Economic development in Africa, with a primary focus on the impact of information and information technology on development outcomes, particularly in the areas of agriculture, agricultural marketing and education; The relationship between shocks and agricultural food market performance; The determinants of agricultural technology adoption; Technology and educational outcomes
-Agricultural development
-Economic growth
-Political economy
-Development economics, particularly food and agricultural policy, growth, and political economy
William L. Clayton Professor of International Economic Affairs
World capital markets
Exchange rate management
Foreign direct investment
Consequences of international capital controls
Effects of international factors on United States labor market
Multi-Attribute Decision-Making, Low Probability, High-Consequence Event Risk Management, Crisis Leadership Decision-Making, Environmental Economics, Economics of National Security, Public Economics, Urban Agriculture and Revitalization of the Urban Core.