Associate About Hope Michelson Hope Michelson is an Associate Professor of development economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in the department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics. She earned a PhD in applied economics from Cornell University, a MS in agricultural economics from UIUC, and a BA in literature and history from Georgetown University. She is a non-resident fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Her research is at the intersection of development and agriculture. She focuses on small farmers in low income countries and on the relationships between agriculture, natural resources, markets, and household outcomes. She has a special interest in household poverty dynamics and food security at multiple spatial scales. Recent work has analyzed small farmer market participation in low income countries: from transactions with traders in small local spot markets to small farmers contracting with multinationals including Walmart. Current projects are mostly in East and Southern Africa but she has also worked in Mexico, Nicaragua, and China. Contact Information hopecm@illinois.edu https://www.hopemichelson.org/ Recent News More news Alumni Profile: Alexandria Porter, PAC'23 Thu., May 16, 2024 10 Years at BIP Lab: Co-Founder Ariel Kalil on a Decade of Behavioral Insights and What Comes Next Tue., May 14, 2024 Cynthia Ma, MPP Class of 2025 Tue., May 14, 2024 Upcoming Events More events PKU-UChicago Summer School General Webinar with Alumni Perspectives Tue., May 21, 2024 | 8:30 PM Harris Evening Master's Program - Virtual Class with John Burrows Wed., May 22, 2024 | 5:00 PM Ask Admissions: SDG Challenge Program for High School Students Mon., May 27, 2024 | 8:30 PM