AAEA Annual Meeting

COSBAE/CWAE Speaker Series Luncheon

William A. Masters, Tufts University
Africa's Turn: How Demography, Policy & Technology Are Transforming Life Prospects for African Women and Children

William A. Masters is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Food and Nutrition Policy at the Friedman School of Nutrition, Tufts University. His research focuses on the economics of agriculture and nutrition in rural Africa; before coming to Tufts in July 2010 he was a faculty member in Agricultural Economics at Purdue University (1991–2010), and also at the University of Zimbabwe (1989–90), Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government (2000), and Columbia University (2003–04).

Recent publications include an undergraduate textbook co-authored with George Norton and Jeff Alwang, Economics of Agricultural Development (Routledge, 2nd ed. 2010). His research on malnutrition includes “Effects and determinants of mild underweight among preschool children across countries and over time” (Economics and Human Biology, 2010) and "Does child undernutrition persist despite poverty reduction in developing countries? (Journal of Development Studies, forthcoming). From 2006 through 2011 he edited Agricultural Economics, the journal of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, and in 2010 he was named an International Fellow of the African Association of Agricultural Economists. Details are available online at http://sites.tufts.edu/willmasters.

2012 Track Sessions

• Women in Academic Training and Professional Careers: Identifying and Analyzing Factors Impacting Success
• To Nest in the Wind - Implementation and Impacts of Career Development for Women in Personal Growth and Balancing Life
• Value Added Meat Marketing around the Globe: International Insights on Safety, Health, and Convenience (Joint with FAMPS)