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Kafle, Kashi

Kashi Kafle

Assistant Professor
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AGLS 336
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[email protected]
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(979) 393-0885
Kashi Kafle's Website

Education

Undergraduate Education
B.S. Agricultural Sciences, Tribhuvan University
Graduate Education
M.S. Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University
Ph.D. Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Illinois

Areas of Expertise

  • Applied Microeconomics
  • International Agriculture and Development
  • Impact Evaluation
  • Analysis of Complex Longitudinal Data

Professional Summary

Kashi Kafle, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics. Previously, he was an Accountability, Climate, Equity, and Scholarship (ACES) Fellow. Dr. Kafle is an applied micro-economist interested in the intersection of agriculture, poverty, and international development. He researches critical topics in agricultural and development economics including poverty and inequality, food security, gender and social inclusion, climate change and agricultural water management, and migration in developing countries. His expertise also entails the analysis of complex longitudinal data from developing countries. Dr. Kafle has several years of experience in designing impact evaluation and other micro-economic household and agricultural surveys in South Asia and Africa. His research has been published in highly regarded journals including the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, World Development, Food Policy, and Science of the Total Environment. Before joining Texas A&M University, he worked as a research economist at International Water Management Institute (IWMI), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the World Bank.

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