Jing Yi

Faculty Associate

jing.yi@wisc.edu

(608) 262-4718

218 Taylor Hall
427 Lorch St.
Madison, WI 53706

Interests
Agricultural finance and economics, global food value chains analysis, environmental economics, agricultural policy, machine learning, and big data
Office Hours
By appointment
Headshot of Jing Yi
My research primarily centers on agricultural finance and economics, with a particular emphasis on agri-food value chains and the associated environmental implications. I also delve into information processing, big data, and machine learning. Additionally, my interests extend to international and development economics. Prior to my role at the University of Wisconsin, I served as a faculty research associate at Cornell University within the Department of Applied Economics and Management. My responsibilities spanned research, extension, and teaching, with a focus on agricultural finance, risk management, food system sustainability, machine learning, and policy analysis. Earlier in my career, I served as a research assistant at the Agricultural Food and Policy Center at Texas A&M University.
Links
Personal website
Curriculum Vitae
Google Scholar
Affiliations
Faculty Affiliate, UW Center for Cooperatives
Courses
AAE 419: Agricultural Finance
AAE 722: Machine Learning in Applied Economic Analysis
AAE 724: Practicum for Applied Economists
AAE 625: Agribusiness Economics and Management
Education
Ph.D., Agricultural Economics (Markets and Information Economics), Texas A&M University, 2016
M.S., Agricultural Economics, Auburn University, 2012
B.S., Crop and Soil Science, Michigan State University, 2010