Shawn Arita

In his role he conducts economic analysis and advises the Chief Economist and senior officials regarding the economic effects of various trade policy issues, ongoing events in global commodity markets, and other areas affecting the U.S. farm economy. He performs economic modelling on policy issues of interest for U.S. agriculture and has conducted model-based assessments as needed by USDA programs such as the MFP and CFAP programs as well as arbitration of WTO trade dispute cases. He has published economic research articles in academic journals such as the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Food Policy, Ecological Economics, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, and others. Prior to this position, Shawn was an economist at the Economic Research Service, USDA and also served at the United States Trade Representative (USTR). Shawn received his Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii and originally hails from the Aloha State.