I am an Assistant Professor and the Director of LSU Global Value Chains Research Program at Louisiana State University. My research centers on the intersection between International Trade, Economic Development, and Agricultural Economics. 

Please feel free to get in touch with me should you be interested in exploring potential collaborations or extending invitations for research seminars.

• Contact: slim@agcenter.lsu.edu | Google Scholar | LinkedIn | Twitter | CV

• News: I am very honored to be  selected as the 2025 Farm Foundation Agricultural Economics Fellow (LSU AgCenter News).

• 2025 Timeline for Invited Talks and Conferences: 

  • Farm Summit 2025 (invitation-only): Shaping the Future of US Food and Agriculture, Libertyville, Illinois, May 20.

  • Global Value Chain Development Report 2025 (invitation-only), Authors' Workshop and Trade Conference, Washington DC, June 19-20.

  • Farm Foundation Round Table Meeting (invitation-only), Spokane, WA, July. 

  • Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, July 27-29.

  • Global Forum on Farm Policy and Innovation (invitation-only), Washington DC, October 7, 2025

  • International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium, Tysons, VA, December, 2025