Applied Economics

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• Purdue University, Ph.D. 2003
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.S. 1994, M.S. 1999

Editor:  Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

I have published in many journals including the Journal of International Economics, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Review of International Economics, Journal of Regional Science, World Development, Economic Inquiry, Environmental Research Letters, and Applied Economics Policy and Perspectives.

I have a U.S. Midwestern agricultural background and extensive experience in the Pacific Northwest, Bangladesh, and the Dominican Republic.

Research topics:

• International trade policy, nutrition programs (SNAP), and farm programs
• How trade costs and consumer preferences affect trade patterns
• Factor content of trade, virtual water trade
• Barriers to export participation among firms
• Agricultural labor
• Price analysis and price forecasting
• Regional economic modeling of agricultural issues, especially with respect to water
• Applied general equilibrium modeling
• Hemp and biofuel supply chains

I have advised numerous graduate students and am Director of the Applied Economics Graduate Program

Teaching: international trade theory and policy, intermediate micro-economic theory, ag price and market analysis, applied econometrics