Shadi Atallah

I study the economics of managing natural and agricultural resources at the plant, field, and landscape levels; teach future applied economists and resource managers the principles and tools for making economic decisions about managed and natural resources; and make recommendations to growers, landowners, and policymakers concerning the private, collective, and policy actions that can lead to economically optimal management of resources.

My research encompasses agricultural, resource, and environmental economics, and I specialize in the field of bioeconomics, which is the study of economic management of biological resources. In my primary research, I use the bioeconomic framework to study the management of economically damaging or beneficial organisms in agriculture, forestry, and agroforestry systems. I specifically study the bioeconomics of managing pests, diseases, invasive species, and pollinators over time within and across properties. In my secondary research, I study the economics of food system localization.