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		| Leonie  Marks | 
	
		| University of Missouri-Columbia | 
	
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		| 125D Mumford Hall | 
	
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		| Columbia, MO 65211 | 
	
		| USA | 
	
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		| Marksla@missouri.edu | 
	
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		| Biographical Sketch: 
 Associate Program Director of the Economics and Management of Agrobiotechnology Center (EMAC) at the University of Missouri-Columbia.  My research focuses on consumer decision making in respect to genetically modified foods. Recent published work investigates public acceptance and media coverage of agbiotech.  I am also Managing Editor of AgBioForum and teach in the area of consumer decision making. | 
	
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		| Primary Research Focus: 
 consumer decision making | 
	
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		| JEL Areas: M3 : Marketing and Advertising: General
 M1 : Business Administration: General
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