Jayson Lusk (born 1974) is an economist, Distinguished Professor and Department Head in the Department of

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. He authors books and articles related to contemporary

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issues.

Education and career

Lusk received his B.S. in Food Technology in 1997, from

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, and his Ph.D. from

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in Agricultural Economics. Lusk began his career as assistant professor at

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and then associate professor at

from 2000 to 2005. From 2005 to 2013 Lusk was Professor and Willard Sparks Endowed Chair at

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, Department of Agricultural Economics. During that time he also was a Visiting Researcher at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research. In 2017 Lusk became Distinguished Professor and Head of

, Department of

. Over his career, Lusk has published over 200

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articles in

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s, including the Economic Journal, the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, and

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. Lusk's first popular press book ''The Food Police: A Well-fed Manifesto about the Politics of Your Plate'' criticized modern food policies as being intrusive. He frequently appears on

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to discuss research related to food. His second book ''Unnaturally Delicious: How Science and Technology are Serving Up Super Foods to Save the World'' describes how Lusk believes that changes in food technology can save the planet.

Awards

He is a Fellow and Past President of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association. In 2018, he was awarded the Borlaug Communication Award from the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology.

Books

*''Unnaturally Delicious: How Science and Technology are Serving Up Super Foods to Save the World.'' 2016.

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. . * ''The Food Police: A Well-Fed Manifesto About the Politics of Your Plate''. 2013.

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. . * ''Compassion, by the Pound: The Economics of Farm Animal Welfare'', with F. Bailey Norwood. 2011.

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. . * ''Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Food Consumption an Policy'', edited with Jutta Roosen and Jason Shogren. 2011.

. . * ''Experimental Auctions: Methods and Applications in Economic and Marketing Research (Quantitative Methods for Applied Economics and Business Research)'', with Jason Shogren. 2008.

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. . * ''Agricultural Marketing and Price Analysis'', with F. Bailey Norwood. 2007.

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. .

References

External links

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