Mario Miranda, The Ohio State University

Mario Miranda is currently the Andersons Professor of Agricultural Economics at The Ohio State University. His research focuses on computational modeling of stochastic dynamical systems in agricultural, financial, environmental, and development economics. Areas of application include agricultural risk management, futures and options markets, catastrophic insurance markets, agricultural and environmental policy, commodity pricing, industrial organization, and farm management. Research has produced one book, over 50 peer-reviewed articles, and several computational modeling and risk management software packages. He has also won numerous university research and teaching awards.

Miranda currently serves as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control and the Journal of Computational Economics. He has served as a consultant to the Chicago Board of Trade, the World Bank, numerous private corporations, and several branches of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including the U.S. Agency for International Development, Economic Research Service, Risk Management Agency, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Chief Economist. Miranda holds a dual Ph.D. in Economics and Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He is the father of three children, ages 16-20, and in his free time enjoys officiating at competitive swimming meets as a nationally certified USA Swimming starter-referee.