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Ariun Ishdorj
- Associate Professor and Regional Director, Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture and Development
- Office:
- AGLS 369
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- (979) 845-6322
Education
- Undergraduate Education
- B.S. Mathematics, National University of Mongolia
Areas of Expertise
- Applied Econometrics
- Agricultural Economics
- Health Economics
- Labor Economics
- Consumption and Demand Analysis.
Professional Summary
Ariun Ishdorj, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Intercollegiate Faculty of Agribusiness. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M she conducted post-doctoral research at the Center of Agricultural and Rural Development at Iowa State University. Ishdorj’s primary research areas include the economics of food, nutrition, and health, with emphasis on cost and effectiveness of food and nutrition assistance policies and interventions, analysis of consumer demand, issues related to food insecurity and disability, and impacts of food environments on diet quality and health of low-income population. She has extensive experience in statistical modeling using primary and secondary large data on food and nutrition.