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Agricultural and Consumer Economics

Associate Professor and Director, Soybean Innovation Lab

Degrees

B.A., Political Science, 1981, Kenyon College

B.S. Dairy Science, 1983, The Ohio State University

M.B.A. Finance, 1990, Xavier University

M.A. Economics, 1993, The Ohio State University

Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, 1995, The Ohio State University

Emphasis

Food Systems

• Production
• Consumer
• Sustainability
• Social/Economic

Food Security

• Availability of food
• Access to food
• Utilization of Food
• Stability of availability/access/utilization

Dr. Goldsmith’s research interest is agro-industrial marketing. His specific topics include: adaptation processes and strategy, biotechnology, food safety, the Brazilian and Argentinean agribusiness complex, and large-scale livestock and grain firms.

He serves as Principal Investigator of the Illinois-based Soybean Innovation Lab, funded by USAID.

His other current research projects include:

1) The Economics of Safrinha Production and Post-Harvest Loss in Brazil

2) The Impact of Livestock on Poverty Reduction: Zambia

3) Agglomeration Theory and Soybean Industrial Clusters

4) The Problem of Persistence for Institutional Agribusiness Investors

5) Measuring Value Creation Along the Food and Agribusiness Value Chain

Countries or regions of collaborations

Africa, Brazil, Argentina, Zambia

Publication highlights

Medeiros, J.S.V. and P.D. Goldsmith. 2013. “Mapeando os armazéns particulares, comerciais e cooperativas em Mato Grosso.” Em revisão. Boletim de Pesquisa de Soja. Fundação MT: 20 páginas. “Mapping Private, Commercial, and Cooperative Storage in Mato Grosso.”

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