Veronique Theriault joined the MSU AFRE faculty in September 2011 as a Visiting Assistant Professor in International Development after completing her doctorate at the University of Florida. She is working with the Food Security Research Project on campus. Her areas of interests include development economics, institutional economics, production economics, and international trade in developing countries, especially in West Africa. She has recently conducted research on the effects of institutional changes and market-oriented reforms on the economic performance of cotton sectors in Benin, Burkina Faso, and Mali.

Professional Interests

• Effects of market reforms, institutional changes, and trade policy on agricultural sector performance in developing countries
• Roles of formal and informal institutions on rural livelihood in Africa
• Supply chain analysis and market coordination
• Analysis of farm household productivity in Africa
• Economics of West African cotton sector
• Social networks and collective action

Selected Publications

Theriault V., Serra R., and J.A. Sterns. Under Review. “Institutions in the Malian Cotton Sector: Determinants of Supply”.

Theriault V.  2011. “The Role of Institutional Environments on Technical Efficiency: A Comparative Stochastic Frontier Analysis of Cotton Farmers in Benin, Burkina Faso, and Mali”. Selected Paper, Agricultural and Applied Economic Association Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh

Theriault V.  and J.A. Sterns. 2011. “Limiting Factors, Consequences, and Institutional Changes in the Malian Cotton Sector: An Application of John R. Commons”. Working Paper, University of Florida