Dr. Gordon Rausser

Biography

Dr. Rausser is a prestigious agricultural resource economist who currently serves as the Robert Gordon Sproul Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus of the College of Natural Resources. He has had a combined meritorious career in academia, government service, business, and public policy. He has served on separate occasions as Chair of the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and as Dean of the College of Natural Resources for six years. Rausser has been elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Statistical Association, and the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Due to his innovative research, he is a recipient of twenty-nine research, instructional, and distinguished service awards, including national awards for journal articles and research discovery. His government service includes roles on the Council of Economic Advisors, Chief Economist for the Agency for International Development, and involvement with the U.S. State Department. His support for undergraduate, master's, and PhD programs has been unparalleled. He was honored with the opening keynote address at the annual AAEA meeting in 2020 for his lifetime research discoveries and exceptional editorial work for four journals. His research expertise includes agricultural and environmental resource economics, public regulatory policy, political economy, bargaining theory, futures markets, law and economics, and industrial organization antitrust analysis.

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