Job Market Paper
Rao, Atif, & Villoria, Nelson. (2025). Weather extremes and agricultural trade: Evidence from corn and soybean production in the US Midwest [submitted in the Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (JAAEA) for publication] [link]
Job Market Paper Powerpoint Slides [Powerpoint Slides ]
Job Market Paper Video [Video]
PhD Dissertation Essay 2
Rao, Atif, & Villoria, Nelson. (2025). Climate Disasters and Rice and Wheat Trade in South and Southeast Asia: A Gravity Model Analysis [Manuscript in preparation ]
PhD Dissertation Essay 3
Rao, Atif, & Villoria, Nelson. (2026). Climate Disasters and Agricultural Production and Exports: Gravity Model Evidence for Corn, Soybeans, Rice, Wheat, and Cotton [Work in progress ]
Rao, A., Ali, M., & Smith, J. M. (2024). Foreign direct investment and domestic innovation: Roles of absorptive capacity, quality of regulations and property rights. PloS One, 19(3), e0298913. [link]