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Chris Barrett, IAD/SEAP

Chris Barrett, a Cornell University economist, provides economic analysis disputing claims that rolling back HFC regulations will lower grocery...

Muna Ndulo (IAD) Delivers Keynote to Parliament of the Republic of South Africa

Muna Ndulo, former director of the Institute for African Development and professor of law, delivered the keynote address at “Celebrating 30 Years of...

Chris Barrett, IAD/SEAP

Chris Barrett, a Cornell University professor of economics and agriculture, provides expert analysis on the anticipated rise in U.S. food prices due...

Rebecca Nelson, IAD/LACS

Rebecca Nelson, Cornell researchers, and Kenyan partners have developed a fertilizer made from human excreta. The product improves soil health and...

17 Awardees to Research, Study, Teach

A new group of students and alumni have accepted Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards. Einaudi supported them through the application process.

Chris Barrett, IAD/SEAP

Chris Barrett, a Cornell University professor of agricultural economics, explains the rarity of food deflation and the long-term ratchet effect of...

Brenna Lashbrook DVM '26, Travel Grant Recipient

“I began the month sitting in classrooms at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)… and ended it out in the Zimbabwean bush,...

H. E. Babcock Professor of Economics Emeritus

The Einaudi Center mourns the passing of Professor Erik Thorbecke, H. E. Babcock Professor of Economics Emeritus. A pioneering scholar of poverty,...

Former USAID Director Calls for Rebuilding Foreign Aid

Samantha Power challenged students to “build what comes next” during the Bartels World Affairs Lecture on April 16.
In January 2026, Professor Rachel Bezner Kerr traveled with Sabine Paz-Le Draoulec (Environment and Sustainability) and Bryn Terwilliger (Agricultural...