Ag/dev’t/resource econ. Prof @CornellDyson. Co-EIC @_Food_Policy. EB @PNASNews. Lucky husband, father of 5, grandpa. Orioles fan. Luke 12:48
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18 Dec 2025
We’re hiring! Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows at CIDER (Cornell University)
The Cornell Collaboration for International Development Economics Research (CIDER) is accepting applications for Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows based in Ithaca, NY.
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Full-time fellowship for individuals planning to apply to PhD programs in economics, agricultural and resource economics, development studies, public policy, etc. Work closely with me and other Cornell faculty on cutting-edge research on/in the Global South.
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Applicants with OPT/STEM OPT are welcome; limited J-1 sponsorship may be available
🕒 Term: 1 year, with possible renewal up to 2 years
💼 Salary range: $65,447 – $75,632
Please share widely! #Predoc #EconTwitter
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Happy to see this work with @TekalignGutu and @johnmcpeaksyr out in JDE today.
We explore whether index-based livestock insurance (IBLI) can mitigate violent conflict potentially caused by adverse weather events.
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11 Feb 2025
Sending help where it’s most needed: A new mapping approach piloted by @Cornell researchers could help policymakers identify where people live in extreme poverty and target resources more effectively. @PNASNews @cbb2cornell @CornellDyson @CornellBPP news.cornell.edu/stories/202…
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7 Feb 2025
Josh’s reaction to his MVP video is everything. 🥹
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New in @PNASNews : Doruska et al. link an agricultural household model with a dynamic model of schistosomiasis disease ecology all calibrated with field data from northern Senegal. Helps explain poverty-disease traps and a promising method to escape. pnas.org/doi/epub/10.1073/pn…
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7 Dec 2024
Please share ... CIDER development economics pre-doctoral fellows program now accepting applications for July 2025 start date. Come work with me, Jenny Aker, Heather Schofield,@jhaushofer, @UptonJoannaB, @MartinaOccelli, @JohnHoddinott6, and perhaps more! cornell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.co…
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RFP out for 2025 Structural Transformation of Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STARS) Fellowship, @Cornell in collaboration with @wb_research, @CGDev, @PEPnetwork, & @IICAnews. Research mentorship for early career (PhD not before 2019) economists working on development topics. 1/2
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Virtual info session 12/12 9-10 USEST. Register and get more details on eligibility, etc. business.cornell.edu/centers… Great opportunity to join a terrific network of scholars of and in the Global South (business.cornell.edu/centers…).
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Yay!!!! Thrilled to welcome you (and Bea and, familially, Benjamin) to the faculty, @jhaushofer !
21 Oct 2024
Welcome Johannes! Thrilled to have you as colleague!
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The feedback loop between climate change and agriculture
Last week on VoxDev, @cbb2cornell @CornellDyson, Jennifer Burney @GPS_UCSD, @teevrat @GPS_UCSD, @ArielOrtizBobea @CornellDyson @CornellBPP, Trinh Pham @KDI_SCHOOL, discussed their latest research:
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Very pleased to see this piece online. We summarize key points from Yang et al (science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…) related papers. Interplay b/n ag, climate & env't is fundamental to sustainably improving living standards, especially - but not only - in low-income agrarian societies.
🆕The feedback loop between climate change and agriculture
Today on VoxDev, @cbb2cornell @CornellDyson, Jennifer Burney @GPS_UCSD, @teevrat @GPS_UCSD, @ArielOrtizBobea @CornellDyson @CornellBPP, Trinh Pham @KDI_SCHOOL, discuss their latest research:
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5 Oct 2024
Come join us at Cornell. The EERE group is both exceptionally talented and a great bunch of human beings.
4 Oct 2024
Cornell is hiring an environmental/energy/resource economist (open-rank).
Join our vibrant academic community working on the major sustainability challenges facing the world today... & have the option to make this part of your daily commute :)
Plz share!
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Loving the @CornellCALS @CornellDyson “True Cost of Food” webinar briefing - showcasing a new pilot with NYS as the model creating a data based tool to truly value the benefits of purchasing local food for purchasing entities. Science in action!
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Asst/Assoc Prof development econ vacancy @CornellDyson: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/j…. Application reviews start Oct. 20. Join @h_schof ,@jhaushofer, @danielascur, @UptonJoannaB , @JohnHoddinott6 ,@kaushikcbasu, @juli_caunedo, me and business.cornell.edu/centers… and enjoy this walk to work!
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Overarching review of how climate change is making agri-environmental issues even worse
"Climate change exacerbates the environmental impacts of agriculture" | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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Review paper out today in @ScienceMagazine: a big group of us explain how climate change aggravates agriculture’s environmental impacts and what researchers and public/private leaders can/must do in response. science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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The second episode of the @isdc_cgiar video series on comparative advantage (CA) presents an illustrative example to help viewers understand the impact of a CA approach 👇
Learn more and watch the full episode 👉 bit.ly/4cLrDFl
@CGIAR @GraffZivin @cbb2cornell
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We'll soon be posting an ad for an open-rank position in sustainability/environmental/resource/energy economics at Cornell.
Stay tuned.
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