Our new postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dr Germán Puga, recently travelled to New Orleans in July to attend and present at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association's 2024 Annual Meeting. The AAEA 2024 Annual Meeting was a grand affair, bringing together economists, researchers, and agricultural experts from all over. There were several concurrent presentation sessions, symposiums, and formal meetings, plus a “Quiet Room” for attendees to take a break from the stimulation of the event.
Dr Puga’s presentation was titled, “What explains changes in grape varietal mixes in Australia’s wine regions?”
Before joining CAED, Dr Puga was investigating the evolving landscape of Australia’s wine industry. His presentation was based on a forthcoming paper he co-authored with Professor Kym Anderson, who leads the Wine Economics Research Centre at University of Adelaide.
Dr Puga’s research aims to understand the factors driving changes in grape varietal mixes, and how wine producers can adapt to shifting market demands and climatic conditions. This research is particularly timely given the current crisis of wine overstocks faced by the Australian wine industry.
The trip was kindly supported by the AARES-AAEA Heading North Award. The AARES-AAEA Heading North Award is a fantastic initiative that supports researchers in broadening their horizons and sharing their work globally. It is great to see Dr Puga taking full advantage of this opportunity, representing UWA and Australian research with pride.
“The AAEA gathers more than one thousand agricultural economists. The highlight of the conference is being able to network and exchange ideas with key people in academia, industry, and government.” said Dr Puga.
He strongly advises early career researchers to apply for the next round of the AARES-AAEA Heading North Award.
For more information:
General enquiries about the paper: german.puga@uwa.edu.au
Wine Economics Research Centre: https://economics.adelaide.edu.au/wine-economics/
Other relevant publications from Dr Germán Puga:
Puga, German and Kym Anderson, “Similarities and Concentrations in the Mix of Winegrape Cultivars”, American Journal of Enology and Viticulture Vol. 74, 2023 (forthcoming). Also circulated as Wine Economics Research Centre Working Paper 2022-05, University of Adelaide, June 2022.
Puga, German, Kym Anderson and Alfinera Sharafeyeva, “Explaining Bilateral Patterns of Global Wine Trade, 1962-2019”, Journal of Wine Economics 17(4): 338-44, November 2022. Also circulated as Wine Economics Research Centre Working Paper 2022-03, University of Adelaide, June 2022.
Puga, German, Kym Anderson and Firmin Doko Tchatoka, “The Impact of Growing Season Temperature on Grape Prices in Australia”, Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research 28(4): 651-57, October 2022. Also circulated as Wine Economics Research Centre Working Paper 2021-07, University of Adelaide, November 2021.
Puga, German, Kym Anderson, Gregory Jones, Firmin Doko Tchatoka and Wemdy Umberger, “A Climatic Classification of the World’s Wine Regions”, OENO One 56(1): 165-77, June 2022. Also circulated as Wine Economics Research Centre Working Paper 2021-06, University of Adelaide, November 2021 and AAWE Working Paper No. 271, February 2022.
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