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Emiliano Lopez Barrera
- Assistant Professor
- Office:
- AGLS 325
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- (979) 326-9055
Education
- Undergraduate Education
- B.S. Economics, Universidad de La República-Uruguay
- Graduate Education
- M.S. Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North Dakota State University
- Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
Areas of Expertise
- Patterns of Global Food Consumption
- Human Health
- Global Nutrition
- Environment
Professional Summary
Emiliano Lopez Barrera, Ph.D. is a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics. His current research focuses on understanding how future patterns of global food consumption will affect human health, and how the agricultural changes needed to support the ongoing global nutrition transition will affect the environment. He combines econometric tools with economic and nutrition modeling to explore the trade-offs and linkages among diets, human health, and environmental sustainability. Prior to his grad studies, he worked as a consultant for the IDB at the Central Bank of Uruguay.