Welcome! I am assistant professor in quantitative methods for agricultural economics at the Department of Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics, the University of Guelph. I am also a faculty associate at Canadian Centre for Health Economics.
My research interests include food and agricultural economics, health economics, and environmental economics. My most recent work examines: (1) behavioral and health effects of food policies; (2) welfare impacts of food inflation; (3) the role of retailers in food access; and (4) how food supply chains respond to climatic risks.
I hold a Ph.D. in agricultural and resource economics from University of California, Davis, a M.Sc. in agricultural and resource economics from the University of Tokyo, and a B.Mgmt in financial management from Sun Yat-sen University.
Email: zhanw at uoguelph.ca
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