Sandro Steinbach, Ph.D.

Associate Professor/Director for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies

Bio

Sandro Steinbach is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics at North Dakota State University. He directs the Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies and is a Challey Institute Scholar. Sandro completed his doctoral studies in Economics with the Center for Economic Research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. He teaches undergraduate and graduate classes related to agricultural policy and trade, business management, and applied data analysis. Sandro's research focuses on agricultural trade and policy. He also conducts research in health and environmental economics. His work appears in the top field and general interest journals, such as Nature Communications, Economics Letters, Journal of Health Economics, the NBER working paper series, and other academic journals.

Education

Dr. sc. ETH Zurich, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
M.S. Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis, CA
M.Sc. Agricultural Economics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
B.Sc. Horticultural Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
B.Sc. Agricultural Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

Expertise
  • Agricultural policy and trade
  • Business management
  • Applied data analysis
Recent Research
Journal article | Assessing the Trade Response to Pandemic-Related Non-Tariff Measures
Journal article | U.S. Agricultural Exports and the 2022 Mississippi River Drought
Journal article | Balancing Environmental Policies and Food Security Goals in the Face of Shifting U.S. Rail Transportation Regulations
Journal article | U.S. Agricultural Trade Challenges Amid Climate and Geopolitical Disruptions
Journal article | Robust Policy Frameworks for Strengthening the Resilience and Sustainability of Agri-Food Global Value Chains
Journal article | Did Grain Futures Prices Overreact to the Russia-Ukraine War Due to Hearding? 
Journal article | The Linder Hypothesis for Foreign Direct Investment Revisited
Journal article | Agricultural Commodity Market Response to Russia's Withdrawal from the Grain Deal
Journal article | Policy Options for Managing Avian Influenza in Dairy Cows
Journal article | Grain Futures Market Response to the Black Sea Grain Initiative
Journal article | Deep Trade Agreements and Agri-Food Global Value Chain Integration
Journal article | Determinants of PTA Design: Insights from Machine Learning
Journal article | Dollar Store Expansion and Independent Grocery Retailer Contraction
Journal article | In Cervisia Veritas: The Impact of Repealing Sunday Blue Laws on Alcohol Sales and Retail Competition
Journal article | Agricultural Commodity Markets in the Wake of the Black Sea Grain Initiative
Journal article | Retaliatory Tariffs and Container Shipping Disruptions Cause Considerable Trade Damages to California's Almond Industry
Journal article | An Empirical Assessment of Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Food Environment Exposure and Retail Market Concentration
Journal article | Global Container Shipping Disruptions, Pop-Up Ports, and U.S. Agricultural Exports
Book chapter | Risks in Agricultural Supply Chains, Chapter 3
Research brief | Russian Weaponization of Food Rattles Global Markets
Research brief | Economic Consequences of Capping Premiums in Crop Insurance
Journal article | The Russia-Ukraine War and Global Trade Reallocations
Journal article | The Impact of Maritime Shipping Disruptions on US Tree Nut Exports and Inventories
Journal article | Preferential Trading in Agriculture: New Insights from a Structural Gravity Analysis and Machine Learning
Journal article | Agri-food Trade Resilience Among Food-deficit Countries During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Journal article | The Impact of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on Grain and Oilseed Trade
Journal article | The Impact of COVID-19 Trade Measures on Agricultural and Food Trade
Journal article | Supply Chain Disruptions and Containerized Agricultural Exports from California Ports
Journal article | A Portrait of Firms that Trade in Meat

 

Recent Media
Agricultural and Resource Economics Update | Revoking China's Preferred Trade Status Would Be Costly for California Agriculture
USDA Economic Research Service | Dollar Store Entry Affects Rural Grocery Stores More Than Urban
Marketplace | The Dollar Store Dilemma
Los Angeles Times | Column: Trumponomics? He Would Impose the Equivalent of a Huge Tax Hike
Global Ag Network Podcast | Shipping Logistics Impacts With Sandro Steinbach
Ag Tech Navigator | Red Sea Tensions and Drought in Panama Illustrate Urgent Need for Supply Chain Solutions
Reason | Study: If You Let People Buy Beer at Grocery Storres, the Liquor Stores Still Survive
Morning Ag Clips | NDSU Launches Agribusiness and Data Analytics Graduate Program
Uconn Today | Dollar Store Expansion Pushes Out Independent Grocery Stores, Decreases Local Employment Opportunities
College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences | Russia's Actions Threaten Global Food Security
Farm Progress | Food Security Threatened by Grain Disruptions
Morning Ag Clips | Russia's Actions Threaten Global Food Security 
Southern Ag Today | Agricultural Commodity Markets Navigate Uncharted Waters Amidst Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Southern Ag Today | Southern Economic Impacts of Premium-to-Liability Ratio Limits in U.S. Crop Insurance
NDSU Extension | NDSU Research Examines the Global Grain and Oilseed Market Implications of the Russia-Ukraine War
AGWEEK | Ag Trade Policy - Sandro Steinbach
Czapp | Brazil May Export 5 Million Tonnes of Corn To China in 2023

 

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