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David Laborde Debucquet
Laborde speaking at the Rockefeller Foundation in New York in September 2023.
Born
David Laborde

(1977-05-12) 12 May 1977 (age 47)
France
NationalityFrench
Academic career
FieldInternational economics
InstitutionFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Alma materUniversité de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

David Laborde (born 12 May 1977) is a French economist. His work focuses on food security, agriculture and food systems, and international trade.[1] He is currently director of the Agrifood Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy.[2]

Education and career

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Laborde grew up in southwestern France. He has a bachelor's and Ph.D. in international economics from the University of Pau and the Adour Region (L'Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, often known by the initialism UPPA) in Pau, France.

He was a researcher at the Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales (CEPII) in Paris, France, where he was a member of the Modelling International Relationships in Applied General Equilibrium (MIRAGE) team. He has been a GTAP research fellow since 2005[3] and is a contributor to the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) database.

Laborde was senior research fellow in the Markets, Trade and Institutions Division International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington, D.C.

As an economic modeler, Laborde has developed several computable general equilibrium (CGE) models applied to trade and agriculture policies and environmental issues, including the MIRAGE and MIRAGRODEP models.[4]. He has developed databases on applied tariff duties, such as the Market Access Map HS6 (MAcMapHS6)[5] and the ADEPTA,[6] as well as the Tariff Analytical and Simulation Tool for Economists (TASTE) software.[7] His work includes quantifying the cost for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (eradicating global hunger), incorporating the role of goods, capital, and migration flows.[8] [9]

Awards

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Laborde is the recipient of the Alan A. Powell award in 2018.[10]

Media

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Laborde is frequently interviewed by media outlets on issues of food security and trade, including by The Guardian,[11] The New York Times,[12] [13] Wired (magazine), [14] Bloomberg News,[15] Al Jazeera,[16] and National Geographic.[17] He has contributed columns to Centre for Economic Policy Research.[18]

Select Publications

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Journal Articles, Working Papers and Book Chapter

References

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  1. ^ "Google Scholar Profile". Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  2. ^ "FAO Media Database". Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  3. ^ "Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP)". Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  4. ^ "The MIRAGRODEP Model, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)". Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  5. ^ "Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales (CEPII)". Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  6. ^ Bouët, Antoine; Estrades, Carmen; Laborde, David (2012). "Differential Export Taxes Along the Oilseeds Value Chain: A Partial Equilibrium Analysis". doi:10.2139/ssrn.2197456. SSRN 2197456. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  7. ^ "Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP)". Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  8. ^ "Ending hunger, increasing incomes, and protecting the climate: What would it cost donors?". Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  9. ^ "Ending hunger: What would it cost?". Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  10. ^ "Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP)". Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  11. ^ Strzyżyńska, Weronika (6 November 2023). "Global health and environmental costs of food industry are $10tn a year – UN". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  12. ^ Bigg, Matthew Mpoke (20 July 2023). "Disruption to Ukraine Grain Exports Could Worsen Hunger in Some Countries, Experts Warn". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  13. ^ Swanson, Ana (24 February 2022). "Ukraine Invasion Threatens Global Wheat Supply". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  14. ^ Reynolds, Matt. "The World's Broken Food System Costs $12.7 Trillion a Year". Wired. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  15. ^ "The World's Food Security Is at Stake as Russia Exits Grain Deal". Bloomberg. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  16. ^ "The fallout of Russia's grain blockade". Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  17. ^ "War in Ukraine could plunge world into food shortages". National Geographic Society. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  18. ^ "About CEPR / People". 18 April 2019. Retrieved 2023-11-06.