tomas nilsson University of Alberta   Alberta Finance and Enterprise 4th Floor Commerce Place 10155-102 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4L6 Canada   tknilsso@gmail.com   http://www.alberta-canada.com   Biographical Sketch: Employment history Economic Policy Coordinator, Government of Alberta (since Jan 2009) Adjunct Professor, University of Alberta(since Jan 2009) Education Certified General Accountants Program of Professional Studies, Alberta (in progress) Management Development Program, Alberta (in progress) PhD Purdue University, Indiana (2005) Krannert School of ManagementApplied Management Principles, Indiana (2005) MSc Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden (2001)   Primary Research Focus: Agribusiness, Applied microeconomics, Econometrics, Mathematical programming   JEL Areas: Q1 : Agriculture: General A1 : General Economics: General