A team of students led by an interdisciplinary group of faculty at the intersection of policy, economics, and computer science used statistical and machine learning methods to assess and map the discourse of speeches (1919-2022) by applied economists on food and agricultural policy. Understanding the historical underpinnings of these policies and the political developments can provide insights into the relationship of food and agricultural policies to climate change and food security today. This project is adjacent to an NSF-funded project on wasted food and will provide opportunities to connect food and agricultural policies to social and environmental policies in the U.S.
Project Leads: Drs. Norbert Wilson, Leslie Collins, and Boyla Mainsah
Project Manager: Neha Gupta
Student Research Team: (left to right) Jacob Lee, Brendan Elliott, Aaron Lam
