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Deepak Kumar and Tao Qi, Ph.D. candidates, and Anubhab Gupta, assistant professor, research the economic impact of reduced humanitarian assistance in East Africa. Their study sheds light on the potential effects of a 25 to 50 percent decrease in food and cash transfers by the United Nations World Food Programme.

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A market outside Rwamwanja refugee settlement in southwest Uganda. Photo courtesy of Anubhab Gupta.

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Agricultural and applied economics applies economic principles to food and fiber production,
natural resource management, community and regional economic development, environmental policy, and international trade.

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