Profile TabsProfileKexin DingPhD Studentding.908@osu.eduOffice: 229 Ag Admin BuildingProfessional InformationDegrees & Credentials: PhD Student, Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, The Ohio State UniversityM.S., Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia, 2019B.A., Finance, China Agricultural University, 2017Research Area(s): Agricultural MarketsAgricultural FinanceApplied EconometricsBiography: Kexin Ding is a PhD student in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE) at The Ohio State University. She currently serves as a Research Assistant for the Farm Income Enhancement Program, supervised by Dr. Ani Katchova. Her research interests include agricultural economics, futures and options markets, and forecasting. Her working paper, “Testing the Optimality of USDA’s WASDE Forecasts under Unknown Loss”, re-evaluates the optimality of USDA’s WASDE forecasts using an unknown loss method. In addition to her research, Kexin is also engaged in outreach activities and teaching assignments. She serves as an instructor for AEDE 3103 Principles of Agribusiness Finance in Autumn 2021. Advisor: Dr. Ani Katchova Documents: Kexin Ding CV_June_2022.pdf Works - Any -Journal articleBook/book chapterReportWorking paperPolicy briefPresentationData Revisions in the USDA Baseline Projections Date published: Mar 14 2022 Publication type: Report Our Author(s): Kexin Ding, Ani Katchova USDA’s long-term (10-year) agricultural baseline projections are of vital importance to farmers, market participants and policymakers. In this report, The Farm Income Enhancement Program analyzes USDA's annual revisions to these projections, finding that the revisions from one year to the next do not necessarily improve accuracy of the projections over the horizons. Download File August 2021 WASDE Report: Positive Outlook for the Market Date published: Aug 31 2021 Publication type: Report Our Author(s): Kexin Ding, Ani Katchova The World Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports provide supply and demand forecasts of agricultural commodities. The WASDE report of August 2021 was released earlier this month by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). For decades, the WASDE reports have been the primary source of public projection information in the agricultural sector due to their policy relevance and market influence. Approaching harvest and following the start of the new marketing year, this month’s WASDE report is of primary importance. Download File Farm Income and Financial Outlook 2021 Date published: Mar 14 2021 Publication type: Presentation Our Author(s): Ani Katchova, Siddhartha Bora, Kexin Ding Presentation at the 2021 OSU-AEDE Winter Outlook Meeting. Download File Farm Income and Finance Outlook 2020 Date published: Nov 9 2020 Publication type: Presentation Our Author(s): Ani Katchova, Siddhartha Bora, Kexin Ding Presentation at the 2020 Agricultural Policy and Outlook Conference, November 9, 2020. Download File
