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Francis Tsiboe is an American-Ghanaian, born and raised in Accra, and currently a research agricultural economist in the Agricultural Policy and Models (APM) branch of the Market and Trade Economics Division (MTED) at USDA's Economic Research Service. As a member of the Agricultural Policy Team, Francis’s research focuses on applied microeconomics with applications to risk management and international development. 

Francis received his Ph.D. in Applied Economics in 2021 from Kansas State University. He received a B.S. degree in Agriculture with a major in Agribusiness from the University of Ghana, and a master's degree in Agricultural Economics from University of Arkansas. 

Francis’ current research emphases are on; crop insurance, impact evaluation, production economics, nutrition and poverty, international development, agricultural policy, price and market analysis, and gender studies. He is also opened to exploring new research areas and collaborate with researchers with similar interest. Francis can work in a team or independently under different environments exhibiting innovativeness, timeliness, and good verbal and written communication skills. He is very proficient in using Stata and R for econometrics and simulations, and is willing to assist anyone needing help with these software where he can. Feel free to contact Francis with the message form. 

Email: ftsiboe@hotmail.com