Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics

Professional Information

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Robert L Thompson

Gardner Endowed Chair in Agricultural Policy
Email: rlt@illinois.edu
Phone: 217-333-1313

Education

B.S., Cornell University, 1967
M.S., Purdue University, 1969
Ph.D., Purdue University 1974


For more information see my website here

Teaching

ACE 251 - The World Food Economy
ACE 456 - Food & Agricultural Policy

Research

Agricultural Policy
Agricultural Trade Policy
International Competitiveness of Midwest Agriculture

Outreach

Agricultural policy and the next farm bill
Agricultural trade policy and the WTO
Trends in global agriculture
Global hunger and poverty

Highlighted Publications

Thompson, R.L. “The US Farm Bill and the Doha Negotiations: On Parallel Tracks or a Collision Course?” Policy Brief No. 15, International Food and Agricultural trade Policy Council, Washington, DC, September 2005, 20 pages.

Thompson, R.L., “Essentials for the 2007 Farm Bill in a Global Context,” Cordell Hull Institute Trade Policy Analyses, vol. 7, no. 6, July 2005, 30 pages.

Thompson, R.L., “Presidential Address: Technology, Policy, and Trade: The Keys to Food Security and Environmental Protection,” in G.H. Peters and J. von Braun, eds., Food Security, Diversification, and Resource Management: Refocusing the Role of Agriculture?, Proceedings of the XXIII International Conference of Agricultural Economists. (Hants, U.K.: Ashgate, 1999), pp. 3-17.

Thompson, R.L., “Public Policy for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Equity,” Food Policy 23(1):1-7, February 1998.

Thompson, R.L., “Impact of Budget and Tax Policy on Agriculture and Agribusiness: The American Experience,” Agribusiness 12(6):601-611, November-December 1996.

Thompson, R.L., “Internationalization: An Essential Component of a Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Education,” Justin Smith Morrill Memorial Lecture. Washington, D.C.: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, USDA, 1995, 12 pages.