Research interests: Machine Learning, International Trade, Financial Markets

Education: M.S. Applied Economics, North Dakota State University, 2023

Bismark is a first-year doctoral student in the Department of Statistics at North Dakota State University. His research focuses on Machine Learning, International Trade, and Financial Markets. He is particularly interested in using machine learning methods to analyze foreign trade policies and financial market contagion. His previous research focused on Trade Disruptions and Commodity-Program Payments using the Panel GARCH model. He joined the Steinbach Research Group in Fall 2023.

Research Area: Health and Environmental Economics

Education: M.S. Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2018 

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Sijia is a fourth-year doctoral student in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Connecticut. Her research focuses on the economics of the environment, public policy, and human health. Sijia studies issues in empirical microeconomics, such as environmental (natural disasters) and social matters associated with maternal and infant health, both mentally and physically. She develops a comprehensive view of the external factors and the economic costs on the health of vulnerable populations (women, newborns, and children). Sijia is also involved in international trade research as she works on how duties affect global bilateral trade. Sijia will be on the academic job market in 2024.

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Research interests: International Economics 

Education: M.S. Economics, North Carolina State University, 2022

Yasin is a first-year doctoral student in the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics at North Dakota State University. His research focuses on international trade, particularly on issues related to foreign trade policies, such as trade agreements and barriers and their impact on agricultural product trade. His previous research focused on the growth of Brazilian agricultural exports. He joined the Steinbach Research Group in the Fall of 2022. 

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Research interests: International Trade

Education: B.Sc. Agricultural Economics, University of Ghana, 2021

Mawuena is a graduate student pursuing an M.S. in Agribusiness and Applied Economics at North Dakota State University, where he currently serves as a Graduate Research Assistant. His research efforts are dedicated to providing comprehensive insights into market dynamics, enabling the development of customized recommendations and policies to address complex issues related to international commodity trade. He joined the Steinbach Research Group in the Fall of 2023.

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Research Area: International Development and Trade

Education: Ph.D. Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Connecticut, 2023

Soojung received her doctoral degree from the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Connecticut in Summer 2023.  She joined the Steinbach Research Group in the Summer of 2020. Her research focuses on international trade and development economics. She has particular interests in trade policy analysis from low-income country perspectives, such as low-income food-deficit countries and landlocked developing countries. She is working on development economics in the fishery industry, conducting impacts of IUU fishing on the livelihoods of small-scale fishermen in the South China Sea. Soojung is currently in the academic job market.

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Research Areas: Industrial Organization

Education: Ph.D. Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Connecticut, 2023

Donghoon received his doctoral degree from the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Connecticut in Summer 2023. His dissertation was co-supervised by Dr. Steinbach and Dr. Lopez. His research focuses on the economic implications of food retail competition. His dissertation assesses the impact of the retail configuration on markups and the survival of independent grocery retailers. After graduating from the University of Connecticut, Donghoon joined the Policy and Economic Research Department at the International Vaccine Institute in Seoul, South Korea, as a consultant.

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Research Areas: International Economics, Agricultural Policy Evaluation

Education: Ph.D. Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Connecticut, 2023

Dongin received his doctoral degree from the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Connecticut in Summer 2023. His research focuses on the impact of international trade and investment policies on economic outcomes. He developed a novel dataset on foreign direct investment to distinguish between vertical and horizontal investment activities. He has presented several working papers at international conferences. His research is supported by a USDA-NIFA-EWD award for 2021-2024. This research measures the impact of global trade shocks on U.S. agriculture. Dongin joined the Steinbach Research Group at North Dakota State University as a Research Assistant Professor in August 2023.

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Research interests: International Economics, Applied Econometrics, and Causal Policy Evaluation 

Education: M.S. Quantitative Economics, Fuzhou University, 2017  

Xiting is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Connecticut. His research interests lie at the intersection of international trade, environmental policy, and the economics of social problems. His previous research focused on the impact of carbon emissions on China’s current socio-economic transitions. He joined Professor Steinbach’s research group in Fall 2018. He developed a particular interest in understanding the environmental impacts of trade policies, with a specific focus on Chinese environmental trade policies. Xiting’s work also assesses the implications of international trade policies and the policy impacts on various economic, social, and political issues.

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