Richard H. Bernsten
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Professor Emeritus
Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics
Email:
bernsten@msu.edu
Degrees:
Ph.D., 1977. University of Illinois
M.S., 1973. University of Illinois
Dipl., 1971. University of Stockholm
B.A., 1967. American University
Bio-Info
Biographical Information
Richard H. Bernsten, Professor Emeritus, in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics at Michigan State University. After serving in the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone, Rick attended the University of Illinois where he specialized in international development. Prior to coming to MSU in 1985, he worked for the International Rice Research Institute and Winrock International. Professor Bernsten taught development-related undergraduate (EEP 260: World Food, Population and Poverty) and graduate (AEC 874: Data Collection and Analysis in Developing Countries) courses, advised graduate students, and coordinated socioeconomic research in Latin America. He was faculty advisor for a number of years for the Philippine Study Abroad Program.
Professional Interests
- International agricultural development
- Finance and productivity analysis
- Agricultural policy
- Agricultural systems
Students
Student Mentoring
Teaching Experience
- Professor Bernsten taught development-related undergraduate (EEP 260: World Food, Population and Poverty) and graduate (AEC 874: Data Collection and Analysis in Developing Countries) courses for many years.
Pubs Online
- View Bernsten Publications at Google Scholar
- View Bernsten publications at RePEc/IDEAS
- Selected publications, many downloadable:
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MSU and related publication series which Professor Bernsten helped develop at MSU
- Increasing International Availability of Legumes. 2010. By Richard Bernsten, Pulse CRSP
- UZ/MSU Food Security Research in Southern Africa Project - Annual Conference Reports. 1987 -1991
Notable Docs/Pres
- Increasing International Availability of Legumes. 2010. By Richard Bernsten, Pulse CRSP
- Assessing the Impact of the Bean/Cowpea Collaborative Research Support Program’s (B/C CRSP) Graduate Degree Training. 2009. By Nelissa Jamora, Richard H. Bernsten, and Mywish Maredia.
- AEC 874 Course Materials - Bernsten taught graduate course on “Field Data Collection and Analysis in Developing Countries”
- MSU and related publication series which Professor Bernsten helped develop at MSU
- UZ/MSU Food Security Research in Southern Africa Project - Annual Conference Reports. 1987 -1991
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