Sebastien Pouliot

About me

I am an assistant professor in the department of economics at Iowa State University.  I am originally from Beauceville, a small town an hour south of Québec city.  I did my undergrad and my Masters degree in economics at Université Laval.  I then spent a year working at the Centre de Recherche en Économie Agricole.  I later moved to California where I started a PhD in agricultural and resource economics at UCDavis. I graduated in 2008 and then worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California Agricultural Issues Center.  I joined the department of economics at Iowa State University in August 2009.

Research interests

I am interested in the economics of agriculture.  So far, my research has focused on how traceability increases the incentives for firms to deliver safe food.  I have also measured the market effects of mandatory traceability in the cattle industry.  I am currently working on the effects of traceability on food safety when firms have heterogenous costs and on the effects of traceability on international trade.

Recent publications

• Pouliot, S. 2011. "Market Evidence of Packer Willingness to Pay for Traceability."American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 93 no. 3 (April 2011): 735-751.[Download]
• Larue, B., S. Pouliot and C. Constantatos, 2009. "Exports to Smuggle and Smuggling Technologies." Review of Internation Economics , 17(3): 476-493. [Download]
• Pouliot, S. and D. A. Sumner, 2008. "Traceability, Liability, and Incentives for Food Safety and Quality." American Journal of Agricultural Economics , 90(1): 15-27. [Download]