Christine Moser
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5330 USA
- Ph.D., Cornell University, 2004
- Economic development
- Natural resource management in developing countries
- Rural poverty in Africa
Research Interests:
- Economic development
- Natural resource management in developing countries
- Rural poverty in Africa
Bio:
Dr. Christine Moser, associate professor in the Department of Economics at Western Michigan University, is a development economist with a focus on Africa.
She has taught a wide variety of courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. Recent courses taught include: Economics in our Daily Lives (Econ 1020), History of Economic Thought (Econ 3050), Research Methods (Econ 5290), and Economic Development (Econ 5880).
Her research interests fall into three broad categories:
- Agricultural markets including food safety, market integration, inefficiencies in interregional trade.
- Food insecurity and impact evaluations of development programs.
- Agricultural crime and its impact on farmers.
Moser has experience working in several African countries including Madagascar, Chad, and Kenya. She most recently worked on a five-year program evaluation of food security projects in Madagascar.
Moser has served as an associate editor for the American Journal of Agricultural Economic and the journal Food Policy.