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Scott Rozelle Joined The Department Of Agricul

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Faculty Profile
Scott Rozelle joined the Department of Agricul-
tural and Resource Economics at UC Davis in
1997. He received his B.S. from UC Berkeley,
and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Cornell University. He
is a member of the American Economics Associa-
tion, American Agricultural Economics Association,
International Association for Agricultural Econo-
mists, Asian Studies Association and Association
of Comparative Economics. Professor Rozelle has
received numerous honors and awards in recogni-
tion of his outstanding achievements. One which is
particularly noteworthy is the UC Davis 2000 Chan-
cellor Fellow, an award given each year to one of the
university’s outstanding faculty members.
Dr. Rozelle’s research focuses mostly on China
and is concerned with three general themes: a)
agricultural policy, including the supply, demand
Scott Rozelle
and trade in agricultural projects; b) the emergence
Professor
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
and evolution of markets and other economic insti-
UC Davis
tutions in the transition process and their implica-
tions for equity and efficiency; and c) the economics done field work in and published papers on Indone-
of poverty and inequality. In one of his most recent sia, Vietnam and the Philippines. He also has close
projects, Scott is studying the impact that China’s collaborations with the International Rice Research
entry into the World Trade Organization will have Institute in the Philippines, the International Wheat
on California’s fruit and vegetable economy. He regu-
and Maize Institute in Mexico and the International
larly talks to California farm groups.
Water Management Institute in Sri Lanka. In South
In the past several years, his papers have been and Central America, Scott served as a Research
published in top academic journals, including Sci-
Affiliate for CIMMYT, based in Mexico, and par-
ence, Nature and American Economic Review.
ticipated in the Comparative Study on Migration in
Scott is widely recognized as one of the leading China and Mexico.
economists in the U.S. with expertise on China’s
The enrollment in development classes taught by
large and important agricultural sector. He is fluent Scott and his colleagues in the Development Field
in Chinese and has established a research program has expanded so rapidly that UC Davis professors
based on a knowledge and appreciation of China. He now teach more undergraduates about the econom-
has close working ties with several Chinese collabo-
ics of developing countries than almost any other
rators. One of the prominent characteristics of Scott’s university in the nation. The graduate program in
work, and that of his students and collaborators, is Development Economics is also thriving.
that it is almost always based on survey work in the
At home, Scott, a fifth generation Californian,
field. He is the chair of the International Advisory primarily enjoys outdoor activities. He has a favorite
Board of the Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, sport in each season: skiing during the winter, tennis
arguably China’s most influential policy center.
during the spring, playing baseball in the summer
In addition to his work on China, Dr. Rozelle also months, and fishing during the fall. Scott and his
has travelled to and worked in many other countries family also enjoy travelling to all corners of China,
around the Pacific Rim. For example, Scott and his elsewhere in Asia, and to the rest of the world.
students ran the first national survey of Papua New Scott Rozelle can be reached by telephone at (530)752-9897 or
Guinea’s rural economy for the World Bank. He has by e-mail at rozelle@primal.ucdavis.edu.
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