Projects Funded for James Chalfant
2008-2009
Pricing and Promotional Patterns among Major U.S. Supermarket Chains
James Chalfant and Richard Sexton
Abstract
Specific Objectives
The purpose of our research was to examine and quantify the pricing and promotional activity of two major US supermarkets chains, Safeway and Albertsons.
Project Report
We compiled weekly data for over one year on nearly every product sold in 15 Safeway stores and nine Albertsons stores throughout the U.S., with nearly all of the stores falling west of the Mississippi River. The data include prices and, when applicable, promotions. We estimated econometrically the principal determinants of prices, promotional frequency, and promotional depth across the western United States. We also described and quantified the extent to which Safeway and Albertsons compete with one another in prices, promotions, and product offerings. We have also found important new results on the interactions between national brands and the chains' private label products that counter conventional wisdom regarding these interactions. This work is all part of Volpe's dissertation research. A complete draft of the thesis has been completed and revisions are underway.
2007-2008
Improving Veterinary Health Care Delivery for Underserved Areas: A Pilot Project for Found Valley California
James Chalfant
2006-2007
The California Strawberry Industry's Response to State Regulation of Methyl Bromide
Colin Carter and James Chalfant
2004-2005
The California Strawberry Marketing Chain
James Chalfant
2003-2004
The Effects on California Horticultural Industries of Consumption of the Fruit and Vegetable Recommendations for a Cancer-Prevention Diet
James Chalfant
2000-2001
The Methyl Bromide Ban and the California Strawberry Industry
James Chalfant and Rachael Goodhue
1998-1999
Commodity Grades and Adverse Selection: Application to the California Prune Market
James Chalfant and Richard Sexton