AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND TRADE STUDIES AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
Sandro Steinbach
Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut
Research Affiliate, Yale University
Ph.D. Economics, ETH Zurich 2018
Research Group News
February 2023
Dr. Steinbach published a new research article on the global trade implications of the Russia-Ukraine war in Agribusiness.
January 2023
Steinbach Research Group receives two new research awards from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
January 2023
Two research papers by Dr. Steinbach were presented at the 2023 ASSA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA.
Research Highlights
Counterfactual Impact Evaluation of Trade Wars
How do trade wars affect the United States and its foreign trading partners? How can empirical evidence be integrated into decision-making processes?
Approach:
-> Machine learning techniques
-> Counterfactual construction methods
-> Impact evaluation models
Environmental Trade Standards and Global Waste Trade
How do environmental trade standards affect global waste trade? What are the implications of recent changes in trade standards of developing countries?
Approach:
-> Product-level analysis
-> Trade destruction and deflection
-> Counterfactual evaluation
Bilateral Investment Treaties and Foreign Direct Investment
How do investment treaties affect brownfield and greenfield foreign direct investment activities? What role do environmental standards play?
Approach:
-> Big data methods
-> Gravity-type regression models
-> Welfare calculation