Dr. Joseph Balagtas is an associate professor at Purdue University in the Agricultural Economics department. He previously served as a Senior Economist on the Council for Economic Advisors for the White House. Dr. Balagtas conducts research on the economics of agricultural markets including agricultural and food policy, the industrial organization of agricultural markets, and poverty and food security. His current projects include economic analyses of soda taxes, disruptions on food supply chains caused by COVID-19, and the impact of rice breeding programs on sensitivity of yields to climate stress. 

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