Pourya Valizadeh - Department of Agricultural Economics

Pourya Valizadeh: Research Assistant Professor
Office:: AGLS 360
Email:: [email protected]
Phone:: (979) 845-3096

Education

Undergraduate Education: B.S. Economics, University of Tehran
Graduate Education: M.S. Economics, University of Tehran; Ph.D. Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia

Areas of Expertise

Economics of Food Policy
Agricultural Economics
Consumer Demand
Program Evaluation
Applied Econometrics

Professional Summary

Pourya Valizadeh, Ph.D. is a research assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics. His research interests lie in the economics of food policy, demand and price analysis, and applied econometrics tools for program evaluation and distributional analysis. Valizadeh’s current research is primarily focused on evaluating the major US food and nutrition assistance programs. He is also conducting research to predict the relative effectiveness of alternative price-based food policies in improving U.S. households’ dietary quality and dietary choices. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M University, he was a postdoctoral research associate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.