Dr. Andrew Muhammad

Professor | Agricultural and Resource Economics

Dr. Andrew Muhammad is Professor and Blasingame Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Policy, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. He brings considerable experience and research to the Blasingame Chair position where he focuses on assisting stakeholders in the evaluation of opportunities, policies, and programs on international trade.

Selected Professional Experience

(Feb. 2018 – Present) Professor and Blasingame Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Policy, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Knoxville, Tennessee (June 2016 – Jan. 2018) Associate Director, Market and Trade Economics Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC (July 2013 – June 2016) Chief, International Demand and Trade Branch, Market and Trade Economics Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC (Jan. 2013 – April 2013) Economic Policy Analyst, Resources, Science, and Industry Division, Congressional Research Service, Washington, DC (rotation assignment) (Sept. 2012 – Dec. 2012) Economic Policy Advisor, Bureau of Food Security, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington, DC (rotation assignment) (Jan. 2010 – Jan. 2018) Senior Research Economist, Market and Trade Economics Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC

Research Focus

Demand Analysis, International Trade, Agricultural Policy, Global Food Demand, U.S. and Tennessee Export Competitiveness, Applied Time Series Analysis

Outreach Focus

State Exports; International Trade Situation and Outlook; Global Marketing of U.S. and Tennessee Exports; Foreign Market Intelligence

Teaching Focus

Agricultural Commodity Policy and Policy Analysis