Dr. Vincenzina Caputo, Professor and the Homer Nowlin Endowed Chair in Consumer and Food Economics at Michigan State University, will present “A Novel Approach to Agri-Food System Policy and Market Analysis: The Basket-Based Choice Experiment,” during the Agricultural Economics Seminar Series.

Vincenzina Caputo is a Professor and the Homer Nowlin Endowed Chair in Consumer and Food Economics at Michigan State University. She develops and uses cutting-edge methods to understand how people make food choices and how these choices impact the food system, supply chains, and policy. Her research informs food companies, farmers, processors, and policymakers, while also contributing to the academic literature and debate.

Dr. Caputo’s research has been published in various peer-reviewed journals, including American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Economic Inquiry, European Review of Agricultural Economics, and Food Policy. Her work has been supported by institutions such as the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture NIFA, FMI – The Food Industry Association, the Farm Foundation, and multiple industry groups. She currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of the European Review of Agricultural Economics, is a board member of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association and is the co-founder of the Survey Design & Experimental Methods in Applied and Agricultural Economics workshop