impact of Index Funds in Commodity Futures Markets: A Systems Approach." Journal of Alternative Investments. 14(2011):40-49.