University of Kentucky

College of Agriculture

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Alison F. Davis

David L. Debertin

David Freshwater

Ani L. Katchova

Leigh J. Maynard

Angelos Pagoulatos

Michael R. Reed

Lynn W. Robbins

William M. Snell

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Jerry R. Skees

H.B. Price Professor of Policy and Risk

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Department of Agricultural Economics

310 C.E. Barnhart Building

Lexington, KY 40546

Phone (859) 257-7262

Fax (815) 642-0644

Email: jskees@uky.edu

Educational Background

B.G.S., Political Science, University of Kentucky

M.S., Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky

Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University

Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

Agricultural Insurance

Development Economics

U.S. Agricultural Policy

Public Policy and Natural Disaster Risk

Selected Publications

Challenges for Index Insurance

Spurring a Green Revolution in Africa

A Primer on Index Insurance

ENSO Insurance Applications in Peru