Professor Karen E. Thierfelder



Email: thier@usna.edu
Phone # (410) 293-6887

Education
    B.A., College of William and Mary, Political Science/Economics, 1986
    M.S., University of Wisconsin, Economics, 1988
    Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Economics, 1992

Experience
    Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin 1987-1989
    Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture 1989-1992
    Assistant Professor, USNA, 1992-1997
    Associate Professor, USNA, 1997-2003
    Professor 2003-Present

Consulting Experience
    International Foods Policy Research (IFPRI), Trade and Macroeconomics Division, 1998-Present
    The World Bank, Policy Research Division, Public Economics and Southern Africa Division, 1993-1999
    Millennium Institute, Washington D.C., 1995-1997

Areas of Specialization
    International Economics
    Computable General Equilibrium Modeling
    Regional Trade Agreements

Publications

Nielsen, Chantal Pohl, Karen Thierfelder, and Sherman Robinson, 2004. “Genetically Modified Foods, Trade, and Developing Countries,” in Agriculture and the New Trade Agenda, Merlinda Ingco and L. Alan Winters (eds.), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming February 2004.

Nielsen, Chantal Pohl, Karen Thierfelder, and Sherman Robinson, 2003.  “Consumer Preferences and Trade in Genetically Modified Foods.” Journal of Policy Modeling, forthcoming, 2003.

Burfisher, Mary, Sherman Robinson, and Karen Thierfelder. 2003. “The Effects of an FTAA on Agricultural Trade in the Western Hemisphere,” Integration and Trade Journal, forthcoming 2003. Burfisher, Mary, Sherman Robinson, and Karen Thierfelder. 2003.

“Regionalism:  Old and New Theory and Practice,” in Agricultural Policy Reform and the WTO: Where are We Heading? Giovanni Anania (ed), New York: Edward Elgar Press, forthcoming 2003.

Lewis, Jeffrey D., Sherman Robinson, and Karen Thierfelder, 2003. “Free Trade Agreements and the SADC Economies.” Journal of African Economies, Vol. 12, no.2, pp. 156-206.

Thierfelder, Karen and Sherman Robinson. 2003. “Trade and Tradability: Exports, Imports, and Factor Markets in the Salter-Swan Model” Economic Record, Vol 79, no. 244, pp. 103-111.

Robinson, Sherman and Karen Thierfelder. 2002. “Trade Liberalisation  and Regional Integration: The Search for Large Number.” Australian Journal of Agricultural and Research Economics, Vol 46, no. 6 (December), pp. 1-20.

Burfisher, Mary, Sherman Robinson, and Karen Thierfelder. 2002. “The Global Impacts of Farm Policy Reforms in OECD Countries.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 84, No. 3 (August), pp. 234-241.

Burfisher, Mary, Sherman Robinson and Karen Thierfelder. 2002. “Developing Countries and the Gains from Regionalism: Links between Trade and Farm Policy Reforms in Mexico.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 84, No. 3 (August), pp. 736-748.

Devarajan, Shantayanan, Karen Thierfelder, and Sethaput Suthiwart-Narueput. 2001. “The Marginal Cost of Public Funds in Developing Countries.” In  Policy Evaluations with Computable General Equilibrium Models, Amedeo Fossati and Wolfgang Wiegard (eds.).  New York: Routledge Press.

Anderson, Kym, Chantal Polh Nielsen, Sherman Robinson, and Karen Thierfelder. 2001. “Estimating the Global Market Effects of GMOs.” In Agricultural Biotechnology: Markets and Policies in an International World, Phillip G. Pardey, (ed.). Washington D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute.

Nielsen, Chantal Pohl, Sherman Robinson, and Karen Thierfelder. 2001. “Genetic Engineering and Trade: Panacea or Dilemma for Developing Countries?”   World Development, Vol. 29, no.8, (August), pp. 1307-1324.

Burfisher, Mary E., Sherman Robinson, and Karen Thierfelder. 2001. “The Impact of NAFTA on the United States.” Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 125-144.

Burfisher, Mary E., Sherman Robinson, and Karen Thierfelder. 2000. “North American Agriculture and the WTO.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 82, pp. 768-774.

Devarajan, Shantayanan, Hafez Ghanem and Karen Thierfelder. 1998. "Labor Market Regulations, Trade Liberalization and the Distribution of Income in Bangladesh," with .  Journal of Policy Reform, Vol. 1, pp.1-28.

Burfisher, Mary E., Sherman Robinson and Karen Thierfelder. 1998 "Linkage Effects from Processed Food Exports: A Comparison of Brazil, Mexico, and the United States,"  In Dennis Henderson, Jean Kinsey, Daniel Pick, and Ian Sheldon, eds., Global Policies in Processed Food: Theoretical and Practical Issues, Westview Press, 1998.

Shiells, Clinton R. and Karen Thierfelder. 1997. "Employment and Trade in Computable General Equilibrium Models," in Joseph F. Francois and Kenneth A. Reinert, eds., Applied Trade Policy Modeling: A Handbook, Cambridge University Press.

Burfisher, Mary E., Sherman Robinson, and Karen Thierfelder. 1997. "Migration, Prices and Wages in a North American Free Trade Agreement," in Roger Rose, Carolyn Tanner and Margot Bellamy, eds., Issues in Agricultural Competitiveness, Markets and Policies, Ashgate Press.

Devarajan, Shantayanan, Hafez Ghanem and Karen Thierfelder.  1997. "Economic Reforms and Labor Unions: A General-Equilibrium Analysis Applied to Bangladesh and Indonesia."  World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 11, No.1, 1997.

Burfisher, Mary E., Sherman Robinson, and Karen Thierfelder. 1997  "Agricultura, Comerico y Tasas de Cambio en el MERCOSUR," in Lucio REca y Ruben Echeverria, eds., Agricultural Medio Ambiente y Pobreza Rural en America Latina, International Food Policy Research Institute and International Development Bank, October.

Burfisher, Mary E., Sherman Robinson, and Karen Thierfelder. 1994. "NAFTA, Mexican Agricultural Policy Reform, and Labor Mobility," in Thomas Grennes and Gary Williams, eds., NAFTA: Will the Experiment Work?, International Agricultural Trade Research Consortieum, Minneapolis, MN.

Burfisher, Mary E., Sherman Robinson, Raul Hinojosa, and Karen Thierfelder. 1993. "Agricultural Policies and Migration in a U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Area: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis."  Journal of Policy Modeling, Vol. 15, Nos. 5&6, pp. 673-701.

Burfisher, Mary E., Sherman Robinson, and Karen Thierfelder. 1992. "Agriculture and Food Policies in a U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Area." North American Review of Economics and Finance, Vol. 3. No. 2, pp. 117-139.

Reports and Working Papers

"Genetic Engineering and Trade:  Panacea or Dilemma for Developing Countries," (with Chantel Pohl Neilsen and Sherman Robinson), International Food Policy Research Institute, Trade and Macroeconomics Division Discussion Paper No. 55, May 2000.

 "Small Countries and the Case for Regionalism versus Multilateralism," (with Mary Burfisher and Sherman Robinson) International Food Policy Research Institute, Trade and Macroeconomics Division Discussion Paper No. 54, February 2000.

 "After the Negotiations: Assessing the Impact of Free Trade Agreements in Southern Africa," with Jeffrey D. Lewis and Sherman Robinson, International Food Policy Research Institute, Trade and Macroeconomics Division Discussion Paper No. 46, 1999.

 "A Note on Taxes, Prices, and Welfare in General Equilibrium Models," with Sherman Robinson. International Food Policy Research Institute, Trade and Macroeconomics Division Discussion Paper No. 39, 1999.

"Trade Liberalization and Regional Integration:  The Search for Large Numbers" (with S. Robinson) International Food Policy Research Institute, Trade and Macroeconomics Division Discussion Paper No. 34, 1999.

"Farm Policy Reforms and Harmonization in the NAFTA," (with M. Burfisher and S. Robinson) in Burfisher, Mary E. and Elizabeth A. Jones, eds., Regional Trade Agreements and U.S. Agriculture, Economic Research Service, AER No. 771, Washington D.C.:  U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1998.

"The Trade-Wage Debate in a Model with Nontraded Goods:  Making Room for Labor Economists in Trade Theory," (with Sherman Robinson) International Food Policy Research Institute, Trade and Macroeconomics Division Discussion Paper No. 9, 1996.

Data Requirements for a Computable General Equilibrium Model of the United States and Mexico, (with Mary Burfisher and Kenneth Hanson) USDA/ERS Staff Report No. AGES 9225, October 1992.

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