Jovin Lasway

Jovin is a PhD student in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA. He is also a Jean Kinsey; Mary A., and Robert B. Litterman Fellow. Prior to starting at the Applied Economics Graduate Program, Jovin was a Researcher in the Impact Evaluation Lab at the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) and he continues to be associated with it. His primary research fields are agricultural economics and environmental economics with a special focus on micro-econometrics and high-resolution satellite imagery to understand agricultural inputs price shocks and deforestation in developing countries. His secondary research field is education economics focusing on teaching quality in the United States. Jovin’s research has been published in the African Review, African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, African Journal of Economic Review, and Tanzanian Economic Review. Apart from academics, he is an FC Bayern München fan.