Mark Manfredo
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Phone: 480-727-1040
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Santan Hall 235F MESA, AZ 85212
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Mail code: 1780Campus: Poly
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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).
- Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1999
- M.S. New Mexico State University 1994
- B.S. California State University - Fresno 1992
- Agribusiness Finance
- Commodity Marketing
- Forecasting
- Forecast Evaluation in Commodity Markets
- Futures and Options Markets
- Financial Performance of Food and Agribusiness Enterprises
- Hedging Strategies
- Risk Management
- Volatility Forecasting
- Value-at-Risk
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.
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
AGB 333 | Agribusiness Finance |
BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
AGB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
AGB 366 | Food System Tech Innovations |
HON 394 | Special Topics |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2024 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 484 | Internship |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
AGB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
AGB 366 | Food System Tech Innovations |
AGB 494 | Special Topics |
HON 494 | Special Topics |
HON 394 | Special Topics |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 484 | Internship |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
AGB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 484 | Internship |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
AGB 494 | Special Topics |
BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
HON 494 | Special Topics |
AGB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
AGB 595 | Continuing Registration |
AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 484 | Internship |
AGB 595 | Continuing Registration |
AGB 792 | Research |
AGB 595 | Continuing Registration |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
AGB 595 | Continuing Registration |
BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
AGB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
AGB 595 | Continuing Registration |
AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 484 | Internship |
AGB 595 | Continuing Registration |
AGB 792 | Research |
AGB 595 | Continuing Registration |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 484 | Internship |
BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
- 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).
- ASU’s Faculty Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching/Instruction: Teaching Performance – 2007. http://asunews.asu.edu/20070501_Manfredo
- Western Agricultural Economics Association (WAEA) Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award (less than 10 years of service) – 2007.
Editorial Review Board:
- Agribusiness: An International Journal
Arizona State University: 1999-present
Arizona Food Marketing Alliance (AFMA)
- 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.