Bill Knudson's primarily resposiblity is as a Product Marketing Economist at the MSU Product Center.  Primary focus of his work is applied economic analysis on agriculture, food, and bioeconomy issues.  Prior to his position at MSU he spent nine years as a Policy Advisor for the Senate Majority Policy Office, covering the areas of agriculture, higher education and appropriations.  He has also taught economics at Lansing Community College.

Professional Interests

• Agriculture and the Bioeconomy

• Agricutlural Policy, espeically at the state level

• Analysis of agricultural and food markets

• Agri-entrepreneurship and rural development

Selected Publications

Conner, David S., Knudson, William A., Hamm, Michael W., Peterson, Christopher. 2009. The Food System as an Economic Driver: Strategies and Results in Michigan. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition 3 (4): 371-383.

Knudson, W. A., Peterson, C. (2007). In Taylor, W. W., Wolfson, L. G. (Ed.), Globalization and worth of fishery resources in an integrated market-based system (pp. 453-467). Cambridge University Press.

William A. Knudson, Allen Wysocki, Joseph Champagne, and H. Christopher Peterson (2004).  "Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Agri-Food System."  American Journal of Agricutural Economics, Vol. 86. No. 5 (1330-1336).

William A. Knudson (2001).  "Public Research Universities and the Private Sector:  Engine of Economic Growth or Captive of Special Intersts".  Choices (Second Quarter 2001):  31-35.