Ian McDonough

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Associate Professor and Department Chair, Economics
Expertise: Microeconomics, Econometrics, Food Insecurity, Statistics, Education

Biography

Ian McDonough is an economist whose expertise covers a general view of applied microeconomics, with particular interests in food security, child health and development, education, and microeconometrics.

McDonough came to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ in 2014 and is currently an associate professor of economics in the Lee Business School. He has taught courses and conducted research on topics including econometrics, statistics, and empirical microeconomics. He's also an independent economic consultant.

McDonough's most recent research explores the determinants of food insecurity, the role of regional economic diversification in mediating economic shocks, the impact of terrorism on social capital, and the development of new econometric estimators.

 

Education

  • Ph.D., Economics, Southern Methodist University
  • M.A., Economics, Southern Methodist University
  • M.S., Economics, Utah State University
  • B.S., Information Systems, Utah State University

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Food banks across the nation are grappling with funding and donation shortages following the Department of Agriculture's decision to halt $500 million in food deliveries. This development, coupled with changing tariff and trade policies, is impacting grocery bills for consumers.
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If you go to the grocery store, the odds are that you will see a higher bill than usual. Food prices in the U.S. are up by almost 24% between 2020 and 2024.
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The Trump administration’s whipsaw threats of tariffs with major trading partners such as Canada and Mexico have created a new level of global economic uncertainty, according to a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ economics professor, while a new study shows that Nevada could be one of the least hardest hit states by tariffs.
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Food prices in the United States have surged by nearly 24 percent from 2020 to 2024, a significant factor that helped President Donald Trump regain the White House with a promise to reduce these costs.
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51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Newsmakers 2022: August
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Campus News | September 1, 2022

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51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Newsmakers 2021: Research
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Research | December 27, 2021

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ researchers made international headlines this year with their discoveries. Here's a roundup of some of our top stories of 2021.

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