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Elisabeth Sadoulet

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Elisabeth Sadoulet
Occupation(s)Economist and professor
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Geneva
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley

Elisabeth Sadouletis an economist and Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at theUniversity of California, Berkeleywho has carried out field research in China, India, Latin America, and sub-Saharan Africa.[1]Sadoulet was the editor of theWorld Bank Economic Reviewfrom 2010 to 2013,[2]and is a fellow of several scholarly associations in the fields of agriculture and economics.

Sadoulet has worked in an advisory capacity with organizations including the Government of Mexico, theFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO), and theWorld Bank.She is a senior fellow at theFondation pour les études et recherches sur le développement international(FERDI).[3][4][5]

Career[edit]

Sadoulet obtained her PhD from theUniversity of Genevain 1982, after studying mathematics and econometrics.[6][5] In 1985, she joined theUniversity of California, Berkeleyas a Lecturer where she has remained.[7]Along with agronomist and economistAlain de Janvry,whom she met at UC Berkeley, Sadoulet is one of a small number of French economists working in the United States.[8]

Sadoulet was the editor of theWorld Bank Economic Reviewfrom 2010 to 2013,[2]and on the editorial board of theReview of Agricultural and Environmental Studiesfrom 2008 to 2010.[1]

Research[edit]

Sadoulet's research mainly focuses onagricultural economics.She namesAngus Deaton,Irma Adelman,Abhijit BanerjeeandEsther Dufloas having influenced her approach to economics as both a quantitative and experimental discipline, in which rigorous analysis became the basis for policy recommendations in normative work with governments, organizations, NGOs, and the private sector.[5]

Throughout her career, she has focused on "how to make agriculture into an effective instrument for development", believing that it is underused and misused, but still presents unique opportunities.[5]Beginning with a focus on growth and poverty, her work includes vulnerability to poverty and risk, inequality and inequity, basic needs in health and education, access to assets, microfinancing, land rental contracts, technology innovation, social programs, community-driven development, adaptation to climate change, resource scarcity, cooperative management of common property resources, and governance.[5]

Sadoulet has published the textbooksQuantitative development policy analysis(1995, 2003) andDevelopment Economics: Theory and practice(2016, 2021) with Alain De Janvry.[9][10]

Sadoulet has published inThe American Economic Review(AER),The Economic Journal(EJ), theJournal of Development Economics(JDE),World Development(WD),[7]and theAnnual Review of Resource Economics.[11]As of 2022Sadoulet is ranked #472 in the top 5% of the most prolific economists in the world, with 288 publications listed onIDEAS.[12] Her works have been cited over 28,492 times onGoogle Scholar.[13]

Awards[edit]

Sadoulet became an honorary life member of theInternational Association of Agricultural Economistsin 2018.[14]She became a fellow of theAmerican Association of Agricultural Economicsin 2011.[15][16]She is also a fellow of theAgricultural & Applied Economics Association(AAEA).[7]

Sadoulet has been recognized by the AAEA for her research, her teaching and her advisory work in the area of international economic development.[7]Sadoulet received the College of Natural Resources (CNR) Distinguished Teaching Award in 2016.[17]She was a recipient of the Publication of Enduring Quality Award at the AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting in 2021.[18]

Selected publications[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"Elisabeth Sadoulet".Elisabeth Sadoulet.Retrieved2020-03-31.
  2. ^abMcKenzie, David; Özler, Berk (February 5, 2012)."A Q&A with the editors of the WBER, Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet".blogs.worldbank.org.Retrieved2020-03-31.
  3. ^"Elisabeth SADOULET".Ferdi.Retrieved11 October2022.
  4. ^Gorter, Harry De; McCluskey, Jill; Swinnen, Johan; Zilberman, David (2022).Modern Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy: Essays in Honor of Gordon Rausser.Springer Nature.ISBN978-3-030-77760-9.
  5. ^abcdede Janvry, Alain; Sadoulet, Elisabeth (5 October 2022)."Agriculture for Development: Analytics and Action".Annual Review of Resource Economics.14(1): 1–16.doi:10.1146/annurev-resource-090921-045011.ISSN1941-1340.S2CID249558742.
  6. ^"Elisabeth SADOULET".Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics | University of California, Berkeley.Retrieved11 October2022.
  7. ^abcd"Elisabeth Sadoulet".Agricultural & Applied Economics Association.Retrieved2020-03-31.
  8. ^"Les Américains règnent en maîtres sur les doctrines du développement".Le Monde.fr(in French). 1999-06-22.Retrieved2020-03-31.
  9. ^Sadoulet, Elisabeth; De Janvry, Alain (2003).Quantitative development policy analysis(2nd ed.). Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press.ISBN9780801874291.
  10. ^De Janvry, Alain; Sadoulet, Elisabeth (May 31, 2021).Development economics: theory and practice(2nd ed.). Routledge.ISBN9780367456474.
  11. ^"Search Results".Annual Reviews.Retrieved11 October2022.
  12. ^"Top 5% Authors, Number of Works, as of September 2022 | Economist Rankings, Number of Works".IDEAS/RePEc.Retrieved2022-10-11.
  13. ^"Elisabeth Sadoulet - Google Scholar Citations".scholar.google.com.Retrieved2020-03-31.
  14. ^"Honorary Life Members".International Association of Agricultural Economists.Retrieved11 October2022.
  15. ^"2011 Fellow Elisabeth Sadoulet".American Journal of Agricultural Economics.94(2): xiii–xiv. January 2012.doi:10.1093/ajae/aar089.ISSN0002-9092.
  16. ^"Awards".Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics.Retrieved11 October2022.
  17. ^"Elisabeth Sadoulet Wins 2016 CNR Distinguished Teaching Award".Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics | University of California, Berkeley.Retrieved11 October2022.
  18. ^Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (August 31, 2021)."Over 40 Recognized at 2021 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting".PRWeb.Retrieved11 October2022.
  19. ^abGaigné, C.; Laroche Dupraz, C.; Matthews, A. (2015). "Thirty years of European research on international trade in food and agricultural products".Review of Agricultural and Environmental Studies.96(1): 91–130.

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