To start the year: are food choices predictable?
Long post alert! The short answer to the title question is: Yes, some of the time. The long story starts
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Jobs in agriculture and the food system
It’s the first weekend of January — which means the start of job-search season for many 2019 graduates. I recently
Read MoreWhy is so much nutrition research kept confidential before publication?
Research in nutrition and the health sciences is often kept semi-secret until publication. Why? Does it matter? Scientists in
Read MoreEcono’Food potluck 2018
This year’s class potluck was especially saboroso, with a delicious Sopa Paraguaya from Gabi Fretes — and a wild Puerto
Read MoreNotes and links on data visualization
A big part of economics is data analysis, which starts with data visualization: “seeing like an economist” means looking for
Read MoreWhat’s new in economics? INET and the CORE
It’s a new school year, time to rethink what we teach! America’s 2008 financial crisis and its consequences led to
Read MoreClasses over? Don’t lose touch – Tufts just subscribed to FERN’s AgInsider
If you took the NUTR 238 final exam last week, you’ll know that this year’s questions involved news clippings from
Read MoreThe perils of learning (too little) economics… about food
A friend who writes for the Financial Times newspaper just published a terrific essay on recent books about economics, and
Read MoreEcon o’Food potluck 2017 – practicing what we preach
Our fifth annual class potluck this week was terrific. We do love our food! For this year, we were able
Read MoreThinking like an economist… about restaurant portion sizes
My economics research is mostly about undernutrition in Africa and Asia, but I am also keen to learn about nutrition
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