Professor Kelvin Balcombe
-
+44 (0) 118 378 8298
-
Professor
- Programme Director for the MSc Agricultural Economics Programme
Areas of interest
My work has often focused on the econometrics of food demand, and the estimation of models involving productivity and production, but I have maintained interests in many areas within micro and macroeconomics, both within the agricultural sector and outside it.
Topics I have worked on include, Cointegration, Bootstrapping in Time Series Analysis, (Bayesian) Stochastic Frontiers, Random Parameter Models, Monte Carlo methods in Project Planning, Bootstrapping DEA, Choice Modelling, Genetic Algorithms and (Min)Maximum Entropy. Over the past couple of years I have become more interested and occupied with Bayesian approaches and the treatment of misreporting in choice experiments.
Teaching
- Module convenor for Quantitative Methods 1, Quantitative Methods 2, Consumer Research Methods, Research Methods and Data Analysis
Publications
- Balcombe, K. , Bradley, D. , Fraser, I. (2022) Consumer preferences for chlorine-washed chicken, attitudes to Brexit and implications for future trade agreements. Food Policy , 111 ISSN: 0306-9192 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2022.102327
- Fraser, I. , Balcombe, K. , Williams, L. , McSorley, E. (2021) Preference stability in discrete choice experiments. Some evidence using eye-tracking. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics , 94 ISSN: 2214-8043 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2021.101753
- Diaz Restrepo, A. , Balcombe, K. , Fraser, I. , Smith, R. , Verissimo, D. (2021) Testing branding techniques on species common names to improve their fundraising profile for conservation. Animal Conservation ISSN: 1367-9430 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acv.12715
-
Ding, Y.
,
Balcombe, K.
,
Robinson, E.
ORCID: 0000-0002-4950-0183
(2021)
Time discounting and implications for Chinese farmer responses to an upward trend in precipitation.
Journal of Agricultural Economics
, 72
(3).
pp.
916-930.
ISSN:
1477-9552
|
doi:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12434
- Balcombe, K. , Bradley, D. , Fraser, I. (2021) Do consumers really care? An economic analysis of consumer attitudes towards food produced using prohibited production methods. Journal of Agricultural Economics , 72 (2). pp. 452-469. ISSN: 1477-9552 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12410
- Breeze, T. , Bailey, A. , Balcombe, K. , Brereton, T. , Comont, R. , Edwards, M. , Garratt, M. , Harvey, M. , Hawkes, C. , Isaac, N. , Jitlal, M. , Jones, C. , Kunin, W. , Lee, P. , Morris, R. , Musgrove, A. , O'Connor, R. , Peyton, J. , Potts, S. , Roberts, S. , Roy, D. , Roy, H. , Tang, C. , Vanbergen, A. , Carvell, C. (2021) Pollinator monitoring more than pays for itself. Journal of Applied Ecology , 58 (1). pp. 44-57. ISSN: 0021-8901 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13755
- Balcombe, K. , Fraser, I. , Sharma, A. (2021) An econometric analysis of salience theory. Bulletin of Economic Research , 73 (4). pp. 545-554. ISSN: 1467-8586 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boer.12264
-
Picchioni, F.
,
Warren, G.
,
Lambert, S.
,
Balcombe, K.
,
Robinson, J.
,
Srinivasan, C.
,
Gomez, L.
,
Laura, F.
,
Westwood, N.
,
Chatzifragkou, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-9255-7871
,
Charalampopoulos, D.
,
Shaw, L.
(2020)
Valorisation of natural resources and the need for economic and sustainability sssessment: the case of cocoa pod husk in Indonesia.
Sustainability
, 12
(21).
ISSN:
2071-1050
|
doi:
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12218962
- Ahiale, E. , Balcombe, K. , Srinivasan, C. (2020) Determinants of farm households’ willingness to accept (WTA) compensation for conservation technologies in Northern Ghana. Bio-based and Applied Economics , 8 (2). pp. 211-234. ISSN: 2280-6172 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.13128/bae-8931
- Pinpart, P. , Asioli, D. , Balcombe, K. (2019) Investigating consumer food waste decisions: a cross-country comparison between Thailand and the United Kingdom. pp. 1-33.
- Balcombe, K. , Fraser, I. , Sharma, A. (2019) Is radiative forcing cointegrated with temperature? A further examination using a structural time series approach. Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal pp 0. ISSN: 1477-7835 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/meq-12-2018-0214
- Ukpong, I. , Balcombe, K. , Fraser, I. , Areal, F. (2019) Preferences for mitigation of the negative impacts of the oil and gas industry in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Environmental and Resource Economics , 74 (2). pp. 811-843. ISSN: 1573-1502 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10640-019-00349-4
- Balcombe, K. , Bardsley, N. , Dadzie, S. , Fraser, I. (2019) Estimating parametric loss aversion with prospect theory: recognising and dealing with size dependence. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization , 162 pp. 106-119. ISSN: 0167-2681 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2019.04.017
-
Mohanty, S.
,
Balcombe, K.
,
Bennett, R.
,
Nocella, G.
ORCID: 0000-0001-9625-6315
,
Fraser, I.
(2019)
Attribute-specific impacts of stated non-attendance in choice experiments.
Journal of Agricultural Economics
, 70
(3).
pp.
686-704.
ISSN:
0021-857X
|
doi:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12311
-
Bennett, R.
,
Balcombe, K.
,
Jones, P.
ORCID: 0000-0003-3464-5424
,
Butterworth, A.
(2019)
The benefits of farm animal welfare legislation: the case of the EU broiler directive and truthful reporting.
Journal of Agricultural Economics
, 70
(1).
pp.
135-152.
ISSN:
0021-857X
|
doi:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12278
- Lu, F. , Rodriguez Garcia, J. , Van Damme, I. , Westwood, N. , Shaw, L. , Robinson, J. , Warren, G. , Chatzifragkou, A. , McQueen Mason, S. , Gomez, L. , Faas, L. , Balcombe, K. , Srinivasan, C. , Picchioni, F. , Hadley, P. , Charalampopoulos, D. (2018) Valorisation strategies for cocoa pod husk and its fractions. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry , 14 pp. 80-88. ISSN: 2452-2236 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2018.07.007
- Oliver, T. , Boyd, E. , Balcombe, K. , Benton, T. , Bullock, J. , Donovan, D. , Feola, G. , Heard, M. , Mace, G. , Mortimer, S. , Nunes, R. , Pywell, R. , Zaum, D. (2018) Overcoming undesirable resilience in the global food system. Global Sustainability , 1 ISSN: 2059-4798 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/sus.2018.9
- Fraser, I. and Balcombe, K. (2018) Wrapped in the flag: food choice and country of origin labelling. Eurochoices , 17 (3). pp. 37-42. ISSN: 1478-0917 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1746-692X.12189
- Balcombe, K. , Fraser, I. , Williams, L. , McSorley, E. (2017) Examining the relationship between visual attention and stated preferences: a discrete choice experiment using eye-tracking. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization , 144 pp. 238-257. ISSN: 0167-2681 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2017.09.023
- Balcombe, K. and Fraser, I. (2017) Do bubbles have an explosive signature in Markov switching models?. Economic Modelling , 66 pp. 81-100. ISSN: 0264-9993 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2017.06.001
- Balcombe, K. , Bradley, D. , Fraser, I. , Hussein, M. (2016) Consumer preferences regarding country of origin for multiple meat products. Food Policy , 64 pp. 49-62. ISSN: 0306-9192 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.09.008
- Chalak, A. , Abiad, A. , Balcombe, K. (2016) Joint use of attribute importance rankings and non-attendance data in choice experiments. European Review of Agricultural Economics , 43 (5). pp. 737-760. ISSN: 0165-1587 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbw004
- Areal, F. , Balcombe, K. , Rapsomanikis, G. (2016) Testing for bubbles in agriculture commodity markets. Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales - Agricultural and Resource Economics , 16 (1). pp. 59-79. ISSN: 1578-0732 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.7201/earn.2016.01.04
- Balcombe, K. , Fraser, I. , Lowe, B. , Souza Monteiro, D. (2016) Information customization and food choice. American Journal of Agricultural Economics , 98 (1). pp. 54-73. ISSN: 0002-9092 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aav033
- Breeze, T. , Bailey, A. , Potts, S. , Balcombe, K. (2015) A stated preference valuation of the non-market benefits of pollination services in the UK. Ecological Economics , 111 pp. 76-85. ISSN: 0921-8009 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.12.022
- Balcombe, K. and Fraser, I. (2015) Parametric preference functionals under risk in the gain domain: a Bayesian analysis. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty , 50 (2). pp. 161-187. ISSN: 0895-5646 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11166-015-9213-8
- Rigby, D. , Burton, M. , Balcombe, K. , Bateman, I. , Mulatu, A. (2015) Contract cheating & the market in essays. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization , 111 pp. 23-37. ISSN: 0167-2681 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2014.12.019
- Salois, M. and Balcombe, K. (2015) A generalised Bayesian instrumental variable approach under student t-distributed errors with application. The Manchester School , 83 (5). pp. 499-522. ISSN: 1467-9957 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/manc.12048
- Balcombe, K. , Fraser, I. , McSorley, E. (2015) Visual attention and attribute attendance in multi-attribute choice experiments. Journal of Applied Econometrics , 30 (3). pp. 447-467. ISSN: 1099-1255 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jae.2383
- Breeze, T. , Bailey, A. , Balcombe, K. , Potts, S. (2014) Costing conservation: an expert appraisal of the pollinator habitat benefits of England’s entry level stewardship. Biodiversity and Conservation , 23 (5). pp. 1193-1214. ISSN: 0960-3115 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0660-3
- Balcombe, K. , Bitzios, M. , Fraser, I. , Fraser-Haddock, J. (2014) Using attribute importance rankings within discrete choice experiments: an application to valuing bread attributes. Journal of Agricultural Economics , 65 (2). pp. 446-462. ISSN: 0021-857X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12051
- Kehlbacher, A. , Balcombe, K. , Bennett, R. (2013) Stated attribute non-attendance in successive choice experiments. Journal of Agricultural Economics , 64 (3). pp. 693-706. ISSN: 0021-857X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12021
- Kehlbacher, A. , Bennett, R. , Balcombe, K. (2012) Measuring the consumer benefits of improving farm animal welfare to inform welfare labelling. Food Policy , 37 (6). pp. 627-633. ISSN: 0306-9192 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.07.002
- Bennett, R. and Balcombe, K. (2012) Farmers’ willingness to pay for a tuberculosis cattle vaccine. Journal of Agricultural Economics , 63 (2). pp. 408-424. ISSN: 0021-857X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2011.00330.x
- Bennett, R. , Kehlbacher, A. , Balcombe, K. (2012) A method for the economic valuation of animal welfare benefits using a single welfare score. Animal Welfare , 21 (S1). pp. 125-130. ISSN: 0962-7286 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.7120/096272812X13345905674006
- Areal, F. , Tiffin, R. , Balcombe, K. (2012) Provision of environmental output within a multi-output distance function approach. Ecological Economics , 78 pp. 47-54. ISSN: 0921-8009 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.03.011
- Areal, F. , Balcombe, K. , Tiffin, R. (2012) Integrating spatial dependence into stochastic frontier analysis. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics , 56 (4). pp. 521-541. ISSN: 1364-985X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8489.2012.00597.x
- Areal, F. , Tiffin, R. , Balcombe, K. (2012) Farm technical efficiency under a tradable milk-quota system. Journal of Dairy Science , 95 (1). pp. 50-62. ISSN: 0022-0302 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2011-4638
- Salois, M. , Tiffin, R. , Balcombe, K. (2012) Impact of income on nutrient intakes: implications for undernourishment and obesity. Journal of Development Studies , 48 (12). pp. 1716-1730. ISSN: 1743-9140 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2012.658376
- Breeze, T. , Bailey, A. , Balcombe, K. , Potts, S. (2011) Pollination services in the UK: how important are honeybees?. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment , 142 (3-4). pp. 137-143. ISSN: 0167-8809 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2011.03.020
- Balcombe, K. , Burton, M. , Rigby, D. (2011) Skew and attribute non-attendance within the Bayesian mixed logit model. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management , 62 (3). pp. 446-461. ISSN: 0095-0696 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2011.04.004
- Tiffin, R. and Balcombe, K. (2011) The determinants of technology adoption by UK farmers using Bayesian model averaging: the cases of organic production and computer usage. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics , 55 (4). pp. 579-598. ISSN: 1364-985X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8489.2011.00549.x
- Balcombe, K. and Fraser, I. (2011) A general treatment of 'don't know' responses from choice experiments. European Review of Agricultural Economics , 38 (2). pp. 171-191. ISSN: 1464-3618 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbr010
- Balcombe, K. , Fraser, I. , Sharma, A. (2011) Bayesian model averaging and identification of structural breaks in time series. Applied Economics , 43 (26). pp. 3805-3818. ISSN: 1466-4283 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00036841003724445
- Balcombe, K. , Fraser, I. , Di Falco, S. (2010) Traffic lights and food choice: a choice experiment examining the relationship between nutritional food labels and price. Food Policy , 35 (3). pp. 211-220. ISSN: 0306-9192 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2009.12.005
- Balcombe, K. and Rapsomanikis, G. (2010) An analysis of the impact of R&D on productivity using Bayesian model averaging with a reversible jump algorithm.. American Journal of Agricultural Economics , 92 (4). pp. 985-998. ISSN: 0002-9092 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aaq050
- Sharma, . , Balcombe, . , Fraser, . (2009) Non-renewable resource prices: Structural breaks and long term trends. Economics Bulletin , 29 (2). pp. 805-819.
- Rigby, . , Balcombe, . , Burton, . (2009) Mixed Logit Model Performance and Distributional Assumptions: Preferences and GM foods. Environmental & Resource Economics , 42 (3). pp. 279-295. ISSN: 0924-6460 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10640-008-9227-7
- Balcombe, . , Fraser, . , Harris, . (2009) Consumer willingness to pay for in-flight service and comfort levels: A choice experiment. Journal of Air Transport Management , 15 (5). pp. 221-226. ISSN: 0969-6997 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2008.12.005
- Balcombe, . , Fraser, . , Chalak, . (2009) Model selection for the mixed logit with Bayesian estimation. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management , 57 (2). pp. 226-237. ISSN: 0095-0696 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2008.06.001
- Balcombe, . and Fraser, . (2009) Dichotomous-choice contingent valuation with 'don't know' responses and misreporting. Journal of Applied Econometrics , 24 (7). pp. 1137-1152. ISSN: 0883-7252 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jae.1109
- Latruffe, . , Davidova, . , Balcombe, . (2008) Application of a double bootstrap to investigation of determinants of technical efficiency of farms in Central Europe. Journal of Productivity Analysis , 29 (2). pp. 183-191. ISSN: 0895-562X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11123-007-0074-2
- Latruffe, . , Davidova, . , Balcombe, . (2008) Productivity change in Polish agriculture: an illustration of a bootstrapping procedure applied to Malmquist indices. Post-Communist Economies , 20 (4). pp. 449-460. ISSN: 1463-1377 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14631370802444708
- Chalak, . , Balcombe, . , Bailey, . , Fraser, . (2008) Pesticides, preference heterogeneity and environmental taxes. Journal of Agricultural Economics , 59 (3). pp. 537-554. ISSN: 0021-857X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2008.00163.x
- Balcombe, . and Rapsomanikis, . (2008) Bayesian estimation and selection of nonlinear vector error correction models: The case of the sugar-ethanol-oil nexus in Brazil. American Journal of Agricultural Economics , 90 (3). pp. 658-668. ISSN: 0002-9092 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8276.2008.01136.x
- Balcombe, . , Fraser, . , Latruffe, . , Rahman, . , Smith, . (2008) An application of the DEA double bootstrap to examine sources of efficiency in Bangladesh rice farming. Applied Economics , 40 (15). pp. 1919-1925. ISSN: 1466-4283 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00036840600905282
- Balcombe, . , Davidova, . , Latruffe, . (2008) The use of bootstrapped Malmquist indices to reassess productivity change findings: an application to a sample of Polish farms. Applied Economics , 40 (16). pp. 2055-2061. ISSN: 1466-4283 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00036840600949264
- Balcombe, . , Bailey, A. , Chalak, . , Fraser, . (2008) Modifying willingness to pay estimates where respondents mis-report their preferences. Applied Economics Letters , 15 (5). pp. 327-330. ISSN: 1350-4851 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504850600706123
- Fraser, . , Balcombe, . , Rahman, . , Smith, . (2007) Examining the technical efficiency of rice producers in Bangladesh. Journal of International Development , 19 (1). pp. 1-16. ISSN: 0954-1748 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jid.1284
- Balcombe, . , Doucouliagos, . , Fraser, . (2007) Input usage, output mix and industry deregulation: an analysis of the Australian dairy manufacturing industry. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics , 51 (2). pp. 137-156. ISSN: 1364-985X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8489.2007.00370.x
- Balcombe, . , Bailey, . , Chalak, . , Fraser, . (2007) Bayesian estimation of willingness-to-pay where respondents mis-report their preferences. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics , 69 (3). pp. 413-437. ISSN: 0305-9049 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0084.2006.00198.x
- Balcombe, . , Bailey, . , Brooks, . (2007) Threshold effects in price transmission: The case of Brazilian wheat, maize, and soya prices. American Journal of Agricultural Economics , 89 (2). pp. 308-323. ISSN: 0002-9092 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8276.2007.01013.x
- Rahman, . , Balcombe, . , Smith, . (2006) A Non-parametric approach to model the technical, allocative, cost and scale efficiency of rice producers in Bangladesh. The Journal of Agricultural and Food Economics , 1 (1). pp. 27-48.
- Gocht, . and Balcombe, . (2006) Ranking efficiency units in DEA using bootstrapping an applied analysis for Slovenian farm data. Agricultural Economics , 35 (2). pp. 223-229. ISSN: 0169-5150 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2006.00155.x
- Fraser, . , Balcombe, . , Kim, . (2006) Estimating technical efficiency of Australian dairy farms using alternative frontier methodologies. Applied Economics , 38 (19). pp. 2221-2236. ISSN: 1466-4283 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00036840500427445
- Balcombe, . (2006) Bayesian estimation of co-integrating thresholds in the term structure of interest rates.. Empirical Economics , 31 (2). pp. 277-289. ISSN: 0377-7332 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00181-005-0011-z
- Balcombe, K. (2005) Model selection using information criteria and genetic algorithms. Computational Economics , 25 (3). pp. 207-228. ISSN: 1572-9974 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10614-005-2209-8
- Balcombe, K. , Bailey, A. , Fraser, I. (2005) Measuring the impact of R&D on productivity from a econometric time series perspective. Journal of Productivity Analysis , 24 (1). pp. 49-72. ISSN: 1573-0441 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11123-005-3040-x
- Bezemer, D. , Balcombe, K. , Davis, J. , Fraser, I. (2005) Livelihoods and farm efficiency in rural Georgia. Applied Economics , 37 (15). pp. 1737-1745. ISSN: 1466-4283 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00036840500215253
- Tiffin, R. and Balcombe, . (2005) Testing symmetry and homogeneity in the almost ideal demand system with co-integrated data using fully modified estimation and the bootstrap. Journal of Agricultural Economics , 56 (2). pp. 253-270. ISSN: 0021-857X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2005.00003.x
- Latruffe, . , Davidova, . , Balcombe, . (2005) Application of a double bootstrap to investigation of determinants of technical efficiency of farms in Central Europe. pp. 183-191. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11123-007-0074-2
- Latruffe, L. , Balcombe, K. , Davidova, S. , Zawalinska, K. (2004) Determinants of technical efficiency of crop and livestock farms in Poland. Applied Economics , 36 (12). pp. 1255-1263. ISSN: 1466-4283 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0003684042000176793
- Bailey, A. , Balcombe, K. , Thirtle, C. , Jenkins, L. (2004) ME estimation of input and output biases of technical and policy change in UK agriculture, 1953 to 2000. Journal of Agricultural Economics , 55 (2). pp. 385-400. ISSN: 1477-9552 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2004.tb00102.x
- Bailey, . , Irz, . , Balcombe, . (2004) Measuring productivity growth when technological change is biased - a new index and an application to UK agriculture. Agricultural Economics , 31 (2-3). pp. 285-295. ISSN: 0169-5150 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agecon.2004.09.020
- Bailey, . , Irz, . , Balcombe, . (2003) A tractable means of correcting sector level TFP calculations in the face of biased technological change.. pp. 824-836. ISBN: 0-958-46098-1