Albulena Basha Yildirim

Hello!

My name is Albulena Basha Yildirim.

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at Iowa State University with research interests in production economics, organic markets, agricultural labor, and applied policy.

Job Market Paper
Cost Structures and Input Demand in
Conventional and Organic U.S. Dairy Farms
Draft available here.

My broader research examines how changing economic and market conditions shape agricultural decision-making, including transitions to organic production, adjustments in farm scale, and market entry and exit.

I am on the 2026-2027 Academic Job Market.
My CV is available here.

Recent News:

August 2026 — Article Accepted for Publication
My teaching case study, “From Conventional to Organic: The Case of Dairy Farm Transition Decisions,” was accepted for publication in Applied Economics Education and Extension.

July 2026 — First Place, USDA AMS–AAEA GSS Data Visualization Challenge
With Hyewon Lee and Aakansha Jain, I received first place in the 2026 USDA AMS–AAEA Graduate Student Section Local Food Economics Data Visualization Challenge. Our team presented the Dairy Market Pathways Index at the 2026 AAEA Annual Meeting. Read the announcement

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