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Speaker: James Whitaker (USAID Chief Economist)
Moderator: Riza N. Arfani (HI UGM)
Registration: Neily (0856 5108 6009), Dewanti (0877 3806 6293)
About James Whitaker
Dr. James Whitaker received his Ph.D. from Utah State University in 2006. He then joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service where he conducted research on agriculture and trade. Dr. Whitaker has also taught economics courses as an adjunct professor at Utah State, Georgetown, and George Mason Universities. After 3 years as a research economist, he joined the U.S. Agency for International Development and was assigned to Almay, Kazakhstan, where he served as the Mission Economist. He participated in the design and evaluation of several projects focused mainly on food security and agriculture in the region, especially Tajikistan. Dr. Whitaker has published research articles in top agricultural economics journals and has additional research interests in labor economics, environmental economics, the economics of corruption, experimental economics, and behavioral economics.
Speaker: James Whitaker (USAID Chief Economist)
Moderator: Riza N. Arfani (HI UGM)
Registration: Neily (0856 5108 6009), Dewanti (0877 3806 6293)
About James Whitaker
Dr. James Whitaker received his Ph.D. from Utah State University in 2006. He then joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service where he conducted research on agriculture and trade. Dr. Whitaker has also taught economics courses as an adjunct professor at Utah State, Georgetown, and George Mason Universities. After 3 years as a research economist, he joined the U.S. Agency for International Development and was assigned to Almay, Kazakhstan, where he served as the Mission Economist. He participated in the design and evaluation of several projects focused mainly on food security and agriculture in the region, especially Tajikistan. Dr. Whitaker has published research articles in top agricultural economics journals and has additional research interests in labor economics, environmental economics, the economics of corruption, experimental economics, and behavioral economics.