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We focus on economic analysis to improve international development and trade policies

Our topics include methods for measuring poverty and inequality; evaluation of public policies for poverty reduction and economic growth; interactions between environment, health, and development; methods for measuring technical change and impacts of agricultural research; the political economy of trade, imperfect competition, and intra-industry trade; and the monetary aspects of international trade.

Graduate students have the opportunity to work on cross-disciplinary projects and partner with numerous private-sector professionals and organizations.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

In 2015, the United Nations adopted a global framework for sustainable development focusing on 17 SDGs. The SDGs call for all countries to address complex, global problems covering all aspects of sustainability such as health and well-being, equality, clean water, and climate change. 

Virginia Tech is tracking progress toward achieving the United Nation’s SDGs across three categories; research, outreach, and stewardship. View the progress here.

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International Development & Trade News

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U.S. Agricultural Exports to China Soar and Market Share Returns to Pre-Trade War Levels

By: Jason H. Grant, W.G. Wysor Professor and Director, Center for Agricultural Trade

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