Grace Melo

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My research combines quantitative techniques with behavioral sciences to answer policy-relevant questions. I am particularly interested in learning how interventions affect peoples' choices by employing economic experiments and applied econometric analysis. I spend a lot of time thinking about how behavioral sciences can contribute to a deeper understanding of human behavior and choice arquitecture.

Main research interests

Food Policy, Behavioral Economics, and Experimental Economics

Current research 

Food Policy and Consumer and Producer Behavior

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I graduated with a  Ph.D. and MSc degree in Applied Economics from the University of Georgia after I obtained my bachelor’s degree in Food Science and Technology with an emphasis in Agriculture Science and Production.  I would love to take yoga poses pictures in all tourist spots around the globe  (So far pictures taken in 16 countries). 

My first research projects were related to agricultural labor. I conducted research on Hispanic labor in the U.S. and rural labor in China. I also conducted research on topics related to environmental and resource economics, including non-market valuation of groundwater and biodiversity conservation.