Per Pinstrup-Andersen

J. Thomas Clark Professor of Entrepreneurship@Cornell
H.E. Babcock Professor of Food, Nutrition and Public Policy, Nutritional Sciences
Professor, Applied Economics and Management
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
305 Savage Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: 607-255-9429
FAX: 607-254-8505
Email: pp94@cornell.edu

Current Professional Activities

Cornell University Graduate Field Membership: Division of Nutritional Sciences; Department of Applied Economics and Management Chairman of the Science Council for the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research President of the American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA) Member of various expert committees and editorial boards.

Current Research Activities

The impact of various aspects of globalization on poverty, food security, and nutrition. Ongoing projects include a study of how the European Union agricultural and trade policies affect agriculture and nutrition in Ghana, a study of how the nutrition situation in China is affected by China's membership in the WTO, a study of the determinants of obesity in Korea, and literature reviews of how developing countries are affected by OECD policies on sugar and cotton. Most of this research is undertaken with Ph.D students.

Other Teaching Affiliations

Professor of International Nutrition and Public Policy, Cornell University Professor of Development Economics, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL) Distinguished Professor, Wageningen University.

Course Taught

NS642/AEM642 - Globalization, Food Security, and Nutrition

Education

  • Ph.D. 1969 - Oklahoma State University, Stillwater Oklahoma, USA Agricultural Economics
  • M.S. 1967 - Oklahoma State University, Sillwater, Oklahoma, USA Agricultural Economics
  • B.S. 1965 - Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark Agricultural Economics

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