Christopher B. Barrett is the David J. Nolan Director and the Stephen B. & Janice G. Ashley Professor of Applied Economics and Management and an International Professor of Agriculture in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, a Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics, and a Fellow in the David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future at Cornell University.
There are three basic, interrelated thrusts to Professor Barrett's research program. The first concerns poverty, hunger, food security, economic policy, and the structural transformation of low-income societies. The second considers issues of individual and market behavior under risk and uncertainty. The third revolves around the interrelationship between poverty, food security, and environmental stress in developing areas.
Chris Barrett received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University. He received his Master's degree from the University of Oxford and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Today, there is a passion among students about sustainability issues more generally and I think also more of a passion about social justice issues, especially those surrounding poverty and hunger than there was 20 years ago when I was a student. The big difference is really among undergraduates. I...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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