College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

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Daniel Putman is an Assistant Professor with a joint tenure system appointment in the Departments of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics and Media and Information. He is an applied microeconomist and computational social scientist working in the fields of microeconomic development, social economics, and behavioral economics. His work is focused on understanding the role of social networks and digital technology in vulnerability, resilience, and behavioral responses to risk among the poor. Putman was previously employed as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Pennsylvania and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Innovation for Poverty Action. He earned his Ph.D. in Agricultural & Resource Economics from the University of California, Davis in 2020.