W.A.Masters

@wamasters
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Food economist at Tufts University
Research & teachinghttps://sites.tufts.edu/willmasters
Access to healthy dietshttps://sites.tufts.edu/foodpricesfornutrition
New textbook, May 2024https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-53840-7
W.A.MastersOct 4, 2024

Here's a fun podcast interview with me and Amelia about the new
#FoodEconomics book -- a quick tour of what, why, and for whom in just 16 minutes, offering insights on all we teach @tuftsnutrition

Book info here: https://sites.tufts.edu/foodeconomics

Podcast transcript & video:
https://wfpc.sanford.duke.edu/podcasts/e246-new-book-learning-food-economics-makes-all-economics-easier

Teaching resources for Food Economics: Agriculture, Nutrition and Health

This is the teaching resources page for Food Economics, an open-access textbook by Will Masters and Amelia Finaret. The page builds on a teaching blog for courses on food economics at the Friedman School of Nutrition, Tufts University,

Food Economics
W.A.MastersMar 3, 2023

Some basic research on child growth out today in Am. Journal of Human Biology:
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23887

With @ameliafinaret and Robel Alemu, the study compares male-female outcomes for all twin births reported in #DHS. We aimed to quantify changes in son preference, but found instead that gender bias could be masked by sex-specific differences in gestation: boys with a male co-twin are smaller at birth, and then have lower probability of survival.

Sibling rivalry among boys, starting in utero!

W.A.MastersMar 2, 2023
Congratulations to @JayatiGhosh, this year's #Galbraith award winner and speaker at our #AAEA meetings in Washington DC, July 23-25. Something new to look forward to!
W.A.MastersMar 1, 2023

Today #FAOSTAT launched its new data domain on the Cost and Affordability of Healthy Diets (CoAHD), using #FoodPricesForNutrition methods to measure #FoodAccess for #HealthyDiets.

A big step towards future new development goals that target #FoodsForHealth:
https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/CAHD

FAOSTAT

FAOSTAT provides free access to food and agriculture data for over 245 countries and territories and covers all FAO regional groupings from 1961 to the most recent year available.

W.A.MastersJan 17, 2023

Thinking about #GradSchool, and interested in #economics about #food, #agriculture, and #health?

Me too! Classes start this week (Thurs. Jan 19), so not too late to enroll for one-at-a-time classes. Details here:
https://universitycollege.tufts.edu/courses/browse/economics-food-and-nutrition-policy

Many employers will reimburse the tuition (crazy: $6k!), and you get credit + a Tufts transcript from @tuftsnutrition.

Course meets in downtown Boston Tu-Th late afternoons, but can also be taken entirely online.

Economics for Food and Nutrition Policy

This course equips students with the principles used for economic analysis of food and nutrition policies around the world. We use the graphical methods taught in standard, one-semester courses on the principles of economics, but our motivation, examples and applications are focused on food and nutrition problems in the United States and elsewhere.

University College
W.A.MastersJan 4, 2023

Are you working but want a taste of grad school, and interested in #economics about #food, #agriculture, and #health?

My #FoodEcon class @tuftsnutrition is open to single-course students. Many employers will reimburse the tuition (crazy: $6k!), and you get credit + a Tufts transcript.

Class starts Jan 19th. Course meets in downtown Boston Tu-Th late afternoons, but can also be taken entirely online.

Details here:
https://universitycollege.tufts.edu/courses/browse/economics-food-and-nutrition-policy

Economics for Food and Nutrition Policy

This course equips students with the principles used for economic analysis of food and nutrition policies around the world. We use the graphical methods taught in standard, one-semester courses on the principles of economics, but our motivation, examples and applications are focused on food and nutrition problems in the United States and elsewhere.

University College
Show threadW.A.MastersDec 29, 2022
Oops my gif on Mastodon lost its animation, so I'll repost from the bird site. Same nice #cityscape of the new #GLX train heading to @[email protected]
W.A.MastersDec 29, 2022
In #Somerville at dusk, here's a gif of the new #mbta #GreenLine train heading to #TuftsUniversity. Photo taken from the new #GLX bike path extension. It's a lovely good-bye to 2022 -- we'll catch a return trip back to work @tuftsnutrition in 2023!
W.A.MastersDec 26, 2022

Holiday essay-grading fun with #ChatGPT, about #food, #FoodPrices, & #FoodPricesForNutrition.

My first question for #OpenAI's galaxy brain was to describe a #LeastCostDiet, asking "What foods would allow a person to meet all their nutrient requirements at lowest total cost per day?"

Answer is good, not great. B+. Then I ran it through #Turnitin to see what docs it drew from. #OpenAI's main sources turn out to be my own papers for #FAO and related work by #WFP.

Smart student echoes the prof!

W.A.MastersDec 17, 2022

Weird stuff for the weekend: this video of the almost empty grounds around the #ImperialPalace in #Tokyo shows how few visitors are back.

Taken Dec 8th, on a walkabout from the #IUNS2022 conference