MSU faculty host weekly conversations on coronavirus pandemic and its impacts on agriculture and the economy

K. Aleks Schaefer, JD, Ph.D. and Trey Malone, Ph.D., will host a weekly online conversation titled “Closing Bell: A Conversation with MSU Agricultural Economists” to discuss topics relevant to today’s agricultural economy, including coronavirus.

MSU Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics professors Trey Malone and Aleks Schaefer are hosting an online conversation to discuss the effect the coronavirus global pandemic is having on our food supply chain and the economy.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Looking for a reputable source of information during this time of economic uncertainty and global pandemic?

Consider listening to “Closing Bell: A Conversation with MSU Agricultural Economists,” featuring hosts K. Aleks Schaefer, JD, PhD and Trey Malone, PhD from the Michigan State University Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, each Friday from 3 to 4 p.m. through June 19.

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MSU Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics professors Trey Malone and Aleks Schaefer are hosting an online conversation to discuss the effect the coronavirus global pandemic is having on our food supply chain and the economy.

Schaefer and Malone are uniquely positioned to discuss the uncertainties the coronavirus global pandemic is causing for agriculture, our global food supply chain and the economy.

Schaefer has a law degree with an emphasis on international trade and a doctorate, where his dissertation focused on disease transmission and antimicrobial resistance.

Malone’s research has focused on the importance of psychology in the way people make decisions in the agricultural value chain – both of which are areas of importance in this increasingly irrational time.

The first edition of “Closing Bell” aired March 27. Schaefer and Malone discussed the uncertainties the coronavirus global pandemic is causing for our food supply chain and the economy.

Questions can be sent in advance to Schaefer (aleks@msu.edu) and Malone (tmalone@msu.edu). There will also be the ability to ask questions during real time via Zoom.

To view “Closing Bell: A Conversation with MSU Agricultural Economists”: https://msu.zoom.us/j/812284181

To import the “Closing Bell” schedule into your iCalendar click here.

Links to previous episodes:

March 27, 2020

April 3, 2020

April 10, 2020

April 17, 2020

April 24, 2020

May 1, 2020

May 8, 2020

May 15, 2020

May 22, 2020

May 29, 2020

June 5, 2020

June 12, 2020

June 19, 2020

June 26, 2020

July 17, 2020

July 24, 2020

July 31, 2020

August 7, 2020

August 14, 2020

August 21, 2020

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