Véronique Thériault

theria13@msu.edu

Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

Associate Professor

Telephone: 517-353-7856

446 W. Circle Dr., Rm 213B
Justin S Morrill Hall of Agriculture
East Lansing, MI 48824-1039

Area of Expertise:

Development Economics

Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy, Research, Capacity and Influence

Associate Professor, MSU

Degree:

Ph.D., University of Florida
M.S. University of Maine
B.S. Université Laval

Publications on Google Scholar

Véronique Thériault joined the MSU AFRE faculty in 2011 as a fixed-term assistant professor after completing her doctorate at the University of Florida. She is working with the Food Security Research Project on campus and intensively on various in-country research and outreach projects.

Her areas of interests include development economics, institutional economics, production economics, and international trade in developing countries, especially in West Africa. She has recently conducted research on the effects of institutional changes and market-oriented reforms on the economic performance of cotton sectors in Benin, Burkina Faso, and Mali. She is currently working on:

Research and Outreach Interests

Effects of market reforms, institutional changes, and trade policy on agricultural sector performance in developing countries
Roles of formal and informal institutions on rural livelihood in Africa
Supply chain analysis and market coordination
Analysis of farm household productivity in Africa
Economics of West African cotton sector
Gender, agriculture, and food security

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