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Senior Economist, Branch Chief, Chief Data Officer (acting) at USDA Economic Research Service | Agricultural Economics

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Career: 6

Senior Economist, Branch Chief, Chief Data Officer (acting)

USDA Economic Research Service

Dec 2020 - Present

Associate Professor

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jan 2006 - Dec 2020

I'm interested in agricultural markets and policy, cooperative business organizations, and the role of agriculture in economic development. My research uses contract and industrial organization theories to measure market performance, and to evaluate the distributional implications of policy and market structure. I teach on economics and strategy in agricultural markets, and lead a center that provides education and applied research support to cooperative businesses.

Faculty Director, UW Center for Cooperatives

University of Wisconsin-Madison

2006 - Dec 2020

Faculty Director, UW Federal Statistical Research Data Center

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI

2014 - Sep 2018

Assistant Professor

Iowa State University

1998 - 2006

Research Economist

UC Berkeley

1996 - 1998

Education: 2

University of Maryland College Park

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

1992 - 1996

University of Oregon

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

1985 - 1989

Languages: 1

Spanish

Skills: 19

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AgribusinessCooperativeCooperativesEconometricsEconomicsHigher EducationPolicyPolicy Analysis
Program DevelopmentPublic PolicyStatisticsStudent DevelopmentSustainabilityUniversity Teaching

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